[This week on the Artblog Reader Advisor: Wikipedia monkeys around; Russia grants Edward Snowden residency; and a new study says you shouldn’t put down your pencil just yet, because doodling actually stimulates the brain. — the Artblog editors]
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Art Everywhere U.S. Begins This Week! Check Out This Recap and List of Locations via The Journal News
Good God, Guggenheim! Part 2: Even More Embarrassing Shenanigans via Art F City
Harmless or Cruel? How Three Tortoises Made Art News Headlines This Week via LA Times
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This is Possibly More Disgusting Than Dairy Queen’s Ice Cream via Animal New York
Snowden Stays: Infamous Political Dissident Granted Russian Residency via RT
Don’t Stop Doodling! How “Mindless” Drawings Might Actually Be Great for Your Brain via The Wall Street Journal