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In Tod Papageorge’s photographs of L.A. beachgoers in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, he transforms formally challenging ...

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On “Virgin,” her fourth and latest album, Lorde examines the myths that make up her identity. This introspection comes after ...

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Robert Giard spent his career photographing hundreds of cultural luminaries and niche literary figures in the hopes of ...

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