A city is not just the sum of its buildings. Urban aesthetics is not just about architecture. What makes a city beautiful is how we feel moving through it. Continue reading
September 23, 2021
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Category Archives: The Artworld
August 27, 2021
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What Promising Young Woman Gets Right About Misogyny and Male Violence
Promising Young Woman is an unsatisfying film. But that’s what it gets deeply right about misogyny and patriarchy. Continue reading
August 19, 2021
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Astrology: Informative, Harmful, or Just Plain Fun?
Reading star signs does not reliably lead to knowledge, so why read them? Because it’s fun. Continue reading
August 5, 2021
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The Fluid Gaze: Wittgenstein, Western Dominance, and Cultural Porosity
How Wittgenstein can help us think about cultural identities and the male gaze Continue reading
July 28, 2021
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Do We Still Need Physical Media?
Physical media feels like a languishing dinosaur in the 21st century world. Here’s why it still matters. Continue reading
July 13, 2021
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Music, Theology, and Philosophy: A Conversation with Artist-Theologian Julian Reid
“Improvisation is essential for human existence. It’s a gift to play this particular given.” Continue reading
December 29, 2020
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An Aesthetic History of 2020
“All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.” Continue reading
October 14, 2020
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James Wood on How Criticism Works
Influential writer and literary critic James Wood is interviewed by Becca Rothfeld Continue reading
June 29, 2020
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“Old Town Road”: Country or Not?
The question of which genre “Old Town Road” belongs to isn’t just an idle curiosity. It’s pretty important. Continue reading
September 24, 2019
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WHAT A GREAT CRITIC DOES
What follows is a guest post by Antonia Peacocke. Art critics get a really bad rap. The stereotype of a critic is a haughty, pedantic grump who loves passing judgment on art—without being able to do anything creative themselves. According to … Continue reading
