This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One of the best things about reading nonfiction is that it reminds me of just how vast and strange the world we live in is. I’ve read a lot of non-fiction that tackles big ideas about language, history, …
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This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We may be past Pride month, but as we all know, reading books with an LGBTQ+ rep should be a year-round affair. Especially when it comes to dark fantasy. Especially when these books are Sapphic. Why are Sapphic …
At Book Riot, we love the social media trend as much as anyone, especially when we can find a bookish focus. You may have seen this latest viral formula when it first appeared on TikTok as a scoring game. Or maybe you, like this millennial senior, figured it out when he made his way to …
At the latest round of auctions in London this week, Phillips held an evening sale of modern and contemporary art at its UK headquarters, bringing in a combined total of £17.5 million (21 million dollars) with fees. The 33 lots on offer ranged from works by mid-career artists like Shara Hughes and Caroline Walker to …
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Activists from the environmental group Just Stop Oil, a coalition of activist organizations in the UK whose members regularly carry out acts of civil disobedience, stuck to two paintings: one at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow yesterday , the other at the Courtauld Institute in London today. At the Courtauld, two activists …
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The Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine-era religious building in Istanbul, Turkey, was reportedly damaged last week when heavy cleaning equipment cracked the marble floors. It is only the latest incident in recent years that has seen the site damaged. The Hagia Sophia, built by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I between 532 and 537, served as the …
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On Thursday afternoon, Beyoncé unveiled the cover of Renaissancehis latest album, and many fans immediately realized on social media that it looked a lot like a famous painting from the 19th century. The cover, which was photographed by Carlijn Jacobs, features a scantily clad Beyoncé on a silver horse. It bears more than a few …
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This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I love essay collections. Maybe because they allow many different topics to be covered in one book, or because my attention span is better suited to them, but for me there’s nothing like diving into a new series …
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Here we are, in our third year of the pandemic, and I’m in no rush to get back to in-person meetings with large groups. Although I miss the bonds around common interests, the idea of being in a packed house remains unappealing when the surges happen every couple of months. So how can you safely …
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This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’ve been hearing about an epidemic of loneliness for a while now, especially made worse by the past two years of illness and isolation. Book lovers like us tend to turn to stories to feel less alone or …
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