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Do We Doodle Because We Speak?
Scribbling and sketching aren’t just practices to idle time away, but a more fundamental indication of our need for language
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These Sculptures of Giant Tomatoes Are Ripe For the Picking
What physical traits do humans find desirable? Artist Jessica Rath looks in her grocery store’s produce section for answers
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This Riveting Art From the Front Lines of World War I Has Gone Largely Unseen for Decades
During WWI, the War Department sent American artists to Europe. The Smithsonian recently digitized the captivating artwork
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Sharks Were Once Called Sea Dogs, And Other Little-Known Facts
Centuries-old illustrations of sharks show just how much we’ve learned about the fish since our first sightings of them
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Rare and Imaginative Drawings Reveal an Untold Chapter in European Art History
A new exhibit in Santa Fe showcases 132 drawings and prints from Spain—some of which have never been on display before
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Where do Schrödinger’s cat and lolcats collide? On the science-themed web comics that appeal to our inner nerd and inner child at the same time
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A major exhibition and a new ballet bring the renowned artist’s obsession with dance center stage
Gag writers and cartoonists are good pen pals as long as they can get a laugh in seven seconds (tick, tick …)
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