Tag: Liberty

What a Giant Sculpture Of An Electric Fan Says About Attitudes Towards Immigrants. In 1967 the American artist Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022) made a drawing proposing a new monument to replace the Statue of Liberty. It was part of a series of drawings of fantastical sculptures Oldenb...

As the wars of the world continue, seemingly unabated, one can’t help to ponder one’s own safety and freedom. Being a half-a-world away from the violence, but instantly knowledgeable of it, is a strange state. We don’t feel it, except in our hearts. And it’s hard to know h...

Calabai. According to the Bugis gender system, calabai are generally assigned male at birth but take on the role of heterosexual women. Their fashions and gender expression are distinctly feminine but do not directly match those of “typical” heterosexual women. The Bugis people, also ...

When Barack Obama was declared president, I was so proud of my country, I could have burst. (What a mess that would have been!) When he was reelected, I was amazed. If the other party had not been determined to block every move he wanted to make, his presidency could have been truly remarkable, in m...