Editors' Picks
The Story Behind Banksy
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
Origami: A Blend of Sculpture and Mathematics
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
An Illustrated Guide to the World’s Creation Myths
Each culture has its own version of how the universe began. Artist Noah MacMillan brings this “visual vocabulary” to life
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Taking a closer look at some of the newest releases in non-fiction
February 2013
| By Chloë Schama
The Flyknit racer is currently in the collections of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
And ending sentences with a preposition is nothing worth worrying about
February 2013
| By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellarman
How does following the adventures of Spider-Man and Batman inspire us to cope with adversity?
February 2013
| By Robin Rosenberg
Heat-sensitive color made this sportswear a hot item—but it didn't last
January 22, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
The museum director and former film studies professor examines Quentin Tarantino's take on slavery
January 14, 2013
| By Guest Blogger
Introducing a new monthly poetry column, just in time to offer inaugural poet Richard Blanco some advice from Robert Frost
January 17, 2013
| By David C. Ward
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Jicky is the first fragrance to incorporate both synthetic ingredients and natural extracts, making it one of the most significant perfumes in the history of scent design
January 17, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
“The Art of the Scent” recognizes and celebrates fragrance as a true artistic medium rather than just a consumer product
January 16, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A tour through the patent files reveals a wide range of odd shapes, which collectively are a far cry from the elbow-shaped pasta of your youth
January 15, 2013
| By Dan Lewis
Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
January 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
The Fisher Space Pen has been made famous by Apollo astronauts and Jerry Seinfeld. But just how does it work? And is NASA really spend millions making it?
January 11, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
January 10, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
When the President signed the fiscal cliff deal from 4,800 miles away, he did it with the help of a device that dates back to Thomas Jefferson
January 08, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
Peter Jackson’s blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works did.
January 03, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
The stage is set. Enter Martha Levinson, a character described as rich, crass and brassy.
January 02, 2013
| By Amy Henderson
In his new book, Extinct Boids, artist Ralph Steadman introduces readers to a flock of birds that no longer live in the wild
January 02, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
December 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
Christian Marclay’s The Clock, now on view at MoMA, puts YouTube mashup artists to shame
December 28, 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
As you don your sparkly holiday fashions, think of the trend's start in an Egyptian tomb
December 28, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Whether they're breaking ground or topping off, these are the biggest building projects we'll be watching in 2013
December 26, 2012
| By Jimmy Stamp
What was the best small town in America, where is the real Springfield and what does a 40-foot-long snake look like? We answered these questions and more in 2012
December 27, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
As a film version of his Les Misérables hits theaters, consider traveling in the French writer’s footsteps
December 24, 2012
| By Nina Fedrizzi
A Utah aquarium uses the charges emitted by an electric eel to trigger the lights on a nearby tree
December 24, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
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