From the 1990s silver screen to the depths of the internet, here are our staff picks of 2023. Continue reading
December 30, 2023
by Aesthetics for Birds
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December 30, 2023
by Aesthetics for Birds
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From the 1990s silver screen to the depths of the internet, here are our staff picks of 2023. Continue reading
October 26, 2023
by Alex King
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How Taylor Swift became this generation’s Franz Liszt and James Joyce wrapped in one Continue reading
June 30, 2021
by C. Thi Nguyen
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Why would we ever spend our already scarce time and effort on difficult art? A lot of the time, it’s because we trust somebody. Continue reading
March 23, 2021
by Matt Strohl
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Aesthetic disagreements tend to go awry when we approach them as though the ultimate goal is to win. They will go better if we approach them with humility. Continue reading
March 18, 2021
by Anthony C.
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What is the artistic status of an NFT? And is it a good thing or a bad thing for creativity in the art world? Continue reading
January 4, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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Here were our most-viewed posts this year. Continue reading
December 2, 2020
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Think of the monolith as a monument, an artwork addressed to a group. When it was revealed to the world, we determined its meaning. Continue reading
September 9, 2020
by Matt Strohl
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What follows is a co-authored post by Brandon Polite and Matthew Strohl. It is the first piece in a two-part series. See part two here. The ascendancy of the internet has generated a wide range of difficult new questions for philosophers of aesthetics. Our concern in this piece is the way the internet has reshaped aesthetic discourse and has made aesthetic disagreement far more immediate and pervasive. Social media allows users to broadcast their evaluations of artworks to hundreds or thousands of followers any time of day and, as a result, has ushered in the Golden Age of Everyone Having an Opinion. We are specifically concerned with the general tendency of the internet to promote hostility in aesthetic discourse. Rampant hostility has emerged in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from large-scale fan movements to remake a poorly received season of a widely loved television series or a controversial entry … Continue reading
September 3, 2020
by Anthony C.
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Aesthetic styles associated with particular subcultural communities aren’t new. So what’s so significant about internet aesthetics like “dark academia”? Continue reading
January 10, 2020
by Aesthetics for Birds
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Thanks to our readers for another great year at Aesthetics for Birds! Here were our most-viewed posts this year. Scroll through to make sure you haven’t missed something big! (You can also check out our Top 5 of 2017 and Top 5 of 2018.) Note: Our actual Top 5 by the numbers included a few from previous years (including last year’s #1, 2017’s #5, and one surprise appearance). So below you’ll see the most popular five posts that first appeared in 2019.