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How LA Became a Destination on the Rare Book Trail

How LA Became a Destination on the Rare Book Trail

In the 1930s, Bookstores Were a Haven Artists, Actors, and Raconteurs

By Victoria Dailey | June 8, 2018

On the Strange, Artistic World of Marfa, Texas

On the Strange, Artistic World of Marfa, Texas

Twilight Zone Episode"">"Whenever I’m in Marfa I Feel like I’m in a Twilight Zone Episode"

By Lawrence Wright | May 14, 2018

22 Photos of Famous Authors and Their Moms

22 Photos of Famous Authors and Their Moms

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By Emily Temple | May 11, 2018

Seeking the Sublime in Sonic Youth

Seeking the Sublime in Sonic Youth

How Their Iconic Sound Brings Us to the Edge of Our Own Mortality

By Zachary Pace | April 25, 2018

Garry Winogrand's Photographs Contain Entire Novels

Garry Winogrand's Photographs Contain Entire Novels

Geoff Dyer on the Legendary Midcentury Photographer

By Geoff Dyer | April 25, 2018

Why Does Da Vinci's Jesus Look So. . . Stoned?

Why Does Da Vinci's Jesus Look So. . . Stoned?

Mike Lankford on the High Renaissance

By Mike Lankford | April 20, 2018

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Photographing a New Era of American Leisure During the Vietnam War

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How Leo and Gertrude Stein Revolutionized the Art World

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Onfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boy

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