'Latin American Puzzle' assembles sprawling visual narratives like jigsaws.
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Among the Mogao Caves' nearly 500 chambers and temples in China, a space known as Cave 17 revealed thousands of extraordinary objects in the early 20th century.
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In 'Golden Days,' Dabin Ahn reflects the grief of losing his father.
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"In this 'Skyspace,' the day has weight, the evening has temperature, and the change belongs to you," Turrell says.
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Nature and landscapes are sources of infinite wonder for the Warsaw-based artist.
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The Vancouver-based artist employs the colorful bricks in a variety of geometric patterns and low-relief textures.
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There's something ineffably satisfying about a room in miniature.
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How are identities shaped, perceived, and negotiated through appearance?
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How do children thrive amid turmoil, whether political, cultural, or personal?
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2026 is:
reciprocate \rih-SIP-ruh-kayt\ verb
To reciprocate is to do something for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you. Reciprocate can also mean “to have (a feeling) for someone who has the same feeling for you.”
// It was kind of my friend to give me a ride to the airport, and on the flight I was thinking of how to reciprocate the favor.
“She entered the post office and greeted Tommaso, who reciprocated with a smile, then Carmine, who stroked his beard and shot her the usual skeptical glance.” — Francesca Giannone, The Letter Carrier (translated by Elettra Pauletto), 2025
Did you know?
“Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours,” “do unto others as you would have them do to you,” “share and share alike”: such is the essence of the verb reciprocate, which implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received. Reciprocate traces back to the Latin verb reciprocare (“to move back and forth”), which in turn comes from the adjective reciprocus, meaning “returning the same way” or “alternating.” Indeed, one of the meanings of reciprocate is “to move forward and backward alternately,” as in “a reciprocating saw.” Most often, however, reciprocate is used for the action of returning something in kind or degree, whether that be a gift, favor, or feeling.