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“Very Artistical” is a blog that features the cool and complicated stuff in progressive culture. We’ll touch on music, art, photography, film, books, and even how race
is often laying in the cut, informing most of it all. Lots to discuss. Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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WATCH: Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver debate the use of racial slurs

WATCH: Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver debate the use of racial slurs

Daily Show correspondents Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver on Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Sarah Palin and that pesky N-word.
Photos of Ghana: Beauty and Despair

Photos of Ghana: Beauty and Despair

Photographers Devin Tepleski and Pieter Hugo document the beautiful struggle in different areas of the West African nation.
LISTEN: The Carolina Chocolate Drops Sound Off

LISTEN: The Carolina Chocolate Drops Sound Off

This North Carolina group play the fiddle, bones, banjos and the odd kazoo. Sound like shuckin' and jivin' music to you? Guess again. These are virtuosos you oughta know.
WATCH: 80 Blocks From Tiffany's, Cult Classic

WATCH: 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s, Cult Classic

The DVD release of the vintage documentary featuring never before seen interviews, a 40-page hardcover book with brand new liner notes, and lots more.
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