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What is the Demoscene?
An Interview with Filipe Cruz on the Influential but Obscure Art Form
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Istanbul's Blue Tile Paradise
The Hidden Mosque of Rüstem Pasha
How Wittgenstein Watched Movies
After lectures, the philosopher would ask a friend, “Could you go to a flick?”
The Meaning of Melancholy
An Interview with Hans Maes
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Art Nouveau vs. Art Deco: What's the Difference?
Art Nouveau and Art Deco are often confused with each other. In this post, we'll learn how to tell the difference between the two.
Plastic palm trees and inflatable pineapples
An Interview with Max Ryynänen on the Tropical Kitsch
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…
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How to Start Learning About Aesthetics
Three ways to improve your knowledge about aesthetics, art theory, and the philosophy of art.
What does Wabi-Sabi really mean?
Explaining an often misunderstood idea in Japanese aesthetics.
Gore Vidal Was Everywhere and Now He Is Nowhere
The literary afterlife of "...an Augustan figure who believed himself to be the last of a breed, and he was probably right."
Winter as Reading Season
David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
Are wind turbines ugly? Could they be beautiful?
How to make ugly things appear less ugly – or appear like something else entirely.
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