Arts
Here’s What We Thought Earth Would Look Like from Space
Before we actually went to space, we had some ideas about what Earth might look like
Hear Shakespeare As It Was Meant To Be Heard
Accents change with time, rendering some of Shakespeare's rhymes obsolete
Your Parents’ Music Will Be Stuck in Your Head Forever—And You’ll Like It
Deep down, new research finds, kids may be secretly enjoying themselves and creating fond attachments to oldies songs that still rock their parents out
Here’s How Researchers Determined a Long-Lost Van Gogh Painting Is an Original
Two years of intense research were required to give the painting the final stamp of approval
These Beautiful 16th Century Watercolors Illustrate the History of Comets And Meteors
Today, studying comets and meteors involves billions of dollars worth of equipment and teams from all over the world
Artists Might Not Make Much, But They’re Happier With Their Jobs Than You
While they may not make much money or live in the nicest of places, artists are actually far more satisfied with their jobs that you probably are
This Photographer Is Documenting the Forgotten Female Faces of Farming
The face of farming is almost always male, but women are the fastest growing farming demographic in the country. This photographer is telling their stories
Russian Authorities Are Deciding If It’s Illegal to Paint Putin in a Negligee
Russian police are flexing their newly appointed authority under the country's anti-gay propaganda law
Saving the Last of the Great Carousels
The ornate, well made carousels of the past are in danger - degrading, being sold piecemeal and sometimes even for parts
Can Wikipedia Edits Predict Box Office Success?
How do you quantify the buzz around a movie? One group of researchers suggests looking at Wikipedia edits
Listen to the Pig Music Box Titanic Survivors Played While Waiting for Rescue
This was the song that those on Lifeboat 11 heard while the Titanic sunk
Computer Programmer Creates Beautiful Watercolor Paintings With Code
Sometimes it’s astonishing how good computer programmers are at making computers do a whole number of things you might never imagine a machine should do
This Astronomer Recreated Starry Night with Hubble Space Photos
Alex Parker used the top 100 images from the Hubble Space telescope to create his rendition of Starry Night
Queen Guitarist Brian May Explains Exactly How Bohemian Rhapsody Was Made
Hear, piece-by-piece, how one of the greatest rock songs was put together
Before Crime Novels, the Late Elmore Leonard Specialized in Westerns
The author was in the middle of a 46th novel when he passed away following complications from a stroke
Here’s an Incredible Image of Venus Passing in Front of the Sun
The tiny black dot on the top lefthand side is Venus.
These Carvings Are the Oldest Rock Art in America, by Thousands of Years
Native Americans created the carvings, which depict nature and geometrical motifs, though researchers still puzzle over their exact purpose and meaning
Getty Just Made 4,600 Incredible Images Public Domain
These images must still be credited, but they can be used for both commercial and non-commercial material
An American Surgeon Accidentally Amputated a 600-Year-Old Statue’s Finger
The museum decided no to press charges, and so far the unwitting tourist hasn't been asked to pay for repairs
This Artist Wants to Print Out the Internet
In honor of internet activist Aaron Swartz, this artist is trying to print out the entire internet
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