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This volume of Plot(s) is particularly resonant to a world now in a state of flux as a result of a pandemic.
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The front desk itself emerged as a critical player in both facilitating and disrupting conversation, comfort, and connection.
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Beacons have come under increased scrutiny in recent years as Border Patrol has expanded its surveillance and criminalization of humanitarian workers.
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Can minimalism in Western secular society still preserve associations to divinity and spirituality, like those of monastery interiors?
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Exhibition Review: Rebecca Belmore: Facing the Monumental Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, June 20, 2019–October 6, 2019
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A designer’s experience in the city is deeply linked to places where they develop affection.