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Albert and the Whale
, by Philip Hoare (Pegasus). This idiosyncratic account of the life, work, and afterlife of the Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer considers âhow art imagines our world.â Hoare shows Dürerâs responsiveness to his times. Copernicus and Martin Luther had ushered in a world âshifting nervously in space,â and printing (the âcurrencyâ of Dürerâs fame) and trade fostered unprecedented connectivity. Hoare also places his subject in a surprising lineage of artists including William Blake, Marianne Moore, Thomas Mann, and Andy Warhol. These comparisons elucidate Dürerâs radicalism, and establish him as a revolutionary and thoroughly modern artist. Hoare writes, âBefore Dürer, dragons existed; after him, they did not.â
How Gold Diggers finds the horror in petty high school betrayal
In the Vox Book Club’s May pick, sin is petty and low-stakes. That’s what makes the book work.
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Gold Diggers, the Vox Book Club pick for May, is about a lot of things: being Indian American, alchemy, ambition, heists. But it is also, on a deep level, a novel about sin. Sin is the hinge on which the story’s plot turns. It is the thing that closes the door on our protagonists’ innocently cruel adolescence and brings him into numbing, corrupted adulthood.
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‘Crazy Love’ pastor shares message of hope and unity
Pastor Francis Chan talks about his new book “Until Unity,” addresses anti-Asian violence and more for Faith Friday.ABC News Photo Illustration
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time to reflect and recognize the contributions that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to the U.S.
This year s AAPI Heritage Month comes at a time when many Asian Americans have experienced and seen a rise in hate crimes within their community. Many across the country are using this time to raise awareness about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., and also to amplify their voices.