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The weight that women hold — literally and metaphorically — is endless. #IWD2026 #TED

With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot dog from a street vendor and more. This talk, interwoven with her delightful paintings, is itself an artwork that seems to hold the entirety of life in all its absurd…

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With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot dog from a street vendor and more. This talk, interwoven with her delightful paintings, is itself an artwork that seems to hold the entirety of life in all its absurd glory.

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  1. @gavinde4

    March 8, 2026 at 1:04 pm

    Probably exaggerating as usual

    • @Anna54321-l

      March 8, 2026 at 2:20 pm

      wait am i missing something? what’s being exaggerated?

    • @Mistah_Green

      March 9, 2026 at 8:58 am

      I feel sorry for the people around you.

  2. @antonio-9153

    March 8, 2026 at 1:11 pm

    Bullcrap

    • @Anna54321-l

      March 8, 2026 at 2:20 pm

      what is?

    • @Mistah_Green

      March 9, 2026 at 9:02 am

      Le brain dead be like:

  3. @Kiwi_Kay1

    March 8, 2026 at 1:34 pm

    I love this! Ignore the meanies

  4. @carsonhunt4642

    March 8, 2026 at 11:19 pm

    Inspiring! It’s a shame society has turned them into menial worker drones instead

    • @Mistah_Green

      March 9, 2026 at 9:01 am

      are you implying women shouldn’t be able to participate in society and provide for themselves on an equal basis or that both women & men have been reduced to cogs in the machine?

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