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A New Installation Turns the L.A. River Into Art
The river’s surreal landscape is the perfect place to make a statement about water use
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Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Gold Miners
A boom in outlaw mining activity in the last five years is polluting rivers, poisoning people and destroying forests in the Peruvian Amazon
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Protesters Prevent Chinese Museum From Evicting a Family of Cats
The furry family is famous on the internet
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The Cosmos Sings in This Fusion of Astrophysics and Music
The Hubble Cantata brings the stars down to earth
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Watch the Chincoteague Ponies Complete Their 91st Annual Swim
For nine decades, the local fire department has herded the horses from Assateague to Chincoteague Island to auction off the foals
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Civil Rights Legend John Lewis Won a Prestigious Comic Book Award
With March, Lewis brings his life story to a whole new generation
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Why VHS and Five Other Formats May Live Forever
The final VCRs will ship later this month, but if recent history is any indicator, it doesn’t mean the VHS format will vanish for good
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This App Puts a Museum in Your Phone
Get out and get some culture with a newly released app that gives art a smart spin
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An Artist Will Slice Up a Peninsula to Remember Norway’s 2011 Massacre
“Memory Wound” will evoke the brutal losses of the July 22 tragedy
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Common African Union Passport to Allow Free Movement Across the Continent
The African Union unveiled a new passport earlier this week that will allow citizens to cross between its 54 member states without visas
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Alexander McQueen Is Being Turned Into Leather
The late designer’s DNA is part of a bizarre experiment in fashion ethics
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The World’s Largest Picnic Basket Faces an Uncertain Future
The fast decline of a kitschy landmark
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Jane Austen’s Music Collection Is Now Online
Play piano like a Darcy with nearly 600 Austen-approved tunes
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Unesco Names New World Heritage Sites
Rock art, irrigation and education add to the organization’s growing list of sites worthy of protection
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Anyone Can Contribute to This Giant Poem…if You Can Find This Typewriter
A roving typewriter tries to capture New York’s subconscious
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Did Rembrandt Have Help With His Most Famous Paintings?
A new study suggests the old master also knew his optics
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Meet Your New Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden will make history as the first African-American in the role—and the first woman
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The Girl Scouts’ Newest Badges Bring Art Outside
Scouts designed and voted on the new badges
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Meet William Merritt Chase, the American Master Coming Back into Fashion
At the turn of the century, Chase was one of the most well-known painters and teachers in the United States. A new exhibit revisits his revolutionary skill
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