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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

How Lisa Laurén’s Artsy Childhood Inspires Her Sought-After Animal Heads by Valeriya Safronova and Sasha Arutyunova

A sought-after textile artist applies a can-do spirit from her artsy childhood in a Swedish commune to creating animal costume heads for performers. They cost from $2,500 to $3,500.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12AM
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Russian Comedy Plays on YouTube, Not in Movie Theaters, to Avoid Censors by Valeriya Safronova

Aleksey Krasovskiy faced an uproar for a film about a tragic event in Russian history. So he paid for it himself and didn’t bother asking for permission to show it.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:26AM