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Art

Mika Rottenberg Goes Off the Beaten Path in Latest Surrealist Solo Show
A fun house has nothing on the brazen oddities of Mika Rottenberg's Palais de Tokyo show.
Diana Shi
8.28.16
Art

The Sanctity of Urban Nature Pervades this Outdoor Group Show
A 30-year anniversary show in Socrates Sculpture Park celebrates the earth, community, and the longevity of bees.
Diana Shi
8.28.16
Art

Frank Gehry’s Swimming Koi Lamps are Reflective of His Artistic Arc
Gehry’s new-and-improved ‘Fish Lamps’ swim about the Gagosian Gallery in Rome.
Diana Shi
8.28.16
Cakes

How a ‘Transgender’ Ken Doll Cake Sparked a Controversy Online
A Sacramento bakery thought nothing of baking a custom cake that featured a Ken doll wearing a dress. Then the comments accusing them of being "perverts" and "sick" started rolling in.
Wyatt Marshall
8.28.16
Pickle

How-To: Make Chipotle Pickled Eggs and Amsterdam Pickled Onions
In this episode of How-To, London picklemaker Freddie Janssen shares two of her best recipes.
Freddie Janssen
8.28.16
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: August 28, 2016
Daily horoscopes and astrology for Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn.
Annabel Gat
8.28.16
Writer's Block

How Tokyo Became Asia’s Graffiti Capital
In most of Asia, the practice of illegal bombing has been around for less than a decade. Tokyo, however, is an exception. I went out with one of the city's longest-active and most prominent vandals to get an inside look at Japanese graff.
Ray Mock
8.28.16
Please Kill Me

Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed to Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
The authors of 'Please Kill Me' talked with Warhol's "boy," Billy Name, a key figure in the 60s art scene who built the Factory, as well as witnessed the rise of Edie Sedgwick, the Velvet Underground's breakup, and the time Warhol was almost murdered.
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
8.28.16
Comics!

'Vania Versus Radioactive Hellrats,' Today's Comic by Pedro d'Apremont and Gabriel Góes
Vania and friends head to the countryside to hunt radioactive hellrats in exchange for discount coupons in this epic seven-page comic. They also dance in a circle around a boombox together, as is their fashion.
Pedro d'Apremont and Gabriel Góes
Pedro d'Apremont, Gabriel Góes, and Cynthia Bonacos
8.28.16
Stuff

Meet the Kinky Couples Who Get Turned on by Tattooing Each Other
Not satisfied with leaving bruises or marks from wrist restraints, some members of the BDSM community are breaking out the tattoo equipment.
Sophie Saint Thomas
8.28.16
FIGHTLAND

UFC Vancouver Quick Results: Maia, Pettis, VanZant Claim Finish Wins
Maia underlined his status as a contender, Pettis impressed at featherweight, and Paige Van Zandt scored the most impressive finish of her young career.
Peter Carroll
8.28.16
The Last Bite

The Last Bite: Lancashire’s Only Surviving Raw Milk Cheesemakers
Most of the cheese sold in the UK is single curd but Mrs Kirkham’s make double curd: a blend of young “alive” curds and two-day old richer, nuttier curds. Combining the two matures the cheese and deepens the flavour.
Gareth May
8.27.16
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