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Good morning. ☁️ Today, reconsidering the work of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, a college dorm that almost looks like a prison, and Cheetos dust art lands on a yacht in Miami for the fairs.
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Activists Speak Out Against Plan to Relocate NYC’s Controversial Roosevelt Statue to North Dakota
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