In this video, dialect coach Erik Singer explains how to tell similar accents apart, like Australia & New Zealand,
Toothpick Sculptures
Artist Chris Soal makes these shaggy-looking sculptures out of thousands of toothpicks. Here’s a closeup of one of his
Departing Gesture
At the Sebrell Funeral Home in Ridgeland, MS (just outside of Jackson), they perform funerals and cremations for peopl
An Animated Version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of my absolute favorite books as a kid and one of first books that we read to our
Metro Logos of the World
From Metrobits, a fantastic resource for all things to do with metros and subways around the world, comes this collecti
Urban Tetris
From graphic designer Mariyan Atanasov comes Urban Tetris, in which apartment buildings in Sofia, Bulgaria are turne
Why Is Impressionism Interesting?
In a recent episode of The Art Assignment, they make the case for Impressionism.
The arrival of photography had also
Kurt Vonnegut: “There Are Six Seasons Instead of Four”
In 1978, Kurt Vonnegut gave the commencement speech at Fredonia State College in upstate New York. The speech was publi
The Can Opener Bridge
The other day I posted the news that the low railroad bridge that’s famous for ripping off the tops of trucks is finall
The Devil Next Door
Here’s the trailer for a five-episode Netflix series called The Devil Next Door.
The series is about John Demjanjuk, w
Highlights from The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
A sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale published 30 years later, piggybacking on a successful TV adaptation? It could have bee
The Milky Way Reflected in the World’s Largest Mirror
I love this photograph by Peruvian photographer Jheison Huerta. It’s a shot of the Milky Way above the Salar de Uyuni
National Geographic Asked Women from Around the World About Their Breakthroughs and Challenges
As part of their Nov 2019 issue focusing on women, National Geographic asked a group of women six questions:
What Is th
A Documentary Film about Anthony Bourdain Is in the Works
Morgan Neville is directing a documentary movie about Anthony Bourdain.
CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are par
How To Talk To Kids About Climate Change
NPR’s Anya Kamenetz shares six tips on how to talk to your kids about the climate crisis. Step 1 is to break the silenc
An Alternate ABC Song that Slows Down the Tricky LMNOP Bit
An alternate version of the ABC song that slows down the LMNOP part is currently going viral because of a tweet by Noah
Japan’s “Mundane” Halloween Costume Party for 2019
Each year since 2014, a group in Japan holds a Halloween event where people come dressed not as witches, Avengers, or z
RPG Dungeon Generator
One Page Dungeon generates small dungeon layouts for RPG adventures (Dungeons & Dragons, etc.) You can just throw
Is Munch’s The Scream Actually a Painting of a Dog?
Ever since I read this tweet the other day, I can’t unsee Munch’s The Scream as a painting of a spaniel dog. (The twee
Drag Performer Jaremi Carey Cosplays New Harry Potter Character Each Day in October
For his project 31 Days of Wizardry, Jaremi Carey has been dressing up as a different Harry Potter character each da
My Recent Media Diet, Decorative Gourd Edition
Every month or two for the past couple of years, I’ve shared the movies, books, music, TV, and podcasts I’ve enjoyed (o
Finishing Rita’s Quilt
Shannon Downey regularly goes to estate sales to buy unfinished embroidery projects and then completes them — “there’s
“My Day as an Abortion Care Provider”
In a piece for the NY Times, obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Lisa Harris shares her experience of a typical day at her pr
Meet Next-Gen CRISPR, “a True Search-and-Replace Function for DNA”
MIT Technology Review’s Antonio Regalado reports on an improved gene editing technique that can rewrite DNA without act
What Killed City Bakery?
Last week, the beloved NYC eating establishment City Bakery closed its doors due to financial troubles.1 Rachel Hollida
Winners of the 2019 Small World Photomicrography Competition
Nikon has announced the winning entries in the 2019 Small World Photomicrography Competition. Here are a few of the win
The Chic 2024 Summer Olympics Logo
On Oct 21, the emblem for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was unveiled in Paris, site of the Games. It feature
Succession’s Preoccupation with the Power of Words (or Lack Thereof)
Have you been watching Succession? I feel bad about enjoying watching rich people be horrible to each other, but I do
Google Announces They Have Achieved “Quantum Supremacy”
Today, Google announced the results of their quantum supremacy experiment in a blog post and Nature article. First, a q
Map of the First Words of European National Anthems
From the @europemaps Instagram account, a map of the first words of the national anthems of European countries. Collec
Beautifully Intricate Paintings of HIV, Ebola, and Other Molecules by Biologist David Goodsell
For more than 25 years, biologist David Goodsell has been making scientifically accurate paintings and illustratio
Watch Scavengers Devour a Fallen Whale Carcass on the Sea Floor
The Nautilus expedition exploring the Davidson Seamount near Monterey Bay turned up something interesting last week: a
The Final Trailer for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Let’s just all pretend that this trailer did not give me goosebumps and make me pump my fist a little, because at this
Narrative Illustrator Owen Pomery
I really like Owen Pomery’s illustrative style — his drawings are spare yet detailed, precise but a bit messy. You c
Behold Our Dazzling Night Sky When the Milky Way Collides with Andromeda in 4 Billion Years
This is what our night sky is going to look like in 3.9 billion years:
Wow! So what’s going on here? Using data from t
Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen
From filmmaker David Freid, Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen is a short film about Longyearbyen, Norway, the one of the nor
The New MoMA
After months of renovations and a week or two of previews, MoMA officially reopens for business today. I was able to at
Zach Galifianakis’ Brief Stint at Saturday Night Live
In this clip from a longer conversation in the Off Camera interview series, Zach Galifianakis talks about his brief two
Lego In Real Life
BrickBrosProductions makes stop motion animated films featuring Lego bricks. Their most popular video is a compilation
Hand-Engraved Coin with a Beating Heart
Roman Butin is a Russian artist who modifies coins with elaborate hand-engraved designs of his own. His latest creatio
What Would Really Happen if a Nuclear Weapon Exploded in a Major City?
Kurzgesagt has partnered with the Red Cross and their “no to nukes” initiative to depict what it would be like if a nu
An Online Collection of Colorful Fruit Crate Labels, 1920s-1950s
From the State Library of Florida comes a collection of more than 600 crate labels used by the citrus and vegetabl
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