Entertainment
June 4, 2020

5 Spirited Facts About Living Legend Hayao Miyazaki

For decades, Hayao Miyazaki‘s mesmerizing motion pictures have enchanted audiences of all ages. A co-founder of the celebrated Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki is among animation's most acclaimed figures, celebrated for his thoughtful approach to his craft and his imaginative methods of storytelling. While you may be a fan of Miyazaki's charming films, you may not know much about the man behind the magic.

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Tattoos
June 4, 2020

Cheeky Pop Culture Tattoos Combine Beloved Fandoms With Fine Art

Pop culture can play a meaningful role in our lives, so it’s only natural that people want to remember them forever with a tattoo. Luckily, an artist known simply as Kozo is creating body art that is striking in its faithful recreations of beloved movies, television shows, and beyond. Although Kozo is happy to tattoo a portrait of Wall-E, his most memorable pieces are fusions of multiple subjects and characters.

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Social Cause
June 3, 2020

Colorful Mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis Turns Into a Powerful Memorial Site

In Minneapolis, five artists are using their skills to help ensure that George Floyd will not be forgotten. On May 25, 46-year-old Floyd was tragically choked to death by a police officer. All four officers on the scene have been fired, but only Derek Chauvin, who was recorded keeping his knee on Floyd's neck until he died, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder.

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Art History
June 2, 2020

Norman Rockwell’s ‘The Problem We All Live With,’ a Groundbreaking Civil Rights Painting

In the middle of the 20th century, the Civil Rights Movement brought much-needed change to the United States of America. On the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, this movement emerged in order to end the discrimination against African Americans that had plagued the country since the end of the Civil War. Several now-famous figures spearheaded this cause, with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks among the most well-known.

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