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Revolution!
Here we goooo
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Calling all cynical pessimists!
Finally, a female gaze
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"I like that queasy feeling"
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Monument to a bromance
Not even a little bit
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Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
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Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
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We’re at the final book here in the trilogy, and because we’re going by book and...
Nude lips have been killing it extra hard for at least the past year, and even...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
We are thrilled to announce our newest featured contributor, Eelco Kappe...
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Hey, I’m Maya! I started interning at Sartle a little over a month ago along with...
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
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Here the Renaissance-turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello) enjoy...
Before we begin, let’s take a page out of Jan Steen’s book.
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
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This will be a strange world without Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. But we’ll...
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Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Careful, might make you howl!
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Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
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