In Asian art, the Three Friends of Winter motif consists of bamboo, pine, and plum blossom, representing plants that thrive in harsh winter conditions

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The Romantic movement of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries popularized the concept of the sublime in Western culture

Artist Chuck Close created large-scale portraiture adapted to his specific physical and visual deficits

Dhaka-based architecture firm Nakshabid Architects won the Royal Institute of British Architects International Prize for 2026 for designing a seven-story rug factory in Bangladesh

Eighteenth-century British caricaturist James Gillray produced satirical cartoons mocking the British royal family

Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Canto a Ebioso' by Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino for the Bronx section of his New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff authored the book 'Run the Song' about the interplay between running and musical listening

Eric Dolphy's composition 'The Prophet' features sequential solos by Eric Dolphy on saxophone, Booker Little on trumpet, and Mal Waldron on piano

Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Chic Cheer' by the disco band Chic for the Brooklyn section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected Run-DMC's song 'Slow and Low' for the Queens portion of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected the instrumental song 'Bourgie Bourgie' by Ashford & Simpson for the Manhattan segment of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

The hip-hop group Run-DMC originated in Queens, New York

Ben Ratliff selected the instrumental version of Wu-Tang Clan's track 'It's Yours' for the Staten Island section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

As of November 2026, the Village Vanguard is a subterranean jazz club in New York City that has operated for over 90 years

The hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan originated in Staten Island, New York

Ben Ratliff worked as a music critic for The New York Times

Bob Ludwig played the track 'So What' from Miles Davis's 1959 album Kind of Blue for Ben Ratliff in Bob Ludwig's studio

Ben Ratliff wrote a concert review for Ben Ratliff's high school newspaper after attending a Miles Davis performance as a teenager