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Vintage Natural Science and Astronomy Illustrations Adorn Face Masks by Maria Popova
Maria Popova, of Brain Pickings, has released a series of face masks that bring a dose of history to the modern-day essential. Each fabric covering is adorned with a vintage natural history or astronomy illustration, including Ellen Harding Baker’s solar … Continue reading
50 Years of the MacRobert Award for Engineering Innovation | National Science and Media Museum
To mark the 50th anniversary of the MacRobert Award for engineering innovation, the Royal Academy of Engineering commissioned conceptual photographer Ted Humble-Smith to create the images in this online exclusive exhibition.[…] More: 50 Years of the MacRobert Award for Engineering … Continue reading
An awkward girl doesn’t fit in at school. Then the Internet comes to save her. | Toni With an I
Thirteen-year-old Toni is an oddball having a tough time at her school. In the classrooms and hallways, she’s quiet, shy and introverted, and a prime target for the other students. But Toni has an outlet: she has her own channel … Continue reading
A Mind Sang
A short film about perception, rebirth and transformation. “A Mind Sang” is the winner of the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Read more about it on the Vimeo blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-award-a-mind-sang-vier-nev/ A Mind Sang … Continue reading
Quarantined Photographer Creates Mini “Outdoor” Scenes With Food | My Modern Met
By Emma Taggart on June 6, 2020 When Los Angeles-based writer and travel photographer Erin Sullivan found herself stuck inside due to COVID-19 lockdowns, she wanted to find a way to keep her imagination and creative practice alive. Using … Continue reading
Sprawling Roots and Richly Hued Gowns Permeate Mary Sibande’s Postcolonial Artworks
From “A Terrible Beauty is Born” (2013), archival digital print, 43 1/4 × 126 × 3 inches. All images © Mary Sibande The immensity and depth of Mary Sibande’s multi-media artworks reflect the magnitude of her subject matter, which explicitly … Continue reading
A Minimally Animated Paper Box Expresses a Surprising Range of Human Emotions
Most health experts say you shouldn’t bottle up your emotions, and an amusing new animation by Paris-based designer Benoit Leva proves you can’t box them up either. “I am Square” features a white, paper carton that’s literally bursting with emotions and … Continue reading
Four Unusual Orchestras and Their Unusual Instruments
When you imagine an orchestra, you probably picture musicians dressed in elegant attire gathered on a stage in an iconic concert hall playing classical music on violins, flutes and harps. That makes total sense. But, today, people are having lots … Continue reading
I’M NOT REALLY RACIST!!!
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Gripping a Plastic Bag, A Massive Fox by Artist Florentijn Hofman Towers Over Rotterdam
Residents of Rotterdam’s Bospolder-Tussendijken frequently spot bushy-tailed foxes roaming their streets at night, but now, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has given the carnivorous animal a permanent home in the area. He recently installed a massive “Bospolder Fox” that peers over a … Continue reading