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The Difference between “News” and “History”

There are multiple protests in today’s news. How will history see them?

3d ago

The Difference between “News” and “History”

3d ago

What I Witnessed in the Holy Land

Visiting Israel, Palestine, and the Golan Heights on the eve of war

Oct 20, 2024

What I Witnessed in the Holy Land

Oct 20, 2024

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Form and Resonance

Jordan Peterson’s Credulity is a Teaching Moment

In an arena where propaganda often drowns out truth, Peterson is a model of how not to approach information.

Apr 4, 2023

Photograph of Jordan Peterson

Apr 4, 2023

The Tactical Utopianism of Sondra Perry

Connecting the artist’s simultaneous exhibitions in Seattle and Portland

Mar 16, 2022

The Tactical Utopianism of Sondra Perry

Mar 16, 2022

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Form and Resonance

Diego Rivera’s Pan American Unity Mural and Judy Chicago’s The Fall

The striking similarities—and key differences—between two works currently on view in San Francisco

Oct 31, 2021

Diego Rivera’s Pan American Unity Mural and Judy Chicago’s The Fall

Oct 31, 2021

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Form and Resonance

Experiencing ‘Communitas-Through-Culture’ at the Scala Sancta

An pilgrimage in Rome reveals the relationship between objects and sacred experiences

Oct 31, 2021

Experiencing ‘Communitas-Through-Culture’ at the Scala Sancta

Oct 31, 2021

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Rodrigo Valenzuela’s Posthuman Ruins

New Works for a Post-Worker’s World is on view at Euqinom Gallery in San Francisco

Oct 29, 2021

Rodrigo Valenzuela’s Posthuman Ruins

Oct 29, 2021

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Form and Resonance

Gasping Downwind from Judy Chicago’s “Forever de Young”

An artist blanketed San Francisco with smoke and no one stopped her

Oct 21, 2021

Gasping Downwind from Judy Chicago’s “Forever de Young”

Oct 21, 2021

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The (Re)colonization of Psychedelic Medicine

Capitalists want to own the psychedelic movement. We can’t let them.

Oct 1, 2021

The (Re)colonization of Psychedelic Medicine

Oct 1, 2021

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How Nam June Paik Anticipated the Internet

An artist dreamed of a hyperconnected future. Now we live in it.

Oct 1, 2021

How Nam June Paik Anticipated the Internet

Oct 1, 2021

Emily Pothast

Emily Pothast

Artist and historian. PhD student researching religion, material culture, media, and politics. emilypothast.com

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