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Reading “Brave New World” in 2015

Our dystopias have gone back to the wilderness.

Echo of the Boom

If Echo of the Boom is representative of the hysterical-realist novel of today, the main quality that differentiates it from its forebears is its treatment of humor.

Endbahnhof: Photographic Portraits of Berlin’s U-Bahn

A talk with Australian born Photographer Kate Seabrook about transit, typography, and the aesthetics of train stations.

Features

Last Days of Berlin’s Abandoned Spreepark

Behind a chain-link fence on a corner of Planterwald in East Berlin, Spreepark is a sprawling tangle of dilapidated amusement rides.

Berlin

Evidence: Ai Weiwei in Berlin

Ai WeiWei’s largest show to date is currently on display in Berlin.

Art

Shorpy: The Hundred-Year-Old Photo Blog

Shorpy is a photographic archive of American history in all its beauty and ugliness

Websites

Top Ten Things to do in Oaxaca City

Best things to do in the city of Oaxaca, all within walking distance of Centro.

Cities

Hecho en Oaxaca

The epic Hecho en Oaxaca exhibit brought work from twelve street artists from around the world to Oaxaca.

Art

Alejandro Santiago’s 2501 Migrantes

Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago, known for his massive 2501 Migrants project, passed away in July. Here’s some of his work.

Art