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News Articles: Art & Design

Various versions of the Nike Cortez.

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  • Art & Design

An oral history of the Nike Cortez, 50 years after its release

Or, how the Nike Cortez — named after a conquistador — became a staple of Chicano streetwear.

February 15, 2022
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  • Sean Saldana

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  • Opinion

For Valentine's Day, a few of our favorite love stories to read, watch and hear

Valentine's Day reminds us we can relearn and redefine what it means to love and be loved. So, we offer some books, songs, and movies about passion, devotion, and relationships to take on the journey.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Mazariegos
Ivan Reitman died over the weekend, his family said. The director is seen here last year at the premiere for <em>Ghostbusters: Afterlife, </em>a sequel to his 1984 film<em>.</em>

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  • Movies

'Ghostbusters' director and 'Animal House' producer Ivan Reitman has died

Reitman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His movies often blended elements of comedy, horror and drama — a mix that was tricky to perfect.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Holley Simmons, owner of the flower shop She Loves Me based in Washington, D.C., displays the grocery store-bought bouquet.

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  • Art & Design

Don't discount grocery store flowers, florist says, but do keep these tips in mind

Roses are red, violets are blue, you forgot to order Valentine's Day flowers, didn't you? This article can help. A florist breaks down the dos and don'ts of DIY store-bought bouquets.

February 13, 2022
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Kelsey Snell

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  • Book Reviews

Sarah Manguso considers deprivations and predations in her novel 'Very Cold People'

Manguso made a name for herself in minutely observed memoirs. Now she uses fiction to write about what it is to feel poor, poorly nurtured, and inadequately loved in a class-conscious town.

February 12, 2022
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By:
  • Heller McAlpin
Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence.

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  • Arts & Life

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

February 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Lou Stovall, working in his studio

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  • Fine Art

How Lou Stovall took silkscreen-printing from grocery stores to gallery walls

The famed silkscreen printer, whose work is on display at the Kreeger Museum's exhibition "Lou Stovall: On Inventions and Color," pioneered an artform while building community in Washington, D.C.

February 07, 2022
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  • Susan Stamberg
Children's author and illustrator Ashley Bryan has died at age 98.

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  • Obituaries

Ashley Bryan, children's illustrator and author, has died at 98

He created stories centered on African and African American folk tales and his vibrantly colored collage and paper-cut illustrations adorned the pages of some 50 books.

February 05, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Painter Irfan Mohammad works on a truck at a sprawling workshop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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  • World

These eye-popping, hand-painted trucks rule Pakistan's roads

Around the world, trucks are essential everyday vehicles. In Pakistan, trucks are also canvases for dazzling works of art. Truck art has served a social good too, and helped recover missing children.

February 05, 2022
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By:
  • Hannah Bloch
A ski jumper flies overhead on the 60-meter ski jump at the Suicide Hill Ski Bowl in Ishpeming, Mich. on March 7, 2021. The Suicide Hill Ski Bowl is home to 5 ski jumps - one being the infamous 90-meter Suicide Hill Ski Jump.

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  • Sports

America's birthplace of organized skiing is in Michigan, here's what it looks like

Michigan photographer Nic Antaya started a documenting Ishpeming Ski Club to understand how it has birthed a handful of Olympic athletes and its culture.

February 05, 2022
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  • Nic Antaya and
  • Marco Storel
Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh, winner of the 2021 RIBA International Prize. The hospital's zig-zag canal collects rainwater and aids in cooling the site.

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  • Architecture

A rural hospital in Bangladesh is named the world's best new building

The prestigious architectural prize celebrates the 80-bed hospital's human-centered design, built in harmony with the waterlogged local environment with a modest budget and local low-cost materials.

February 05, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Clark
Michael K. Williams, seen March 2012 in Miami. Federal authorities have arrested four men in connection with his death from a drug overdose.

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  • Television

4 men arrested in the overdose death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams

They are accused of selling fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams, the five-time Emmy nominated actor, best known for his role as a gay robber of drug dealers in the TV series The Wire.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
A scene from <em>Midwives</em>: A baby whose face is adorned with thanaka — a kind of sunscreen made from wood bark.

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  • Arts & Life

Sundance prize goes to 'Midwives' — about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice

The documentary follows a Buddhist and a Muslim — who don't always get along — as they provide health care to Muslim women and children despite growing political and religious tensions in Myanmar.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Rapper Cardi B wears a Thierry Mugler design as she arrives with rapper Offset at the Grammy Awards in 2019.

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  • Obituaries

A pioneer in architectural style, designer Manfred Thierry Mugler delivered drama

The legendary designer's highly constructed creations and outlandishly dramatic aesthetic made him a favorite of stars such as Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Mugler died Sunday at 73.

January 24, 2022
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  • L. Carol Ritchie
GPB  NPR

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  • Author Interviews

Remembering André Leon Talley, a titan of the fashion world

The former creative director at Vogue magazine and larger-than-life fashion influencer died Jan. 18. Talley spoke to Fresh Air in 2018 about growing up in Durham, N.C., and discovering fashion.

January 22, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
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