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An artist used his $500 monthly basic income to build his hip hop career: 'It's not feasible to create art in a place of distress.'

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Tarli, a hip hop artist in St. Paul, poses in a black top and gold necklace
Tarli, 36, is a participant in Minnesota's guaranteed basic income program for artists.

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How descendants of Taj Mahal artisans are keeping marble inlay work alive

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Parchin kari, or pietra dura in Italian, is the art of marble inlay, which involves carving out marble slabs and inserting precious and semiprecious stones to create elaborate floral and geometric patterns.

Meet the Deadpool & Wolverine Variants That Almost Wereverine

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Prehistoric Paintings Found in the Amazon Depict Supernatural Figures

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Rock art found in Colombia's Amazon rainforest

Mark Zuckerberg got his wife a 7-foot statue of herself. A couples therapist said such a lavish gift might be a red flag.

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Mark Zuckerberg, wearing a black suit and tie, looking at his wife, Priscilla Chan, wearing a red lace dress, on a visit to the White House in 2015.
Mark Zuckerberg gifted his wife of 12 years, Priscilla Chan, a 7-foot statue of herself that is dividing the internet.

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Man Destroyed a 6,000-Year-Old Cave Painting for a Facebook Photo

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Only 40 Benin Bronze makers are left in Nigeria as the country fights to have the stolen bronzes returned

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In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin.

A New York basic income participant used his monthly $1,000 to pay bills and launch a nonprofit

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Kenneth McQueen, 35, used his guaranteed basic income to pay bills and launch a rollerskating nonprofit.

Photo Courtesy of Claudia Maturell

This Beautiful Wall Art Shows When Your City’s Trains are Breaking Down in Real-Time

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Metroboard in front of NYC subway

Curator says she faked 'Picasso' paintings that had hung for more than 3 years in an Australian museum

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One of the original Picasso paintings from the 'Luncheon on the Grass' series that inspired one of Kaechele's copies.
A painting from Picasso's "Luncheon on the Grass" series that inspired one of Kaechele's copies.

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