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Firelei Báez with a towering bronze sculpture with feathers titled “Ayida,” a centerpiece in her exhibition at Hauser & Wirth ...

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Google introduced Quick, Draw! last November at our productivity's great expense. We spent hours in the office toying around with the image maker, resulting in some next-level sketches and a firm ...

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Inside Lebanon, the conditions for the next extremist uprising are quietly taking root. In the summer of 2007, the Lebanese Armed Forces fought Fatah al-Islam for three months inside Nahr al-Bared, a ...

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On June 29, 2007, our pockets, purses and priorities were changed forever by the launch of the iPhone. But at the time, Apple's hottest gadget wasn't even the biggest news of the year. Here are 10 ...