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YALLWEST — Tess Canfield on how Young Adult fiction is breaking barriers

Tom van Schelven

Tom van Schelven — Capturing the candid moments between subject and lens

Stuff They Don’t Tell You

Stuff They Don’t Tell You — The most effective ways to work with other people

Rui Tenreiro

Rui Tenreiro — His new comic about Syria pays homage to The Red Balloon

Kokooma

Kokooma — The illustrator finding pleasure in nature’s simple beauty

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Pretty in Pink — The girly, visual world of High Femme Cinema

Caz Hildebrand

Caz Hildebrand — The visual designer on why we eat with our eyes first

Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay — The acclaimed writer offers a glimpse into her creative process

Juliette Toma

Juliette Toma — Colorful characters from the past, present and imagined

Spice Girls

Spice Girls — Douglas Greenwood examines the creativity of nostalgia

Theo Jansen

Theo Jansen — The artist who makes extraordinary walking sculptures

Nadir Bucan

Nadir Bucan — The photographer’s images of the traditional villages of Turkey

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Love and endurance

Love and endurance — This month’s newsletter asks: What does it take to be an artist today?

Rambutan

Rambutan — How the famous chef remixes her creative heritage

Quitterie Ithurbide

Quitterie Ithurbide — The artist creating sculptures for the visually impaired

Wing Shya

Wing Shya — Behind the success of Hong Kong’s multi-hyphenate artist

Should I Call My Ex?

Should I Call My Ex? — Carlín Díaz’s trippy meditation on love, loss and happiness