Across nearly 50 artworks spanning the last 18 years, American beauty takes on many different forms on Sherald’s canvas. It can appear as ordinary as a woman with natural hair perfectly coiffed and a ...

“All was quiet on the Riviera, and then the Fitzgeralds arrived.” Sayaka Murata, the author of “Convenience Store Woman,” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as ...

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Like many in America, Todd Martens grew up with parents who devoted the bulk of their vacation time to Disney’s theme parks. He now understands them as places to make sense of the world rather ...