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Copies of Blackstar, the last album by British musician David Bowie. (Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Art Released for Free Use, Art Institute Names New Prez—and More

Album art for David Bowie’s 'Blackstar,' will now be available for use by the public for free.
By Alanna Martinez
Sarah Meyohas, Speculation. (Photo: Where Gallery).

‘BitchCoin’ Artist Shows in Chelsea, NYPL Releases Image Trove, and More

The artist that brought us “BitchCoin,” a cryptocurrency modeled after Bitcoin—is beginning a 10-day residency at 303 Gallery in Chelsea this Friday.
By Alanna Martinez
Old sci-fi paperbacks. (Photo: Brady Dale for Observer)

Online Crowds Saving the Past’s Visions of the Future

The digital publication of a science fiction book from 1955 illustrates how far the Internet's denizens will go to keep literature in circulation.
By Brady Dale
The life of an internet troll. (Photo: Bernard Goldbach/ Flickr)

How to Respond to Internet Rage

By Jeff Reifman

James Joyce Has Gone Public! The Public Domain Class of 2012

By Emily Witt
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