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Exert your size

exergue – on documenta 14 (Dimitris Athiridis, 2024)

Space and;

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Blue sky on Mars

Under a Blue Sun (Daniel Mann, 2024)

Dream scream

Dream Team (Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn, 2024)

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Gold smashes past $4,400, silver hits record as rate cut bets fuel rally - Reuters
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Larry Ellison gives $40bn personal backing to Warner Bros Discovery bid - Financial Times
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Cambodia, Thailand to hold talks on resuming Trump's truce as fighting enters third week - Reuters
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Tracking the NFL playoff picture: Updated chances to clinch open spots, win division titles - ESPN
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The Wire actor James Ransone dies aged 46 - BBC
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How Michael B. Jordan found the 'subtle differences' in 'Sinners'' identical twins December 22, 2025
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Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban December 22, 2025
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'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas leads to record numbers in UK December 22, 2025
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Bondi gunmen 'meticulously' planned attack for months, police allege December 22, 2025
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Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark December 22, 2025
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
Avatar: Fire and Ash tops US box office despite middling reviews December 22, 2025
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People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids December 22, 2025
Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.
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Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic December 22, 2025
From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
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How Elon Musk Won His No Good, Very Bad Year December 22, 2025
The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX.
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Hamstrung by lawsuits, the state can’t officially keep its goal to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035. But it’s going to keep trying.
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Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize December 21, 2025
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The Mac Mini is a fantastic little computer, but you'll need one of these great monitors to complete the setup.
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