The University of Cape Town’s African Studies Library, ravaged by wildfire, needs your help.

The University of Cape Town’s African Studies Library, ravaged by wildfire, needs your help.

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On Being an Outsider: Words by Charles Simic, Photos by Romeo Alaeff

On Being an Outsider: Words by Charles Simic, Photos by Romeo Alaeff

“Exiles usually imagine that theirs is a temporary situation.”

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A Witness to America: On the 1964 Frank O’Hara and Mario Schifano Creative Collaboration

A Witness to America: On the 1964 Frank O’Hara and Mario Schifano Creative Collaboration

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I'm obsessed with Liu Ye's gorgeous, photorealistic paintings of books.

I'm obsessed with Liu Ye's gorgeous, photorealistic paintings of books.

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Watch Kathy Acker read from <em>The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec</em>.

Watch Kathy Acker read from The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec.

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Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

Look inside the only surviving copy of Joseph Pulitzer’s secret code book.

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This game of “telephone” for artists spans the entire world.

This game of “telephone” for artists spans the entire world.

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Let's hope the latest book TikTok controversy is the last.

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