Lizzo playing James Madison’s crystal flute is a success story for preservationists. Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress is not. Continue reading
December 2, 2022
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Category Archives: The Artworld
November 2, 2022
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AI Art is Art
If readymades and photography are art, then so is art made by DALL-E, Midjourney, and the rest. Continue reading
October 20, 2022
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When Can a Band Cover Their Own Song?
Were the Pet Shop Boys covering Elvis or Brenda Lee when they sang “Always on My Mind”? And other paradoxes of cover songs. Continue reading
September 15, 2022
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Accessibility and the Problem of Alt Text: Who Is It For and How Could It Be Better?
An analysis of the intricacies of how alternative text is used to communicate fundamentally visual information in a linguistic mode. Continue reading
September 1, 2022
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What to Read on Art, Aesthetics, and Disability
An annotated list of books, essays, and lectures on disability, aesthetics, and art Continue reading
August 11, 2022
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Roundtable: Voyeur Gaming
Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. Continue reading
August 5, 2022
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Picturing Philosophy: How to Do Philosophy in the Visual Mode
Once you let go of philosophy as abstract ideas put into writing, you start to see it in lots of places, including images. Continue reading
May 12, 2022
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The Podcast Where Movies Meet Philosophy
Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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“So Bad It’s Good”: How to Love Bad Movies
Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
April 6, 2022
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The Mississippi River in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Mississippi River may look like just another river, but experiencing it can contain so much more. Continue reading
