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Today, a look at Liza Lou’s beaded kitchen, most people want a sex emoji, and digging into archives for Donut Day and its connection to women on the front lines of World War I.

We got a lot of lively responses to the recent “abolish museums” post last week, so we invited another author to consider the case of abolishing museum boards and what that might mean. I hope you find it as fascinating as I did.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The Journey Behind Liza Lou’s Behemoth Beaded Kitchen

Lou started building her beaded kitchen in 1991 at her mother’s house, as a 20-year-old, and finished in 1996, totally transformed as a person and as an artist.

Julie Schneider

What's Happening

The ninth week of the "Strike MoMA" protests at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

This week, #StrikeMoMA activists turned their attention to MoMA trustee’s Dominican Republic gold mine.
Archival images tell the history of National Donut Day in the United States, which unlike other recently created “food holidays” or corporate hashtags, pays homage to the women at the front lines of World War I.
Would you use a Sex Emoji? According to a recent survey by sexual wellness brand LELO, and 57% of people say they would surely use a sex emoji if it was available.

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