Arts
Creative achievements in literature and the visual and performing arts
Mapping the Art Genome
A new Web site called Art.sy recommends art based on a visitor's preference for a particular artist or artwork
October 12, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
The Traumatic Birth of the Modern (and Vicious) Political Campaign
When Upton Sinclair ran for governor of California in 1934, new media were marshaled to beat him
October 11, 2012 |
By Gilbert King
China’s ‘Provocative and Vulgar’ Mo Yan Wins Nobel in Literature
Chinese author Mo Yan took this year's Nobel Prize in Literature for his "hallucinatory realism"
October 11, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
San Francisco’s Makeathon Leads the Way for Hacking the Urban Landscape
How citizens are using design interventions to shuffle social dynamics and change public space in cities
October 11, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
Events October 12-14: Dream Homes, Classic Jewelry and Printmaking
It's a full weekend of artist discussions, seminars and workshops for the home, fashion and art enthusiasts.
October 11, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
The Residents of Tolkien’s Middle Earth Are 81 Percent Male
Life expectancy, gender breakdown, and declining longevity, and interesting trivia abound
October 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Painting Portraits With Bacteria
Microbiologist Zachary Copfer has created detailed portraits of famous artists and scientists in petri dishes
October 10, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
This 105-Year-Old Made Marilyn Monroe’s Earrings
Meet Sadie Mintz, a jewelry maker who saw her handiwork on the cover of LIFE magazine
October 09, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
It’s Definitive: Rose and Jack Could Both Have Survived in Titanic
Perhaps Jack was just dumb for not climbing onto the raft
October 09, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
You Don’t Know As Much As You Think You Do
Basically, most of what you think you know might be wrong
October 09, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Events October 9-11: Short Films, Chef Demonstrations and a Shanghai Quartet
This week at the Smithsonian, daily screenings, the best of American cuisine and new arrangements of Chinese folk songs
October 08, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Why Pencils Are Way Better Than Pens
Count Wolfgang, head of a huge pencil company, explains why pencils are wonderful
October 05, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Did the Pigskin Get Its Shape?
American football may have evolved from soccer and rugby, but it turns out that the football was never truly designed, it just sort of happened
October 05, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
As a Matter of Fact: Jockeys, Tartans and Cowboy Glam
The real stories behind some fashion fads and classics hold some surprising twists
October 05, 2012 |
By Emily Spivack
Sinfully Delicious Apples That You Should Never Try to Eat
Inspired by the work of Cornell scientists, Los Angeles-based Jessica Rath creates sculptures and photographs of the autumn fruit
October 05, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
George Washington and Abigail Adams Get an Extreme Makeover
Conservators at the National Gallery Art restored Gilbert Stuart portraits of our founding figures, making them look good as new
October 05, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
British Architects Plan to Build a House Entirely From Waste
England will soon begin construction on its first building built entirely from waste
October 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Predictions From The Father of Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
October 04, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Share a Bit of Earth’s Majesty With Every Letter You Send
A new stamp collection pulls together beautiful top-down views of the Earth
October 04, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
