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See the gorgeous 18th century tarot deck used by the first professional tarot reader.

See the gorgeous 18th century tarot deck used by the first professional tarot reader.

By Emily Temple | October 21, 2022

Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

The New Yorker Cartoonist on the Schooling Behind the Doodles

By Will McPhail | October 19, 2022

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

Rupert Christiansen on the Modernization of Ballet

By Rupert Christiansen | October 19, 2022

Maira Kalman’s Illustrations of Women Holding Things

Maira Kalman’s Illustrations of Women Holding Things

From Her Newest Book

By Maira Kalman | October 18, 2022

How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

Andrew Shanken on the Origins and Meanings of Central Park’s Memorials

By Andrew Shanken | October 18, 2022

On the Culinary and Artistic History of Cheese

On the Culinary and Artistic History of Cheese

Noëlle Janaczewska: “Cheese is a cheese is a cheese.”

By Noëlle Janaczewska | October 17, 2022

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The Roiling Mess: Mairead Small Staid on Italo Calvino, Anne Carson, and Love Stories

By Mairead Small Staid | October 14, 2022

The Waning Years of Edward Hopper

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Arwen Donahue on the Doubts Left Behind By Sudden Death

Arwen Donahue on the Doubts Left Behind By Sudden Death

“Where does the line lie between mindfully preparing for death, and stepping off the sidewalk to meet it?”

By Arwen Donahue | October 12, 2022

9 Novels of Art and Seduction

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Lauren Acampora on Books Filled with Infatuation and Obsession

By Lauren Acampora | October 6, 2022

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

From Corner Bookstore to Drama Book Shop and More

By David Dodge and Joel Holland | October 4, 2022

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

Douglas Dreishpoon on the Reflections of an Iconic Artist

By Douglas Dreishpoon | October 3, 2022

Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

“Most memories die and most objects are lost, many by design.”

By Drew Johnson | September 30, 2022

How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

Charlotte Van den Broeck on the Italian Baroque Master, Francesco Borromini

By Charlotte Van den Broeck | September 26, 2022

How Truman Capote and Andy Warhol's Complex Friendship Marked Them Both

How Truman Capote and Andy Warhol's Complex Friendship Marked Them Both

Blake Gopnik and Rob Roth on Adapting the Conversations of Two American Icons for the Stage

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