Gabrielle Bellot explores the original inspiration for Betty Boop — a black jazz singer named Baby Esther Jones.
via Betty Boop: The Ultimate Feminist and Femme Fatale — Longreads
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On the 20th of March 1999, iconic English artist, textile designer and critic Patrick Heron died in Zennor, Cornwall, aged 79. Heron is best remembered for his semi-abstract paintings featuring vibrant colourful compositions inspired by nature. Less known perhaps is his career as an art critic to the New Statesman and Nation in 1947–50, and London correspondent to Arts (New York) in […]
via Patrick Heron, Art Critic: Exploring the Limits of Abstraction — A R T L▼R K
The first report from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1966 was a passionate defense of the government’s role in the arts.
via ‘The Stakes May Be the Survival of Civilization’ — Longreads
I thought this guy punched the white nationalist cuz he looked like a gay,,
Dan Arel continues to defend the punching of Nazis (read: “any white supremacist”), tweeting a link to one of the most misguided articles I’ve seen in the past year: “Why Punching Nazis Is Not Only Ethical, But Imperative” by @Quinnae_Moon https://t.co/78oVvOVCq9 — Dan Arel (@danarel) February 3, 2017 Yes, go have a read at The Establishment […]
via Benighted woman justifies the punching of “Nazis” — Why Evolution Is True
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That was truth that two Iraq refugees tried to enter to U.S and make the terror-like action. Two of them got caught. CNN didn’t cover that.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/conway-bowling-green/index.html
hmm…so, I deleted my account? The power of boycotting!
#DeleteUber and the power of protest in 2017.
via The Successful Boycott of #DeleteUber and a New Era of Activism — Longreads
#laughingasitallburnsdown #whysodummurica
via Life Accordian To Our Autocrat-elect — KURTBRINDLEY.COM ★ THE ALT TO THE ALT
What we can learn from one refugee family’s journey from Iraq to Colorado.
via On Fighting Terror, Trump Got It Totally Backward — Longreads
Sixteenth-Century Feminist: Lavinia Fontana
On the 24th of August 1552, Italian painter Lavinia Fontana was born in Bologna. She is considered the first ever woman artist to work within the same sphere as her male counterparts, independentl…
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