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This Is Israel: Miroslav Sasek’s Iconic Vintage Children’s Book, as an Animated Short Film
This Is Israel: Miroslav Sasek’s Iconic Vintage Children’s Book, as an Animated Short Film

A bittersweet time machine of vibrant illustration.

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The Freedom of the Press: George Orwell on the Media’s Toxic Self-Censorship
The Freedom of the Press: George Orwell on the Media’s Toxic Self-Censorship

“The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.”

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Frida Kahlo’s Politics
Frida Kahlo’s Politics

“I am only a cell in the complex revolutionary mechanism of the peoples for peace in the new nations … united in blood to me.”

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Trailblazing Astronomer Vera Rubin on Science, Stereotypes, and Success
Trailblazing Astronomer Vera Rubin on Science, Stereotypes, and Success

“We need senators who have studied physics and representatives who understand ecology.”

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Fear and Loathing in Modern Media: Hunter S. Thompson on Journalism, Politics, and the Subjective
Fear and Loathing in Modern Media: Hunter S. Thompson on Journalism, Politics, and the Subjective

“There is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.”

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France Is Free: Anaïs Nin and Ernest Hemingway on the Liberation of Paris, August 19, 1944
France Is Free: Anaïs Nin and Ernest Hemingway on the Liberation of Paris, August 19, 1944

“One is stunned before catastrophe, one is stunned by happiness, by peace, by the knowledge of millions of people free from pain and death.”

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The Big Feminist BUT: The Caveats of Gender Politics in Comics
The Big Feminist BUT: The Caveats of Gender Politics in Comics

“There’s both liberation and possibility in pointing out that you’re not a sellout or a coward for refusing to adopt a label that doesn’t quite name your experience.”

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How to Block a Surveillance Camera: A DIY Art Tutorial from Ai Weiwei
How to Block a Surveillance Camera: A DIY Art Tutorial from Ai Weiwei

A wine opener usage George Orwell would approve of.

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Brian Cox on Why Science Is Essential to Modern Democracy
Brian Cox on Why Science Is Essential to Modern Democracy

“For a democracy to function correctly, we need as many citizens as possible to at least have an understanding of the scientific method.”

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Walt Whitman Reads “America”: The Only Surviving Recording of the Beloved Poet’s Voice
Walt Whitman Reads “America”: The Only Surviving Recording of the Beloved Poet’s Voice

36 seconds of timeliness from a rare wax-cylinder capsule of timelessness.

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