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Peter Hujar’s Photos Are All the Rage. He’d Be Shocked.
The earliest photograph Peter Hujar printed for exhibition was a 1955 portrait of his beloved English teacher Daisy Aldan. “One of my aims,” Aldan once said, “is to encourage and teach people to work with imagination through the living hand, because there is something pretty wonderful that emanates from the work that the living hand
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More is more in this L.A. ‘barn’ exploding with thrifted finds and maximalist flair
“Gambrel roofed Barnhaus,” the listing read, “next door to the best burritos in town.” Its photos revealed something unusual for Inglewood, which is famous for its mix of architectural styles, including Midcentury Modern homes by R.M. Schindler and Googie-style coffee shops: a brick-red barn-style house on a large corner lot, listed at $449,000. When Meeshie
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Trump’s boss from hell made a fatal mistake
Friends, I want to make sure you know that Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned as Secretary of Labor [translated: she was told to resign by the White House], after facing investigations by the Department’s inspector general into multiple allegations of misconduct. She’s alleged to have been drinking during the workday from a “stash” of alcohol in
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Mom of Camp Mystic girl killed in flood is appalled owners are trying to reopen: ‘Extremely disturbing’
The shattered mom of a young girl killed in the Camp Mystic flood horror told The Post she is appalled the Texas camp is trying to reopen this summer. “The trauma that all of these children experienced is horrific,” said Jennifer Getten, 41, whose 9-year-old daughter, Ellen, was among 25 young campers killed at the
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Losing My Daughter, and Myself
Illustrations by Sophia Deng My husband, David, hates Valentine’s Day. He once called it “New Year’s Eve with nuclear weapons.” I pretend not to care. Still, when the day passes entirely unremarked on, a woman can’t help but feel overlooked. On Valentine’s Day 2024, David found a way out. He booked a speech on February
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Kenyan e-bike maker increases output as Iran war spurs demand
Roam Electric, a Kenyan e-motorcycle manufacturer, has seen demand double as consumers shift away from gasoline amid price surges driven by the war in the Middle East. Kenya’s pump prices have risen 11% to $5.75 per gallon (198 Kenyan shillings per liter) in the capital, Nairobi, since the conflict began, briefly rising above 200 shillings.
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Analyst flags revealing slip up from Trump official on live TV: ‘Did you hear that?’
Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” over the weekend to push back against criticism of the U.S. war against Iran and its high number of civilian casualties, but in doing so, inadvertently made a telling admission, writer and analyst William Saletan noted on Monday. “As
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LAUSD seeks to expand affordable child care by using spare classrooms, shuttered centers
LAUSD is seeking to double its infant care centers and expand early education programs for toddlers, a plan that aims to push the district deeper into the child-care industry, provide affordable day care and eventually bolster dwindling district enrollment. The proposal calls for reopening several shuttered early education centers, placing more preschool classrooms on elementary
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Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
If you’ve ever wanted to buy sandals made with leather from invasive lionfish, I’ve got some good news — you can! A clothing and gear company called Grundéns is now selling flip-flops with a “panel” of scaly lionfish leather. The leather itself is made by a Miami-based startup called Inversa that produces the material from
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Trump ‘set off a scramble in the White House’ with contradictory claims about Iran: report
President Donald Trump’s contradictory public statements about Iran negotiations have created confusion within the administration and required repeated staff corrections, particularly regarding whether Vice President JD Vance would attend diplomatic talks in Pakistan. The Washington Post reported that Trump told journalists from ABC and MSNBC on Sunday morning that Vance would not travel to Pakistan