Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Liberty State Park: Nature Reclaimed

A park crafted from an industrial wasteland. Continue reading

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Famous Artists Hang Together at Harvard

The Harvard Art Museums Continue reading

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A Scratch on the Earth from Montana to Newark

Wendy Red Star exhibit at the Newark Museum Continue reading

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The Artist as Technologist

From Programmed: Rules, Codes and Choreographies in Art Continue reading

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(Nearly) Live at SXSW: The system is broken. Why?

Special interests? A dysfunctional two-party system? Voter suppression? Continue reading

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(Nearly) Live at SXSW: How to save the internet.

Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti at SXSW Interactive Continue reading

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Big Art II: Dia Beacon

A former Nabisco factory turned art space. Continue reading

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They Used to Show Double Features

The state of the movie theater in America. Continue reading

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Car Trouble and Other Family Problems

Robert Rorke’s novel set in a working class Irish neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 1960’s Continue reading

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The History of College Basketball Happened Here

The Palestra has hosted more college basketball games than any other facility. Continue reading

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