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Hide/Seek: Portraits of Gender Identity and Sexual Difference in Art
Hide/Seek: Portraits of Gender Identity and Sexual Difference in Art

What gelatin and silver have to do with the history of art and equality.

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<em>Mondo Cane</em> (1962): The Original Shocumentary
Mondo Cane (1962): The Original Shocumentary

What mid-century Italian cinema and African women have to do with Michael Moore.

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BBC’s John Lennon Tribute Rap
BBC’s John Lennon Tribute Rap

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Remote Palette: Warhol 2.0
Remote Palette: Warhol 2.0

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Nina Paley: All Creative Work Is Derivative
Nina Paley: All Creative Work Is Derivative

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A Short Illustrated History of Nearly Everything
A Short Illustrated History of Nearly Everything

What charcoal has to do with democracy, equality and the cultural necessity for absurdity.

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Dancing Under The Gallows: The Story of Alice, the World’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor
Dancing Under The Gallows: The Story of Alice, the World’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor

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Words of the World: The Secret Stories of Words
Words of the World: The Secret Stories of Words

What liberals and Nazis have in common, or how we define our time.

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Jet Age: Entrepreneurship Lessons From The Sky
Jet Age: Entrepreneurship Lessons From The Sky

A drama-driven revolution, or what Sillicon Valley can learn from 1950s test pilots.

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A Rare Look at Haiti: Maya Deren’s Divine Horsemen
A Rare Look at Haiti: Maya Deren’s Divine Horsemen

Breathtaking beauty, voodoo violence, and what the Guggenheim has to do with ritual sacrifices.

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