Art & Design

People march along the Mississippi River levee in Louisiana on Friday as they perform in a reenactment of the 1811 German Coast Uprising.

Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion

8:42pm November 09, 2019

Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome.

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Leslie Odom Jr. performs during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Hamilton' Star Leslie Odom Jr. On Ben Franklin

11:29am November 09, 2019

Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton and we were curious to find out: How much does he know about founding fathers who weren't in the hit Broadway musical?

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Nesma (left) and Anys are Algerian siblings who came out to each other at a party. They live in Paris, and both identify as queer. "It now makes us stronger and committed together for the queer and Algerian causes," Anys says.

'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

12:55pm November 02, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

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Beloved By Some, Despised By Others, The Font Comic Sans Turns 25

6:01pm October 30, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

The cartoony font known as Comic Sans turns 25 this month. It's used for fun, sarcastic tones, and it has its share of haters.

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Inktober Challenge Pushes Artists To Flex Their Creative Muscles

9:15am October 30, 2019

by Emily Bogle

The annual drawing challenge began a decade ago as a way for one artist to strengthen his ink-drawing skills. Now, millions of drawings showcasing portraits, animals and more are shared each year.

A skull door knocker and cobweb decorations on the day before Halloween in Philadelphia.

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The Code Switch Guide To Halloween

4:59pm October 28, 2019

by Angela Vang

Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color — and a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.

Host Ophira Eisenberg with Michael McDonald on Ask Me Another at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California.

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Michael McDonald: Once A Doobie, Always A Doobie

11:15am October 25, 2019

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Michael McDonald reflects his early days playing banjo with his dad, and why he's still proud to be a Doobie Brother. Then he plays a game inspired by '60s singers.

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Museums Face Pressure From Activists Over Dubious Financial Ties

6:25am October 22, 2019

by Rose Friedman

New York's Museum of Modern Art reopened Monday after renovations. Protesters turned out to draw attention to the museum's finances, which they say includes tainted money.

View of the south fields, all works by Mark di Suvero. Left to right: Figolu, 2005–11. Courtesy the artist and Spacetime C.C. E=MC2 , 1996-97. Courtesy the artist and Spacetime C.C. ©Mark di Suvero.

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Sculptor Mark Di Suvero Creates Joy Out Of Steel

7:59am October 20, 2019

by Karen Michel

Suvero's acclaimed sculptures are in public spaces all over the world and in the collections of major museums. The sculptor recently installed his largest work at the Storm King Arts Center.

Addario's coverage of maternal mortality took her to a remote village in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan in 2009, where she photographed a midwife giving a prenatal check in a private home. "In these areas someone will announce that a doctor and a midwif

PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality

9:19am October 19, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, known for her work in war zones, turns to a topic that is often shied away from: the risks women face when giving birth.