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Kaleidoscopic Paintings by Edie Fake Invoke the Spiritual Wisdom of Plants

Kaleidoscopic Paintings by Edie Fake Invoke the Spiritual Wisdom of Plants

In Persuasions, artist Edie Fake turns their attention to the wise, enduring insights of plants. The new series of acrylic and gouache paintings expands Fake’s bold visual language to incorporate flowers, which they render amidst the kaleidoscopic geometries they’re known for. Evocative of architecture and mechanics, the colorful graphic works veer into the spiritual, melding the myriad systems that order our lives.
Fake often begins with a meticulous sketch in graphite. More
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EPA Announces First-Ever Rule Limiting PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

EPA Announces First-Ever Rule Limiting PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the first-ever nationwide, legally enforceable limits on harmful per- polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — known as “forever chemicals” — in drinking water. The rule is the biggest leap so far in EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap and will lower exposure to the toxic substances for roughly 100 million […]
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A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet:  A Conversation With Peter Singer

A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer

Humans have an enormous impact on planet Earth, but from both an animal welfare and an environmental perspective, perhaps nothing is more important than our diets. In 2022, more than 82 billion livestock animals were slaughtered for meat, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, with the majority of those animals […]
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