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Why Are We So Obsessed With Blue?

The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers.

Why Are Nuns Either Saintly, Seductive or Sadistic?

In uncertain times, religious sisters are often invoked as vessels for collective doubt.

Is There Something Radical About Painting Flowers?

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait.

Why the Showy, Short-Lived Hibiscus Is the Flower of Our Time

The plant’s grandiose blossoms are as dazzling as they are ephemeral — and, in an age of shortened attention spans, they’re having a resurgence.