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Chinatown Sets the Year of the Fire Horse Aglow
News Sarula Bao created a fabric horse in the style of “bu zha,” an embroidery art form, for New York nonprofit Think!Chinatown’s annual Lantern Residency. Sarula Bao, Think!Chinatown’s Lantern Residency artist, holds up her handcrafted puppet to celebrate the Year of the Horse on Mott Street in Manhattan. (all photos Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic) After weeks of read more
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Exhibits on Slavery
News The Philadelphia display was dismantled last month after federal directives to remove negative representations of US history on public sites. A panel describing the history of slavery at the President’s House site in Philadelphia (public domain via Save Our Signs) The Trump administration must restore exhibits examining the role of slavery in early United read more
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Queer Arab Art Today
New York Newsletter An exhibition by queer artists from the diaspora, what we need from NYC’s culture commissioner, Lunar New Year events around the city, and more. In an exhibition across two Manhattan galleries, queer artists from Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and their diasporas come together to invite us to “find one another in read more
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Striking Photos by Peter Li Capture the Soaring Majesty of Sacred Spaces
London-based photographer Peter Li considers the cathedrals, basilicas, and historic spaces he captures to be “living vessels of light, symmetry, and time.” Soaring ceilings, gilded filigree, and saintly stained glass windows both reflect religious traditions and create a sanctuary for such practices. Whether in the luminous Gothic style or awe-inspiring Baroque, these spaces are also read more
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More than 100 Cuban Cultural Leaders Call for International Aid in Face of Oil Blockade
As Cuba endures rolling blackouts and a plunging standard of living, more than 100 artists, curators, and cultural workers have issued a public appeal for international intervention, arguing that the longstanding US oil blockade has made efforts to stabilize the island’s spiraling humanitarian crisis all but impossible. The letter, titled “Cuba is Not a Threat” read more
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iOS 26.4 Beta Launches Without Apple Intelligence Siri Features
The first beta of iOS 26.4 is available to developers and public beta testers, and the software includes no new Siri features. There were expectations of at least some new Apple Intelligence Siri capabilities because of how long the delays have been and persistent rumors suggesting Apple was targeting an iOS 26.4 release, but we’ll read more
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Artist Tai Shani Pulls Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black Allegations
Artist Tai Shani in 2019 (photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for Turner Contemporary) British artist and Turner Prize winner Tai Shani said she has withdrawn a forthcoming monograph with Phaidon, the fine art book publisher owned by Leon Black, in the wake of graphic sexual assault accusations against the private equity billionaire detailed read more
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Black & White, Ceramic, And Totally Personal: The sculptures of Katherine Morling – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Other artworks, though undoubtedly originating in autobiography, point toward more universal themes. Undercurrent, for example, depicts two rotary telephones arranged so that each acts as the base of the other. One of the telephones appears normal, ready to use, while the other has keys exploding out of the dial and letters, similarly, blasting upward from read more
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Android-to-iPhone AirDrop Transfers Now Supported on Pixel 9
Google is expanding its cross-platform file sharing feature to additional Android devices, allowing them to transfer files to an iPhone using the AirDrop protocol. AirDrop support for Quick Share is coming to the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold over the next few days. Google announced Quick read more
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Artist Trevor Paglen Thinks Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Looks Awfully Familiar
On Super Bowl Sunday, Universal Pictures debuted the first full-length trailer for Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s latest extraterrestrial epic. Scattered throughout the trailer are repeated references to cardinals, presented as a kind of harbinger of alien life. If that sounds a little familiar, eagle-eyed art viewer, you’re not alone. Artist Trevor Paglen took to Instagram read more
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Toyota Rolling Out Apple Wallet Car Keys on iPhone
In 2020, Apple added a digital car key feature to its Wallet app, allowing users to lock, unlock, and start a compatible vehicle with an iPhone or Apple Watch. The feature is currently offered by select automakers, such as Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo, and Toyota is now rolling out support as read more
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Sometimes You Just Have To Hug That Walrus: The Humorously Surreal Paintings of Bruno Pontiroli Twist Our Relationship with the Animal World – Hi-Fructose Magazine
One of the surest sources of fun in Pontiroli’s oeuvre is the massive cast of characters who make guest appearances throughout his more recent work. A depiction of Christ is usually around somewhere, typically attached to the cross of his crucifixion, but usually having a good time while flying across the sky like an airplane read more
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Save Big on These Bose Headphones With Amazing Noise Cancellation
Tired of listening to crying babies and engines whirring on your flights? Our favorite pair of wireless headphones for traveling are currently marked down by $50. You can pick up the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 from Amazon for just $399 in both Black and Driftwood Sand, with the other colors remaining at their full price. read more
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Meta and Other Tech Firms Put Restrictions on Use of OpenClaw Over Security Fears
Last month, Jason Grad issued a late-night warning to the 20 employees at his tech startup. “You’ve likely seen Clawdbot trending on X/LinkedIn. While cool, it is currently unvetted and high-risk for our environment,” he wrote in a Slack message with a red siren emoji. “Please keep Clawdbot off all company hardware and away from read more
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We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives
In the lobby of the Bronx Museum of the Arts, right before the entrance to Forms of Connection, the seventh edition of the institution’s biennial exhibition, there’s a clutch of three men facing each other, engaged in animated conversation. They don’t move or shift their focus when I approach. They won’t, because they’re life-size figures read more
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iOS 26.4 Adds Average Bedtime Metric and Restores Blood Oxygen to Health App Vitals Graph
In iOS 26.4, Apple added an Average Bedtime metric to the Sleep section of the Health app, letting users better monitor how bedtime impacts sleep quality. Under a new Sleep Highlight, Apple lists the time that you went to bed and the time that you usually go to bed based on averages over a two-week read more
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The Curling Controversy at the Winter Olympics Isn’t What You Think
The curling ice at the Winter Olympics is often full of shouting—but not like this. Last Friday, in a match that Canada won 8-6, a verbal altercation broke out between the third throwers from each team. Near the end of the match, after a debate over minor rules reached its crescendo, Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson passive-aggressively read more
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Apple Removes iTunes Movies and TV Shows Apps in tvOS 26.4
With tvOS 26.4, Apple has removed the dedicated iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps that listed content available for purchase. Buying movies and TV shows can be done through the Apple TV app instead. Apple started phasing out the iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps back in 2023, redirecting users to the Apple read more
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Citing George Orwell, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Display at George Washington’s Presidential House
Comparing the Trump administration’s efforts to control historical documentation to George Orwell’s 1984, a federal judge ordered the return of displays that acknowledge George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people to a monument in Philadelphia. Last month, the National Park Service removed the signs from the President’s House Site, the presidential residence for Washington and John read more
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Airbnb expands its 'Reserve Now, Pay Later' globally | TechCrunch
Airbnb said on Tuesday that it is launching its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” feature — which lets users secure bookings without immediate payment — globally. This allows users to cancel their bookings if there is a change of plans without losing money up front. The company launched the feature in the U.S. last year for read more
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