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Entertainment

Sci-Fi and Twerking Explore the Black Body in This Performance Art Series

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By Antwaun Sargent
Music

Axe Painted Blood: An Interview with the Artist Who Drew Lucifer in Blood on Gary Holt’s Guitar

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By Lauren Wise
Entertainment

Glassblowing Artist Combines Science and Sculpture

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Entertainment

This Overly Complex Machine Creates Incredible Bubbles

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Entertainment

Traveling Residency Puts Millennials on a Vintage 1950s Train

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By Antwaun Sargent
Entertainment

A Thrift Store Becomes a Museum in North Carolina

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By Antwaun Sargent
Entertainment

Code Like a God in Virtual Reality Video Game ‘Loop’

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By DJ Pangburn
Entertainment

Postmodern Loneliness, in Illustrated Form

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Music

Cat-thulhu Rises in Cyriak’s New Meow the Jewels Video

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By Beckett Mufson
Sex

Tinder Business Cards Mix Work with Play

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By Leander Roet
Entertainment

Faux Taxidermy Sculptures Are Kill-Free Surrealism

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By Beckett Mufson

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Music

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Gaming

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