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Dirty Art

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Every piece in Swept Away, an exhibition at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, is made up made of dirt, dust, trash, or pollution.

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Sarah Jessica’s Next Great Artist

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media
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The Heat Is On

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media
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Renovating The Classics

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media
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Gang Side Story

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media
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Reincarnating Dinner: The Art and Etiquette of Leftovers

August 14, 2013Global Politics

To discuss the etiquette of leftovers, we are joined by Henry Alford and Melissa Clark, food writers at The New York Times.

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