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Ira Blossom created a games-only, print-only newspaper — and it’s sold at a newsstand in New York City

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The Kardashians will make you cringe, but first they’ll sell you shapewear

Writer and Media Theorist MJ Corey, aka Kardashian Kolloquium, on making a career out of taking the Kardashian’s influence seriously

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John Morrison|Analysis

‘6 Feet Deep:’ the hidden history of horror and occult imagery in rap music

From the satanic imagery of Memphis mixtapes in the 90s to the devilish aesthetic of contemporary acts like Doja Cat and Lil Nas X, rap artists have long used horror iconography to expose society’s seedy underbelly.

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Sara Soskolne is a typeface designer who thinks of herself as a craftsperson

We’re surrounded by letters created by the human hand, and this “micro-nerdery” is what makes the viewer feel something

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Draw the Line

The Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights Act and rewrote the rules of American democracy. Draw the Line spends ten episodes telling the inside story of Louisiana’s fight over power, maps, and who gets left off them. As goes Louisiana, so goes the rest of the country. Who’s fighting for your vote? First episode drops … Continued

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