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• Daily papers: an artist's crafty emojis – in pictures

  27-08-2016 18:00
  
  Every day since the start of June, Melbourne-based artist Kashia Kennedy has handmade a finely detailed paper emoji for her Instagram series #emojieveryday. Working from the official emoji keyboard, Kennedy uses a scalpel, tweezers and double-sided tape to create the tiny works, which easily fit in the palm of a hand. She says: “With something like the squirrel, where it’s layered and has curved limbs and intricacies, I draw up a version on paper as a template. Something with angles
  
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• Is This The Year That Movies Stopped Mattering In Pop Culture?

  27-08-2016 00:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Nowadays there’s likely something way more exciting than the latest alleged blockbuster waiting for you on your phone, whether it’s a Frank Ocean record, a cornered Charmeleon, or some dank memes. And with social media providing us real-time updates of our passions and consumption, it’s become clear that, in 2016, people are less passionate about films than ever before.”
  
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