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An Ambitious Project and New Book Serve as a Vital Nexus for Women Street Photographers

Gulnara Samoilova, “Cloud Eaters” (2018) © Gulnara Samoilova. All images courtesy of Prestel   At once widely accessible and distinctly personal, street photography has the potential to bridge the divide between the idiosyncratic and universal, a possibility that’s long excited Gulnara … Continue reading

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Unorthodox Anatomy | Edge of Humanity Magazine

Fine Art Photographer Ellen Cantor is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay.  From the series ‘Unorthodox Anatomy’. They Told Me I Was Out of Alignment   “The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, … Continue reading

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Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales In Unearthed 2005 Interview

s Democracy Now! marks 25 years on the air, we are revisiting some of the best and most impactful moments from the program’s history, including one of the last television interviews given by the visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler. … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Short Film: “System Error” | DUST

George works at a convenience store, desperately hoping for a friend. But George is a robotic service unit, and robotic service units do not have friends. Not yet, anyway. “System Error” by Matt Vesely Connect with the Filmmakers: http://closerproductions.com.au/​ http://www.mattvesely.com/​Continue reading

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‘Ordinary Sacramento’: A Photo Project Finds Playful, Unexpected Scenarios in the Familiar | Colossal

Suit-inspired landscaping, overgrown shrubs, and misaligned stripes are just some of the scenes that comprise Enoch Ku’s Ordinary Sacramento, an ongoing project documenting the visual language of the Californian city. Ku is adept at identifying humor and quirkiness among the otherwise … Continue reading

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Raindrop Blues – Alessio Trerotoli Photographer

Through double exposure and street photography, this fine art photography series captures the melancholic beauty of rainy days in a dreamlike reality […] [via Edge of Humanity] Source: Raindrop Blues – Alessio Trerotoli Photographer

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10,000 Letters Dangle from the Ceiling in an Immersive Installation by Artist Chiharu Shiota

A towering expanse of red thread, a new installation by Chiharu Shiota (previously) suspends 10,000 letters within the nave of Berlin’s König Galerie, a Brutalist-style space located in the former St. Agnes church. The immersive construction runs floor to ceiling and … Continue reading

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COVID-19 Variant Recombination: Threat or Achilles Heel?

Scientists may have found a recombinant variant of COVID-19 in the wild, and its mixed DNA could be essential to the coronavirus life cycle.

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John Coltrane on Giant Steps | Blank on Blank

“I want to be the force which is truly for good.” – John Coltrane in 1966, as told Frank Kofsky One afternoon in November 1966, Frank Kofsky took the train out to Long Island. He was about to spend the … Continue reading

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