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Materialists effect: mentions of A24 film studio up 65% in dating app profiles

Exclusive: Alternative dating app Feeld reports that the once-boutique studio is now a worldwide signifier of edgy yet popular entertainment

The dating app Feeld has revealed that mentions of the film studio A24 have increased 65% year-on-year in members’ profiles over the past 12 months.

Feeld caters for those seeking alternative relationship choices and overindexes for women and non-binary people, bisexuals and pansexuals, yet it reports that the majority of members whose profiles mention A24 are cis-gender male, straight and aged 26-30.

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© Photograph: Atsushi Nishijima

© Photograph: Atsushi Nishijima

© Photograph: Atsushi Nishijima

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What do the circus and US politics have in common? Ask these Black and brown circus artists

International Black Indigenous Circus Week in Philadelphia brings together artists specializing in aerial, juggling clowning and more for various panels and shows

In an industrial building in north Philadelphia, teal and red fabric used for aerial tricks dangled from the high ceiling. Alyssa Bigbee, the co-founder of the Philadelphia-based International Black Indigenous Circus Week, called on five performers to circle around for the first rehearsal of their circus show titled The Rebellion: Anarchy. “Remember to breathe. Remember to pace yourself,” Bigbee told the group of mostly Black and brown artists. “Lean on each other and feed off of each other in terms of energy.”

As the song Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses blared through the space, Bigbee strided up to a lyra, a metal circle resembling a hula hoop suspended from the ceiling. Her body undulated as she looped her legs in and out of the hoop. Artists linked arms and spun each other around. Later, they leaped into the air and simultaneously collapsed on to the floor. A commentary on the current sociopolitical environment since the November presidential election, the performance captured a range of emotions from anger to hope.

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© Photograph: Courtesy Wide Eyed Studios

© Photograph: Courtesy Wide Eyed Studios

© Photograph: Courtesy Wide Eyed Studios

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‘Art became a means of survival’: the Gaza Biennale lands in New York City

Recess, Brooklyn

A traveling exhibition of work from Palestinian artists aims to provide visibility to those whose lives have been devastated by the ongoing war

Artists will go on creating, even under the most extreme and inhumane of conditions. This truism is part of the message and the power of the Gaza Biennale, which is currently working to exhibit the art of dozens of Palestinians around the world – including in New York City, where the abolitionist arts non-profit Recess hosts an exhibition of work from more than 25 of these artists.

“They are artists, they need to create art,” said the Biennale organizers, who requested to be identified as the Forbidden Museum. “We need to help artists stand up for themselves with their skills. Just because you are an artist in the middle of a genocide doesn’t mean you don’t have anything to do.”

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© Photograph: Courtesy of the artist and the Gaza Biennale

© Photograph: Courtesy of the artist and the Gaza Biennale

© Photograph: Courtesy of the artist and the Gaza Biennale

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Pesticides : est-il dangereux de vivre près des vignes ? Voici les premiers résultats de PestiRiv

L’étude PestiRiv, rendue publique le 15 septembre 2025 par l’Anses et Santé Publique France, révèle une teneur plus élevée de produits phytosanitaires dans les cheveux et l’urine des riverains des vignobles ainsi que dans leur environnement proche. Ce constat implique désormais de rechercher de possibles conséquences sur la santé.

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Pesticides : est-il dangereux de vivre près des vignes ? Voici les premiers résultats de PestiRiv

L’étude PestiRiv, rendue publique le 15 septembre 2025 par l’Anses et Santé Publique France, révèle une teneur plus élevée de produits phytosanitaires dans les cheveux et l’urine des riverains des vignobles ainsi que dans leur environnement proche. Ce constat implique désormais de rechercher de possibles conséquences sur la santé.

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