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By Diana Shi
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By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

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By Andrew Salomone
Games

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By Diana Shi
Entertainment

Life-Sized Graphite Skeleton Draws Itself

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By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

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By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

These Photorealistic Drawings Perfectly Capture Isolation and Grief

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By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

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By Caitlin Greenwood
Entertainment

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By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

Artist Carves Tiny Pop Art Masterpieces on the Tips of Pencils

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By Beckett Mufson
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Scientists Made a Laser-Controlled Graphite Hoverboard

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