On the Arts

Generative AI and the Falling Costs of Art Creation

For individual creators on a budget, the future is bright.

Jan 11, 2024

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December 2023

On the Arts: A Year-End Review

A brief guide to everything published this year.

Dec 22, 2023

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Winter as Reading Season

David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.

Dec 13, 2023

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November 2023

The Meaning of Melancholy

An Interview with Hans Maes

Nov 22, 2023

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How to Write a Proper Haiku

A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form

Nov 8, 2023

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October 2023

Do biographies need to start at the beginning?

Alternatives to the predictably linear narratives of most biographies.

Oct 25, 2023

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What is the Demoscene?

An Interview with Filipe Cruz on the Influential but Obscure Art Form

Oct 18, 2023

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Link List: 20 Articles + Websites About the Arts

A wide-ranging collection of links on ballet, ugly architecture, Soviet Control rooms, Hokusai, and nifty CSS tools.

Oct 11, 2023

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The Vertical Beauty of Hong Kong

An Interview with Photographer Romain Jacquet Lagrèze

Oct 4, 2023

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September 2023

How do you actually create AI art?

A Walkthrough of Using Midjourney, a Popular AI Art Creation App

Sep 20, 2023

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What are Liminal Spaces? And why are they so popular?

“Liminal spaces” have become trendy in recent years, especially on TikTok, Tumblr, and YouTube. But what makes a space liminal? And why are they so…

Sep 13, 2023

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On the Arts: A Three Month Review

And a Thank You to Subscribers

Sep 6, 2023

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