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Drummer Billy Martin’s Covid-19 Quarantine Playlist
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MIDI 2.0 Expands the Digital Music-Making Toolbox
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Photay’s Motivational Playlist for 2020
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The History of Vintage Recording Gear, Written by an All-Knowing Industry Veteran
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A New Podcast Examines Everyday Life in Popular Road Trip Destinations
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Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5’s Valentine’s Day Playlist
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From John Giorno’s Dial-a-Poem to Callin’ Oates, Amusing Hotlines to Ring
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Olivia Lopez’s New Podcast Shows You How to Travel Without Leaving Home
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A New Ice Cream Truck Jingle, Created by Wu-Tang Clan Rapper RZA
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The Ambient Sounds of Your Office, Simulated by a Cheeky Website
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We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation
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The Relaxing Playlist Caius Pawson Is Listening to Right Now
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Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture
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Fashion Designer Phillip Lim’s Chill Out Playlist
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Stefan Sagmeister’s Playlist of David Bryne Cover Songs
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Dave Chappelle’s New Podcast
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The Music Keith Abrahamsson Turns to for Sonic Respite
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This Digital Archive Will Teach You About Black Music History
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Medeski Martin & Wood Offers Lessons for Making Music, and Living Life
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Psychoacoustics Expert Dr. Susan Rogers on How Musicians Hear
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The Songs Inside a Hip-Hop Meditation Teacher’s Head
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How Technology, Politics, and Perception Transformed the Role of Music in Black Life
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A Studio 54 Playlist by Brooklyn Museum Curator Matthew Yakobosky
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Guitarist and Audio Engineer Pat McCusker’s “Active Listening” Playlist
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Jon Mooallem’s Walking Podcast: Like Receiving a Butt-Dial From a Nature-Loving Friend
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For Hanif Abdurraqib, Language Is an Instrument
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Amy Helm’s Traveling Curbside Pickup Band Brings Live Music to Your Doorstep
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Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution
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Lego’s Pleasing New “White Noise” Playlist Evokes Childlike Wonder
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This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds
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How This Antwerp Designer Uses Cork to Create Meditative Spaces of Silence
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Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist
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Helen Molesworth on the “Radical Women” Featured in the Getty’s New Podcast
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A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise
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A Podcast Dedicated to Deepening Awareness About Arab History and Culture
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The Punk Music That Put Eddie Stern on a Spiritual Path
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Designer Jonathan Olivares’s All-Time Favorite Skateboarding Soundtrack
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What the Internet Sounds Like: A Playlist
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You Won’t Want to Miss These Virtual Talks and Book Readings
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The Multicity Festival Spotlighting Female Voices from the SWANA Region
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In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound
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A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs
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This Soundscape Brings an Age-Old Model of Communal Living to Life
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This New Less-Is-More Podcasting App Helps Us Digest the News
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Jazz Critic and Historian Ted Gioia’s “Subversive Songs” Playlist
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Michel Rojkind on Rhythm, Drumming, and How Music Influences His Design Practice
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Avoid Algorithms With the Incredibly Refreshing Radiooooo
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Elliott H. Powell Traces the History of Black Musicians Engaging with South Asian Culture and Sounds
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Ambient Church Gives Electronic Music a Surreal, Spiritual Home
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José Parlá’s Cuban Summer Playlist
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A Playlist That Conjures the Ferocity and Flair of Detroit
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A&R Rep Kolby Turnher’s “Scam Rap” Playlist
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The Fraught, Noisy History of Fireworks in America
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A New Nashville Museum Traces 400 Years of Black Music
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Architect and Broadway Set Designer David Rockwell Shares His Favorite Show Tunes
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Industry Expert Nick Quah on What Makes a Great Podcast
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Virginia Heffernan’s Sonic Deep Dives Into Pop Culture
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Symphonic Masterpieces in Better-Than-Ever Fidelity, Mixed by a German D.J.
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These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch
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This Chicago Music Label Is on a Mission to Unearth Lost Sounds
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How Two Audio Producers Are Using Sound to Bring People Together
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The Distilled Splendor of Elsa Peretti’s Jewelry and Homewares
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The Media That Gets Philosopher Simon Critchley’s Wheels Turning
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David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up
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A New Documentary Brings Clarity to the Chaos of Covid-19
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How Snøhetta Translated the Ethos of Bronx-Based Chef Collective Ghetto Gastro Into an Experimental Kitchen
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Antwaun Sargent on the Power of Contemporary Black Art
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Rem Koolhaas Brings the Country to the City With a Guggenheim Show
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Writer and Artist Edith Zimmerman Shares Her Media Diet
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Artist and Editor Ekin Balcıoğlu Thinks You Should Read in the Bath
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A Multi-Venue Exhibition in Ghana Seeks to Shift Perspectives Through the Lens of Time
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A New Exhibition Explores the Omnipresence of Black Grief
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The Incredible Past and Pivotal Future of the New York Public Library Picture Collection
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Three Things to Catch at Harlem’s Apollo Theater This Fall
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The App That Everyone Is Going to Be Using During the Covid-19 Quarantine
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This New Platform Makes Fiction Pulled From Real-News Headlines
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Hollywood’s Go-To Stylist Kate Young on Her New YouTube Show
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The Media That Shapes Claus Sendlinger and His Slow Hospitality Brand
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Design Miami’s Curatorial Director Sees Art Fairs as Powerful Platforms for Cultural Exchange
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How Spanish Culture and Color Informed the Styling and Art Direction of Selena Gomez’s New “Revelación” Album
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What We’re Watching on the Criterion Collection’s New Streaming Service
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Embracing Playfulness, an Exhibition Engages in the “Creative Porosity” Between Mexico and the U.S.
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The Japanese Artist Who Launched Flowers Into Outer Space
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Calm Your Nerves With This Free-to-Download Quarantine Coloring Book
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A Crowdsourced Internet Memorial Humanizes U.S. Gun Violence Victims
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The Cooper-Hewitt’s Exhibition on Willi Smith Is a Must-See
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Audience Q&A: Kate Young on Her Vogue Years, Style Tips, and Fashion
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Apartamento Magazine’s Omar Sosa Explores Comfort With a Friedman Benda Show
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Azzedine Alaïa’s Ruminations on the Value of Taking Time
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This Digital Tool Kit Reveals How Art Benefits Our Brains
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A New Book Surveys 11 Transcendent, Light-Filled Homes Designed by Tadao Ando
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A New Series of Essays Unpacks Public Grief and Loss
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Stylist Kate Young on Her All-Time Favorite Awards Season Dresses
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The Strange, Long-Standing Relationship Between Seeing and Believing
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MoMA Curator Paola Antonelli on Pandemics and Protests
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“The New Era” Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Prefers to Consume Media the Old-Fashioned Way
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What Stylist Kate Young Packs in Her Fashion First-Aid Kit
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The Met Gala’s Most Memorable Moments, According to Stylist Kate Young
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Yukitsuri, a Sculptural Japanese Gardening Tradition, Is a Wonder to Behold
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Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet
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For Leonard Koren, Taking a Japanese Bath is the “Ultimate Experience”
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A New Bauhaus Museum Worthy of Its Lineage
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Derrick Adams’s Evocative “Beauty Works” Series
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The New Book “Designers Against Coronavirus” Is a Powerhouse of Positivity
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Why Mood Boards Are Key to Developing Personal Style
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Wind Down to the Meditative Wonders of Slow TV
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A New Immersive Exhibition Brings Interiors From the Book Goodnight Moon to Life
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Artist Teresita Fernández’s “Archipelago-Like Existence”
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A New Book Tackles the Hotly Debated Role of Encyclopedic Museums
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A Digital Art Museum for the Time of Covid-19
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How the Pandemic Has Altered the Way We View Everyday Objects
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Mathieu Lehanneur’s Ethereal Objects at the Salon Art + Design Fair
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Antwaun Sargent’s New Tome to Black Image-Making in Fashion Today
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A New Book Explores the Longstanding Practice of Quarantine—and Why It Must Change
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At the Armory Show, an Exhibition Where Artists Share Visions of the Future
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Black Mountain College Is About to Come to a Screen Near You
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The Noguchi Museum’s Ginormous Online Archive, at Your Fingertips
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Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future
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Elizabeth Alexander Explores the Grief, Gratitude, and Creativity of the “Trayvon Generation”
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What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive
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Maxine Bédat’s New Book Traces the Lifespan of a Pair of Jeans to Illustrate the Ills of Fast Fashion
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Ini Archibong Creates a Traveling Monument Devoted to the African Diaspora
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In “Small Axe,” Steve McQueen Exposes Nuanced Truths of Black Life in Britain
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Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet
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Emilien Crespo Explores the Soul of Los Angeles Today
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In Los Angeles, an Exhibition Zeroes In on the Ramen Bowl
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Emergence Magazine Is at the Top of Our Reading List
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Benjamin Critton on Modernist Homes in Popular Films
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David Chipperfield Sets a New Stage for Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin
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David Marchese’s New York Times Magazine Talk Column Should Be Required Reading
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Traditional Self-Care Alternatives, According to Some of the World’s Healthiest Cultures
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Lawyer-Turned-Photographer Cindy Trinh on Documenting New York City Protests
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How Stylist Kate Young Picks the Perfect Premiere Dress
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Kate Young’s Tips for Becoming a Celebrity Stylist
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How Stylist Kate Young Selects Gowns for the Golden Globes
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In Aspen, an Exhibition Meditates on “Mountain Time”
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Four Do-Not-Miss Highlights at This Year’s Design Miami Fair
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This British Nonprofit Provides a Lifeline to People Who’ve Lost Their Sense of Smell
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Mother-in-Law’s Founder Lauryn Chun Thinks of Kimchi as a Verb
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This Olfactory Expert Is Amassing a Vocabulary for Smells
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Book a Scent Consultation With This 300-Year-Old Fragrance House
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Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
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Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love
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Ford’s New Mach-Eau Cologne Delivers the Scent of Gasoline to E.V. Drivers
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Take a Vacation With These Soaps
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This Perfume Bottles the Free-Spirited Scent of Spain’s Balearic Islands
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Dr. Katelynn Robinson Unpacks the Role of Odors in the Middle Ages
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These Evocative Fragrances Will Transport You Home
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The Scentless Eternal Flowers Made by Japanese Artist Makoto Azuma
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Meet the Graphic Designer Who Maps Cities by Their Scents
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Nakagawa Mokkougei Makes the World’s Most Exquisite Buckets
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How Folie à Plusieurs Uses Scent to Amplify Emotional Encounters with Art
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According to This French Historian, “Bad” Odors Are Learned, Not Inherent
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Illuminating Scratch-and-Sniff Books, Made for Grownups
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Le Labo’s City Exclusives Scents Offer an Olfactory Tour Around the World
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Author and Curator Peter Kukielski on the Wonders of Roses in Bloom
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The Cleansing Craze Around Palo Santo
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The Best All-Natural Deodorants on the Market
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Made During the Pandemic, These Perfumes Signal the Suspension of Time
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How Hermès’s New H24 Fragrance Defines Modern Masculinity
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A Unisex Fragrance That Smells Like Old Books, Created by a Portland Bookstore
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This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
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This ’80s Summer–Inspired Fragrance Line Evokes the Era’s Popsicles, Pool Toys, and Speedos
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Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood
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Dr. Pamela Dalton Explains What Covid-19 Can Teach Us About Smell
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The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around
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Why Peppermint Is Nature’s Best Insect Repellent
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Harold McGee Unpicks the Science of Scent
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Exquisite Leaf-Shaped Incense, Made from Japanese Washi Paper
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This Mexican Fragrance Brand Borrows Its Notes From Local Vegetation
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Byredo’s New Perfume Captures the Experience of a Roller-Coaster Year
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How Iced Tea Came to Be
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The Flavor of Smoke Is Actually Smell
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What Makes a Perfume a Masterpiece, According to a Veteran Scent Blogger
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Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents
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Vitsoe’s In-House Chef Will Leigh on Keeping the Company Fed in a Pandemic
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The Evolution of the Fare at Fong On, New York’s Oldest Family-Owned Tofu Shop
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A Denver Restaurant Brings Nationwide Access and Attention to Native American Cuisine
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These Lightweight Cast-Iron Pots and Pans Bring an Age-Old Craft Into the Modern Age
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The Skills and Secrets Behind Mochi’s Distinctive Chew
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Waris Ahluwalia on His Buzzy New Tea Brand
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Why Every Kitchen Needs a Donabe Pot
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This Cookware Makes Cooking All the More Pleasurable
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Chen Chen and Kai Williams on Playing With Food
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Meech Boakye Explores the “Multispecies Collaboration” That Produces Our Food
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In New York’s Hudson Valley, a Brewery of Innovation and Intent
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Make Homemade Ricotta With This Simple Two-Ingredient Solution
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Inside the World of Japanese Cheese
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In Manhattan, an Exhibition Honoring How Black Food Traditions Shaped What America Eats
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Cook These Recipes While Supporting New York City Restaurants
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Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried
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A Café That Makes Traditional Coffees Using Beans from Yemen, the Brew’s Birthplace
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Family Is a Central Ingredient in Lauren Tran’s Toothsome Vietnamese Desserts
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The Overlooked Potential of a Hot Potato
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How Heart of Dinner Provides Solace and Sustenance to New York’s Asian American Seniors
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The First-Ever Comprehensive Chinese Baking Cookbook
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The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season
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How to Make the Perfect Japanese Curry Brick
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Atul Kochhar Sees Curry as Vessel for Cultural Exchange
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In Tokyo, Cocktails Are Both a Culture and a Craft
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How Illycaffè Uses Art to Enhance the Coffee-Drinking Experience
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Ghetto Gastro Brings Its Food-Centric Message of Inclusion and Unity to Japan
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These Eclectic Mezcal Experiences Are Gateways to Mexico’s History and Culture
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A Fermented Drink That’s Good for Your Body, Inside and Out
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This Subscription Box Service Brings Hard-to-Find Japanese Food to Your Door
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What Makes a Great Vintage, According to Wine-Industry Veteran Aymeric de Gironde
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The Orchard Townhouse: Our New Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant
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A Connecticut Condiment-Maker Combines Local Ingredients With Japanese Fermented-Food Traditions
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The Slow, Intentional Art of a Japanese Cocktail
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Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers
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How Brooklyn Restaurant Colonia Verde Uses Food to Connect People at Home
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In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered
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In Detroit, Botanical Extracts Inform These Tasty Small-Batch Sodas
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This Small Santa Fe Importer Brings Hard-to-Find Sake Stateside
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Meet D.M. Brut, a New Limited-Edition Sparkling Wine from Brazil
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Meet Keiko Kuroshima, Japan’s First Female Soy Sauce Sommelier
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Whetstone Magazine Co-Founder and “Origin Forager” Stephen Satterfield on Food, Culture, and Identity
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Why Conservas Should Be Among the Most Practical Additions to Your Pantry Stock
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At New York’s Pienanny Bakery, Pastries Pack a Punch
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This Berlin Craft Bakery Brings Ancient Grains Into a Contemporary Context
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Entomologist Dr. Brian Fisher on Why Edible Insects are Good for Your Health
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Kettl’s Zach Mangan on Identifying Top-Quality Matcha
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Sandor Katz Documents Fantastic Ferments From Around the World
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An Age-Old Indian Alternative to Single-Use Plastic Cups
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Daniel Boulud on Feeding First Responders in the Aftermath of 9/11
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DADA Daily Makes Healthy Snacking Incredibly Appetizing
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An Instagram Account Captures the Breadth and Beauty of Chinese Cuisine
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Why Tongue Scraping Could Put an End to Bad Breath
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Spare Home Accessories, Informed by the Artisans of Colonial Williamsburg
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The Terroir of Natural Color Dyes
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Toilet-Paper Holders, Reimagined as Works of Art
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The Joyful Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls
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Vietnamese-American Stylist Beverly Nguyen Pays Tribute to Her Family and Friends With a New Pop-Up Shop
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A Bold Bulgari Collection Pays Tribute to Gems, Women, and Artistry
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A Renaissance of Artful Puzzle-Making
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Jewelry Designer Monique Péan Creates a Feat of Meteoric Proportions, Literally
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How Kilomet109 Is Preserving Vietnam's Rich Fashion and Textile Heritage
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This Japanese Creative Agency Aims to Shape Culture Through a New Versatile Venue
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How Japan’s Most Important Textile House Weaves the Past and Present into Its Fabrics
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The Crinkled Paper Lanterns of Bradley Bowers, a Magician of Materials
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These Elegant, Easy-to-Customize Note Cards Add an Artful Touch to Letter Writing
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In Brooklyn, a Creative Campus Designed to Slow Artists and Visitors Down
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How Tom van Puyvelde Transformed a Berlin Bathhouse Into an Office Rooted in History and Place
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These New Ikea Curtains Literally Create Fresh Air
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Slip Into These Slippers While You’re Quarantined at Home
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The Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi, the Japanese Art of Repairing Broken Ceramics
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The Absurdly Wonderful @breadfaceblog
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How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making
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A New Film Highlights Fashion Designer Margaret Howell’s Admiration for Understated Japanese Objects and Materials
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The Alluring Art of Origami Folding
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This Necessary New Book Honors the Craftsmanship of Tools
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Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance’s New Lisbon Studio Celebrates Portugese Craft
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Meet Ri Serax, the Australian Jewelry Designer Who Makes Outrageous Gold Grills
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This Mini Magazine Celebrates a Decade of The Gentlewoman
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Apartment Botanist’s Alessia Resta on Being a “Plant Parent”
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How East Fork Is Using Its Coveted Pottery to Promote Equality
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Using Ancient Craftsmanship, Angel Chang Designs Clothes for the Future
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This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar
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“Worn Stories” Explores How Memories Are Made and Maintained Through Clothing
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A Digital Museum Tells Time-Honored Stories of the Indian Subcontinent Through Everyday Objects and Family Heirlooms
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Where We’re Turning for Our Gifts This Holiday Season
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A Book About Joints Celebrates the Big Ideas Behind Tiny Details
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This New App Puts Sex Therapy Within Reach for All
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This Incubator Is Helping Black- and Latinx-Owned Brands Break Into the Beauty Industry
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Harriet Tubman’s Face Can Appear on a $20 Bill After All
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Why Hugs Are Good for Your Health
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Glenn Adamson’s New Book Explains How Skilled Makers Made America
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These Wood Boxes Hold Centuries of Japanese Culture and Craftsmanship
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The World of Gua Sha Facial Massages
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Jasper Morrison’s Latest Seats for Emeco Radiate a Warm, Tactile Presence
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Bjarke Ingels’s Miniature Wooden Panda for Architectmade
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The Ingenious Creations of an Instagram Club of Basketmakers
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With Jasper Morrison at Its Creative Helm, Japanese Furniture Company Koyori Makes Splendid Seats
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A New Book Examines the Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi as Metaphor
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Introducing Case, the Canadian Brand Creating a Circular System for Takeout Containers
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vanessa german’s Collaged Sculptures Are Ornate Icons of Healing and Protection
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Why Slime Is All the Rage These Days
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