Sophia Stewart
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Maira Kalman Considers All That Women Hold
By turns whimsical and poignant, Kalman's Women Holding Things combines two of her most consistent subjects: women and beloved objects. → Read More
How One Woman Built a Famous Male Architect’s Legacy
Eva Hagberg’s new book sheds light on the relationship between critic and publicist Aline Louchheim and architect Eero Saarinen. → Read More
Beware the ‘Storification’ of the Internet
We all need a lesson in close reading and a dose of skepticism—especially online. → Read More
Six Books That Music Lovers Should Read
Because music is uniquely tied up with memory, the best writing about it inevitably gets personal. → Read More
When a Woman Chooses Art Over All Else
Both Celia Paul and Gwen John oriented their lives around being artists and were diverted by romantic entanglements with famous male artists that reduced them to muses. Was it worth it? → Read More
Put Down Your Phone: The Millions Interviews Sammy Nickalls
Digital Minimalism isn't about scrubbing yourself off the Internet. → Read More
Pain Is Not Always an Emergency: The Millions Interviews Melissa Febos
The idea of having to prove my intellect is a trap. → Read More
The Complicated Legacy of Modernist Minoru Yamasaki, Architect of World Trade Center
Yamasaki’s most well-known projects — the twin towers and the Pruit-Igoe housing project — were both destroyed on national television. → Read More
Whiting Foundation Names Creative Nonfiction Grantees
The nine recipients of the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, now in its sixth year, will receive $40,000 to support a nonfiction project. → Read More
“Made-Up” Interrogates Our Conflicted Cosmetic Consumption
“Sometimes, to feel at peace, all you need is for someone to tell you what to buy.” → Read More
My Dad Helped Carve Out a Place for Jack Crusher
Hard as it can be to fathom, our parents were people before we were born. My dad was once one such person. For a short time prior to my birth, as a freshly graduated 23 year old, he worked in the mailroom at Paramount Pictures, sorting, stamping, and delivering the studio’s mail for minimum wage. → Read More
What Might a New, 21,000-square-foot Art Space Bring to Brooklyn?
With the opening of the new, $40 million structure in East Williamsburg, it poses the question of its role in the local arts community — one of collaboration or conquest? → Read More
“Afterlives” Exhibition Explores the Cultural Impacts of Nazi-Looted Art
The Jewish Museum’s new exhibition, “Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art,” will run until January 9, 2022. → Read More
Enough with the Ableist Worship of Frida Kahlo
Emily Rapp Black’s new book cuts though self-serving interpretations of disabled bodies like Kahlo’s, which have long emphasized the comfort or pleasure of others. → Read More
“Hacks” and “Girls5eva” Show Women’s Passions Don’t Fade With Age
What if women become more themselves as they age? → Read More
A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor's Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist's life to tell his story. → Read More
Before and After Instagram Accounts Challenge the Scam of Beauty
“You’re not ugly, just poor” communicates that beauty is often not naturally occurring. → Read More
Joe Biden’s Stuttering Story Extends the Myth of Overcoming Disability
The former vice president has always championed the traditional ableist notion of “overcoming.” → Read More
The 20 Best TV Bottle Episodes Ever
Sometimes you want to go on a little side adventure to a single location. → Read More
Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams to Star as Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in New FX Series
Broadway legends dance their way to the small screen with the help of musical theatre giant Lin-Manuel Miranda. → Read More