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From K-pop musical fandom to political activism in Latin America
Read more: From K-pop musical fandom to political activism in Latin AmericaDuring the 2020 and 2021 social protests in Chile, Colombia, and Peru, Latin American fans of K-pop, Korean popular music and culture that mixes rhythms, styles, dance routines and has a defined aesthetic, went from using social networks to support…
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The Sahmat Collective
Read more: The Sahmat CollectiveIn 1989, playwright, actor, and activist Safdar Hashmi was fatally attacked by political thugs while performing a street play outside of Delhi. His death led to the founding of Sahmat, an influential artist collective that has taken a consistent stance…
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Hair Nah
Read more: Hair NahHair Nah (https://hairnah.com/) is a game created by Momo Pixel, a Black woman who wanted to represent how it feels for people to touch her hair without consent. The game is fun but also impactful, especially with the mechanic of…
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The Dreamland Artist Club
Read more: The Dreamland Artist ClubThe Dreamland Artist Club project was named after one of the famous amusement parks in Coney Island. The project consisted of more than 25 artists coming together to repaint rides and make custom signs, murals and scenic backdrops for the…
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WeTOPIA, Delivering “Joy” In a Real Way
Read more: WeTOPIA, Delivering “Joy” In a Real WaySojo Studios, a new entertainment company, made plenty of headlines this week with its first social game, WeTopia. The studio is gaining plenty of attention with news of its $8 million arsenal, a roster of partnerships with non-profits like Save…
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Reversing the Lens: Sexual Harrassment Victim uses social media, leads to harasser’s arrest
Read more: Reversing the Lens: Sexual Harrassment Victim uses social media, leads to harasser’s arrestA young woman named Thao Nguyen was riding the R train in NYC when a man sitting across from began to masturbate. Nguyen snapped a picture of him, but the policewoman to whom she reported the incident had little interest…
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Carry that Weight
Read more: Carry that WeightIn a Mattress, A Lever for Art and Political Protest by Roberta Smith You can, for the moment, call Emma Sulkowicz a typically messianic artist, and she won’t object. I used the phrase, sitting in her tiny studio at Columbia…
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SWORN OATH
Read more: SWORN OATHFuck. Damn. Shit. Ass. Everybody curses. Don’t say you don’t. Everyone does it when they’re mad, upset, happy, or excited. It’s human nature. Is it that the words are sinful? Offensive? Violent? Nobody really knows but we as a society…
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Trump Braille Art
Read more: Trump Braille ArtA blind artist has unveiled an image of Donald Trump in Braille dots, which spell out his conversation with Secret Service agents following the assassination attempt in July 2024. Seconds after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, agents tried to move…
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BeeCare Amsterdam
Read more: BeeCare AmsterdamThe survival of bees in the world is threatened and the extinction of bees is a serious threat to the human race too. Over the past few years, it seems that bees have a greater chance of survival in cities…
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Storm of the White House (Moscow)
Read more: Storm of the White House (Moscow)Voina art collective members covertly brought a large laser projector into the attic room of a hotel located across the street from the Russian White house (also called the Russian Parliament Building). From there they projected a large image of…
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Between A Rock and A Hard Place
Read more: Between A Rock and A Hard PlaceBetween A Rock And A Hard Place is a project consisting of a cleaning performance, a film and a big event on August 18, 2012. From the material recorded on this day, a film and a vinyl record will be…