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Hot Air Balloon Travel for the Luxury Traveler of the 1800s
Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
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The Greatest R&B Singer Who Never Existed
How the make-believe alter ego of an imaginative teen in the 1970s won him the fame he always dreamed of 40 years later
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Transforming Raw Scientific Data Into Sculpture and Song
Artist Nathalie Miebach uses meteorological data to create 3D woven works of art and playable musical scores
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Digital Files and 3D Printing—in the Renaissance?
3D printing is a new technology that seems poised to change the world, but its origins date back all the way to the 15th century
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The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald’s menu for good.
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How Gorillas Emerged From Africa and More New and Notable Books
Read the latest on subliminal message, body snatching, and Sheryl Sandberg’s insights on the rise of women
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A new poem from the former poet laureate of the United States
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What Does Citizen Kane Have to Do With Mass Effect 2?
Modern games find inspiration in the techniques of classic film noir
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At 50, the legendary relic of the college dorm room is still groovy after all these years
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There’s More to Celtic Music Than “Danny Boy”
A new album from Smithsonian Folkways will brighten anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day
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Where Does the Tooth Fairy Put All Those Teeth?
A new video introduces kids to the wonders of museums with help from a familiar friend
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How to Survive China’s Pollution Problem: Masks and Bubbles
The air quality in China’s biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
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Snakes in a Frame: Mark Laita’s Stunning Photographs of Slithering Beasts
In his new book, Serpentine, Mark Laita captures the colors, textures and sinuous forms of a variety of snake species
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The History of the Flapper, Part 4: Emboldened by the Bob
New short haircuts announced the wearers’ break from tradition and boosted the hairdressing industry
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10 Vintage Menus That Are a Feast for the Eyes, If Not the Stomach
From the late-19th century to the 1970s, restaurants had one surefire way of standing out
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Meals in a Jar: From Pancakes to Baby Back Ribs, Just Add Water
Ready-made meals, good for months on a pantry shelf, work for busy nights, camping trips and power outages
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The Story of How An Artist Created a Genetic Hybrid of Himself and a Petunia
Is it art? Or science? With DNA, Eduardo Kac pushes the limits of creativity and ethics
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With Biodesign, Life is Not Only the Subject of Art, But the Medium Too
Artists are borrowing from biology to create dazzling “biodesigns” that challenge our aesthetics—and our place in nature
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Micro Apartments Are the Future of Urban Living
To combat the housing crisis in major American cities, architects are designing smaller, more efficient apartments that will change the way urbanites live
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Can Chemistry Make Healthy Foods More Appealing?
Making healthy foods like tomatoes more palatable may increase our desire to eat these foods while decreasing our gravitation towards sugary snacks
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