On March 15, 2025, a small spot of hope shone in Townsend, Tennessee. Stationed between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Little River, a group of 40 protesters called for the protection of the park.

[The] focus on property values and corporate attraction suggests that even our cultural institutions have internalized a view of art primarily as an economic driver rather than a cultural force.

The real problem is not just the individual deception, but also the enabling attitudes of the classical art establishment—attitudes that prioritize prestige over integrity and uphold a vision of art that is both backward-looking and, in many ways, fundamentally out of touch with the contemporary landscape.

The National Science Foundation has been ordered to cull grant funding for any projects involving a bevy of words that could even possibly hint at diversity, equity, inclusion, and god forbid… women.

The vicious fight against intellectual freedom has become a feature, not a bug, of manufactured culture wars. The consequences of this censorship go far beyond individual titles being removed from library shelves; it is a concerted effort to deny future generations the opportunity to confront and learn from the full spectrum of human history, struggles, and nuanced perspectives.

Art collectors really like to get cucked—the implications of a $6.2 million banana sold to a tech bro. The artist asks questions of the system, but what are the answers?

An exploration of East Tennessee’s religious billboard problem.

What happens to your life’s work when you’re gone? Christie’s sale of $13.63 Million twinkle lights by concept artist Félix González-Torres.