Apr 27, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. ⛅️ Today, we wanted to have some fun, so check out photographs of NYC’s beloved bodega cats, ridiculous art questions on Yahoo Answers, and, one very serious topic, the racial history of mid-century modernist design.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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We rounded up the best art-related questions on Yahoo Answers, including gems like “Is it Possible to Enjoy John Cage’s Music?” in an homage to the iconic web Q&A platform, which is shutting down permanently next month.
Since 2012, Robb Hitt has been documenting New York’s bodega cats on social media, here are some of his adorable photos.
A statue of Nisqually environmentalist and tribal leader Billy Frank Jr. will represent Washington State in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Mid-Century Modernism’s Racial History

What do we know about the history of these designs? Who was buying this furniture when modernism was new, and why?

Kristina Wilson

Jia Zhangke Looks at the Drastically Different Past and Present of Shanxi Province

Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the poster and trailer for Jia’s upcoming documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.

Dan Schindel

Stream Movies About Climate Change From Al Gore, David Attenborough, and More

Some of these films inform, others make demands for action. All fight the uncertainty and cultural denial around global warming.

Rohini Kejriwal

Praise Be the Artist

Is that silence I hear in the studio?

Guy Richards Smit