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The Flogging of Mehdi Yarrahi
In 2023 the singer Mehdi Yarrahi was arrested in Iran for releasing a song inspiring women to take off their hijabs. In the Islamic Republic
Turquoise Mountain, Duchamp, & the USAID.
Some years ago under the auspices of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation in Afghanistan, an art teacher from the UK lectured bewildered Afghan women on a
Thomas Crawford and his Statue of Freedom
After his January 20, 2025 inauguration, President Trump addressed the nation in a speech he delivered at Emancipation Hall in the US Capital Visitor Center.
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Update: Myth of Tomorrow
In July of 2005, I wrote about Myth of Tomorrow, a long lost but rediscovered mural by famed Japanese artist, Taro Okamoto. This article was updated
Why Beauty Matters
In November of 2009 the BBC network in the UK ran The Modern Beauty Season, a series of films produced for television on the concept
A Few Thoughts on Juneteenth
Now that Juneteenth has become the 12th legal public holiday in the United States, I have a few words regarding the jubilee commemorating the end