What I'm reading

By Philippa P.B. Hughes on Feb 19, 2012 | Add a Comment (0)

Modern Art was CIA 'weapon'. How the CIA used artist like Pollock and de Kooning during the Cold War. [The Independent]

How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy. Biologist Jaroslav Flegr believes small organisms carried by house cats could be affecting our brains. [The Atlantic]

15 Sublime Pink Buildings. Explanation of the psychological properties of the color pink and photos of fifteen pink buildings from all over the world. [Flavor Wire]

Fear Heightens Appreciation of Abstract Art. New study finds that people are more likely to be moved by abstract paintings if they are scared. [Miller-McCune]

A Conversation With Lisa Gold of Washington Project for the Arts. Q & A with Lisa Gold.[Huffington Post]

Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker. Find out why songs like Adele's Someone Like You makes people cry. [Wall Street Journal]

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