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Too many chats: an incredibly long interview with writer, television director, and producer Casper Kelly
April 19, 2017
Too many chats: an incredibly long interview with writer, television director, and producer Casper Kelly
How to make an all-natural toothpaste: a rare clip from American Science on Dipkin
August 31, 2016
How to make an all-natural toothpaste: a rare clip from American Science on Dipkin
The eccentric super normal design of the Chinatown bus
February 15, 2015
The eccentric super normal design of the Chinatown bus
Hey tutorialheads: a fireside chat room with Alan Resnick
January 20, 2015
Hey tutorialheads: a fireside chat room with Alan Resnick
Panoptic dispatches: an interview with Werner Twertzog
December 15, 2014
Panoptic dispatches: an interview with Werner Twertzog
Animated GIFs from Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
December 12, 2014
Animated GIFs from Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Criterion mon amour: Keiko Kimura's colorful take on classic cinema
December 10, 2014
Criterion mon amour: Keiko Kimura’s colorful take on classic cinema
Color is the daily bread of the eyes — it is not only seen but also must be felt
July 13, 2014
Color is the daily bread of the eyes — it is not only seen but also must be felt
The man-machine: Hiroshi Kawano's algorithmic Mondrian
April 23, 2014
The man-machine: Hiroshi Kawano’s algorithmic Mondrian
5 unanswered questions from the season finale of Crime Blood Kingdom
April 16, 2014
5 unanswered questions from the season finale of Crime Blood Kingdom
Down and out in New York and cyberspace
March 31, 2014
Down and out in New York and cyberspace
A retro-confessional about Microsoft's project Chicago, or as we later came to know it, Windows 95
March 9, 2014
A retro-confessional about Microsoft’s project Chicago, or as we later came to know it, Windows 95
How I learned to stop worrying and love the airborne toxic event
February 8, 2014
How I learned to stop worrying and love the airborne toxic event
Amid concrete and clay and general decay
February 5, 2014
Amid concrete and clay and general decay
I Thought All Headlines Were the Same Until What I Did After I Read This Open Letter from Ernest Hemingway to Upworthy That You Need to See Changed Everything
January 22, 2014
I Thought All Headlines Were the Same Until What I Did After I Read This Open Letter from Ernest Hemingway to Upworthy That You Need to See Changed Everything
"The only thing that can get a bit trying up here during the winter is a tremendous sense of isolation"—Haunting cinemagraphs from Kubrick's The Shining
October 1, 2013
“The only thing that can get a bit trying up here during the winter is a tremendous sense of isolation”—Haunting cinemagraphs from Kubrick’s The Shining
Portraits from the window seat: the pensive expressions of John Schabel's Passengers
February 7, 2013
Portraits from the window seat: the pensive expressions of John Schabel’s Passengers
A curatorial daydream exhibition of Tom Wesselmann's foot fetish
January 8, 2013
A curatorial daydream exhibition of Tom Wesselmann’s foot fetish
Emory Douglas and the visual language of the Black Panther Party
January 4, 2013
Emory Douglas and the visual language of the Black Panther Party
What's in your winter hearth?—Foraging for the perfect firewood
December 27, 2012
What’s in your winter hearth?—Foraging for the perfect firewood
The first computer generated facial animation from 1974
December 11, 2012
The first computer generated facial animation from 1974
The Toronto-based designer whose lettering has become as American as apple pie
December 8, 2012
The Toronto-based designer whose lettering has become as American as apple pie
Brooklyn to Manhattan on film: Thomas Edison crosses the Brooklyn Bridge by train
November 28, 2012
Brooklyn to Manhattan on film: Thomas Edison crosses the Brooklyn Bridge by train
Post-impressionism in the Caucasus Mountains with Martiros Saryan
November 24, 2012
Post-impressionism in the Caucasus Mountains with Martiros Saryan
Computational magazine cover art for Byte: The Small Systems Journal has us nostalgic for a bygone retro-digital dreamworld
November 22, 2012
Computational magazine cover art for Byte: The Small Systems Journal has us nostalgic for a bygone retro-digital dreamworld
Motorists: beware the mechanical whir of leisure. Criterion Collection's wreckage-filled stills from Weekend
November 16, 2012
Motorists: beware the mechanical whir of leisure. Criterion Collection’s wreckage-filled stills from Weekend
On Mormon holiday: An exclusive visit to Kolob, the holiest resort destination in the galaxy
November 11, 2012
On Mormon holiday: An exclusive visit to Kolob, the holiest resort destination in the galaxy
Siggi Eggertsson's lively album art for Apparat Organ Quartet portrays tiny iconographic worlds
November 7, 2012
Siggi Eggertsson’s lively album art for Apparat Organ Quartet portrays tiny iconographic worlds
Stay in bed, light some candles, and curl up with a good map
October 29, 2012
Stay in bed, light some candles, and curl up with a good map
Il y a dans l'orange une aspiration à reprendre contenance après avoir subi l'épreuve de l'expression
October 28, 2012
Il y a dans l’orange une aspiration à reprendre contenance après avoir subi l’épreuve de l’expression
The vibrant work of Stanley Donwood—the artist behind the album cover for Radiohead's Hail to the Thief
October 24, 2012
The vibrant work of Stanley Donwood—the artist behind the album cover for Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief
We're taking these Soviet-era illustrations of retro-futuristic vehicles out for a nice long test drive
October 23, 2012
We’re taking these Soviet-era illustrations of retro-futuristic vehicles out for a nice long test drive
Sons of the Clouds makes a powerful demand for human rights in Western Sahara
October 21, 2012
Sons of the Clouds makes a powerful demand for human rights in Western Sahara
New York gets a taste of Analog Research Lab, Facebook's brilliant internal print shop
October 17, 2012
New York gets a taste of Analog Research Lab, Facebook’s brilliant internal print shop
A brief and secret history of the pumpkin spice trade
October 16, 2012
A brief and secret history of the pumpkin spice trade
A blue disc depicting a starry sky within a yellow rhombus, on a green field
October 13, 2012
A blue disc depicting a starry sky within a yellow rhombus, on a green field
The Enemy Never Sleeps! A Post-Soviet Lampoon of the '80s American Action Hero
October 9, 2012
The Enemy Never Sleeps! A Post-Soviet Lampoon of the ’80s American Action Hero
A series of minimalist cinemagraphs from Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey
October 7, 2012
A series of minimalist cinemagraphs from Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey
Ultra-vivid Swede Jonas Fredén's jazzy album covers get in the gypsy swing
October 7, 2012
Ultra-vivid Swede Jonas Fredén’s jazzy album covers get in the gypsy swing
This is your captain speaking — an inaugural letter from the editors of Overhead Compartment
October 6, 2012
This is your captain speaking — an inaugural letter from the editors of Overhead Compartment
Lichtenstein retrospective comes to Tate Modern
January 2, 2012
Lichtenstein retrospective comes to Tate Modern