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Cover for our documentary [SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH] with Costa Rican model and artist Jenny Morris, who’s a Black trans woman.

Elizabeth Lang

PART IV: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Jenny Morris is a Costa Rican Black trans woman who’s a self-taught model, artist, and muse. She manifests her muse identity through reggaeton and Bad Bunny’s relatable art and music....

BBDragYoPerreoSolaMain.png. Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “Yo Perreo Sola,” where he appears in drag. Via Bad Bunny’s YouTube.

Elizabeth Lang

PART III: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Bad Bunny built his own Puerto Rican cultural empire by disrupting the United States’ cultural economy with his music and art in Spanish from the streets of Latin America. Here’s...

Bad Bunny holding the Puerto Rican flag during a protest in Puerto Rico in 2019. Photo by Eric Rojas for AFP via Getty Images.

Elizabeth Lang

PART II: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Bad Bunny built his own Puerto Rican cultural empire by disrupting the United States’ cultural economy with his Spanish music and art in Spanish from the streets of Latin America....

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Elizabeth Lang

PART V: A 2023 Bien Cabrón in Pursuit of Bad Bu...

I’m Elizabeth Lang, an award-winning Costa Rican multimedia journalist specializing in arts and culture. In this personal essay, I share my process for the biggest story of my career. It’s...

Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “La Noche de Anoche” featuring Rosalía and directed by Stillz, via Bad Bunny’s YouTube.

Elizabeth Lang

PART I: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

This is the story of how Bad Bunny built his own Puerto Rican cultural empire by being a disruption in the United States’ cultural economy with his music and art...

Martín Bernetti Vera, "La Última Frontera,”(The Last Frontier) posted by u/cubesato via Reddit

Taylor Hunt

r/AccidentalRenaissance

The r/AccidentalRenaissance subreddit sees aspects of Renaissance art in everyday situations. It is a community dedicated to sharing and celebrating photography that unintentionally resembles paintings from various art movements between...

Via Surrealism Today

Louise Irpino

The Nightmare Artist: Zdzisław Beksiński

Delve into the life and artwork of Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński, known best for his dystopian, surrealist work.

Millie Brown

Jesslyn Low

Body Fluids in Art: Vomit

Explore these many artists' provocative use of vomit in art, examining its symbolism, impact, and grotesque unusuality to evoke strong emotions and commentary.

Miniature Western Town, 1962 with Disney characters, image courtesy of Rosella Parra

Rosella Parra

Ross Ward: The Mastermind Behind Tinkertown Museum

The Tinkertown Museum pays tribute to Ross J. Ward, a lifelong prolific artist known for his theme of “recycled folk art environment.” He made art from wooden carvings, collectibles, and...

Creativity or Defacement: How This TikTok Trend Is Luring In Keyboard Warriors

Lily Frye

Creativity or Defacement: How This TikTok Trend...

A recent TikTok trend has some artists heading to their local thrift stores to repurpose old paintings, sparking heated debate over the morality of altering original artwork. Check out our...