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macro photography of tears that resemble maps

Day-Glo masterpieces are fading. A conservator and her team are racing to save them

By Staff Writer Sep. 5, 2019 3 AM Deep in a basement laboratory at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, conservator Kamila Korbela peered at the moon-cratered image on the screen of her microscope, searching. […] Link

An Oral History of Lilys' Astonishing Eccsame The Photon Band

|| by EDWARD CHARLTON || [updated] This month marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Lilys’ powerful and mysterious Eccsame The Photon Band, a unique collection even among the oeuvre of Kurt Heasley, the band’s notably restless songwriter and only constant member. […] Link

Hill Country Caves Reveal Secrets to the Biology of Cave-Dwelling Animals

Along U.S. Highway 281 headed north to the Comal County line, drivers can see shopping centers and housing developments that look indistinguishable from suburbia elsewhere in the country. […] Link

Every* Recording of Erik Satie’s “Gymnopedie 1″ Played at the Same Time

Minimalism can be luxurious, an opulence of absence. Brendan Landis, who records as Hey Exit, has found an opulent minimalism by taking some of the most spare music ever, Erik Satie’s classic “Gymnopedie 1,” and maximizing its presence through simultaneous repetition. […] Link