Art in Real Life: 12-FOOT-TALL LITTLE AMAL WALKS NYC, A PLACE OF RADICAL PUPPETRY

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Articles from other new sources (standard media outlets and scientific postings) covering contemporary issues and activities with an Art in Real Life POV.

12-FOOT-TALL LITTLE AMAL WALKS NYC, A PLACE OF RADICAL PUPPETRY
How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights
How Stoicism influenced music from the French Renaissance to Pink Floyd
‘An obsession with order, hierarchy, and one’s place within it’: what The Queue says about Englishness
Rituals create community by translating our love into action
The subtle messages of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s funeral dresses
Why it is awesome that your brain can experience awe
Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Queen Elizabeth, fashion icon? Yes.
Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping It Secret Took 6 Years.
Why King Charles’s profile may face left on British coins, and why it matters.
Color and magic fill Bali’s skies with the return of a beloved kite festival
Pardon Me! Learn the Formal Words for Bodily Functions
Words and Gestures To Say “Hello” Around the World
Leibniz had rules for standing out for all the right reasons
It’s time to appreciate domestic artistry like sewing and baking
Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal
Why virtue signaling isn’t the same as virtue – it actually furthers the partisan divide
Fairy Tales Could Be Older Than You Ever Imagined
It could take 20 more years for scientists to truly understand color
With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon
How the Brain Allows the Deaf to Experience Music
Why religion without belief can still make perfect sense
Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explains
How I learned that swearing can be good for the soul
Seeking belonging, in Ukraine and beyond
I’m a drag queen. Here’s what my art really is.
‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
Someone gave our daughter a White doll. How do we, um, disappear it?
The Social Brain and Brain Size
How a small change to U.S. quarters is part of a big trend in logo design
Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation
Restored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth
The man behind the horn: Meet the Kentucky Derby bugler
True Meaning Behind Russian ‘Z’ Symbol Finally Revealed
This Slang Reveals Your Home State
What Do Common English Last Names Reveal?
When war hit Ukraine, dancers mobilized like never before
Dehumanization & Monsters in Literature
What is the Sikh festival of Baisakhi and why is it so sacred?
Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient
The Power of Harmony: Musical, Spiritual and Environmental
Rooting out toxic masculinity in the workplace, one cowboy at a time
Anyone can be trained to be creative
Music as resistance: Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
Ukraine’s blue and yellow ‘everywhere’ as world shows unity
How a coming-of-age ritual for Jewish girls aided the rise of women’s rights
Is There Such a Thing as Black Thought?
How a Book is Made. Ink, Paper and a 200,000-Pound Printer. Start the Presses!
What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simpler Than You Thought.
Opinion: More and more Americans say they’re not straight. It gives me hope.
The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
We are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis
How listening to music can take the edge off the menopause transition
Birds shuffle and repeat their tunes to keep the audience listening
Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing
What should we do about paintings with racist titles?
Ida B. Wells Is the Latest Historical Black Icon to Be Turned Into a Barbie Doll
A teacher hoped to connect with students with disabilities. She found a way through music.
New US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century
Study reveals brain networks enabling human conversation
Why the first Buddhas in art wore finely folded Greek tunics
How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes
Yellow Gadsden flag, prominent in Capitol takeover, carries a long and shifting history
Why beauty is ‘fundamental to the human experience’
The way colonialism has affected our understanding of beauty
Humans’ gift for charades helps explain the origin of language
In hatboxes, pouches and bags lie the items that define us
How gender affects who we are attracted to
Study: Brain mechanisms involved in learning also drive social conformity
How Mrs. Claus embodied 19th-century debates about women’s rights
Just in time for Christmas: Four Jesus bobbleheads, including an ornament
Why Germans celebrate school with a cardboard cone
How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States?
The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate
Why are barns painted red?
Humpback whale song is about finding, not attracting, whales
Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation of scientists young and old
Opinion: Take all books off the shelves. They’re just too dangerous.
Hair Curlers in Public? That’s Just How They Roll.
For Native Americans, a river is more than a ‘person,’ it is also a sacred place
How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools
Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A love story that broke taboos
Adele 30: the psychology of why sad songs make us feel good
Your Brain Is Like Beethoven
Goddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation
I gave up a lot of traditions when I moved to America. Here’s how I’m reclaiming them.
Veterans Day: How crosses and mementos help these Marines remember fallen comrades
Happy stories synch brain activity more than sad stories
Caring, confident dads have structurally different brains
Opinion: Why books have become a battlefield in Texas
What does being a ‘cultural fit’ actually mean?
A Patriarchal Tradition That Just Won’t Budge
ART; Is It Art? Is It Good? And Who Says So?
Utilitarian Object or Sculpture?
What’s behind the magic of live music?
Fathers’ Brains Respond Differently to Daughters Than Sons
Music Enables Kids to Learn & Express Emotion