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Basquiat: Street Artist Who Transcended Pop Art

A lot of times, the circumstances of someone’s death can color their entire life, and that’s unfortunate. Jean-Michel is often misunderstood because of the way he died, but when you look at the totality of his life, he was triumphant.…

Literally! With Rob Lowe Featuring Mike Myers

In which Rob and comedian/actor/writer Mike Myers discuss painting Colonel Sanders, shushing Paul McCartney, “who do you think you are” vs “who do you want to be,” and the perils of getting another take from Quentin Tarantino. Plus: we learn…

A Portrait of Domestic Violence

Photographer Donna Ferrato shares the story of her creative relationship with Sweden couple Elisabeth and Bengt, her unexpected documentation of domestic violence through her coverage of their toxic marriage, and how her photos catapulted her life and this issue to…

Inside the Hostess Factory: How Twinkies are Made

Created in 1930, Twinkies are America’s guiltiest pleasure. Using an elaborate and incredibly efficient system of Auto Bake robots, Hostess produces roughly 500,000,000 Twinkies a year, or roughly 1,000 a minute. Interesting fact: The earliest Twinkies were stuffed with banana…

Protesters Blinded by Police Actions

On May 30, at least eight people lost vision in one eye after being struck by police projectiles. Thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country on the first Saturday after George Floyd was killed in police custody in…

‘Huntsville Station’: People Getting Used to Freedom

For these former inmates of the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, the rush of emotions that accompany freedom play out at a Greyhound bus station. (Source: NYT)

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