Art
Two NYC Macbeths and the 1849 Riot Sparked by Their Rivalry
This week the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, announced that its Digital Image Collection is now under a Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Allison Meier
Books
A Chaotic Compendium of the World's Depravity
No matter where French photographer Antoine d'Agata travels, he finds the same festering vein of marginalized depravity.
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The Renaissance Anatomist Who Celebrated the Beauty of Flayed Flesh
When it was published in 1543, Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica changed anatomical study with its elegant illustrations of the interior of the human body.
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Saving the Environment One Death at a Time
In the United States, funerals often seem to be at war with death's decay. Rather than let our bodies decompose into the soil, we embalm and coat them in makeup, seal them in wood and metal caskets, lower them into waterproof vaults.
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Explore the Activist Street Art of Buenos Aires Online
Through more than 300 images now posted online, you can explore the vibrant activism of Buenos Aires street art from your computer.
Art
Walking the Mysterious and Monumental Nazca Lines
Sandstorms shifting the terrain of southwest Peru recently revealed new Nazca Lines.
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Writing with a 19th-Century Architectural Alphabet
In the 19th century, an Italian artist created an architectural alphabet in which letters are depicted as monumental structures.
Art
Unearthed Photographs from National Geographic’s Archive
The arresting images that have thrived on the pages of National Geographic since 1888 are just a fraction of the photographs taken for the magazine.
Books
Architecture That Doesn't Only Live in Nature But Is Made of It
Inspired by bird nests or vanishing building techniques, architecture based on natural materials is an expanding focus in both sculpture garden and urban landscape.
Art
Dreamlike Photos from an Early 20th-Century Broadway Bestiary
Back in 1911, one of the most talked-about Broadway roles was played by a woman dressed as a rooster, and now you can revisit the surreal staging with recently digitized photographs from the Museum of the City of New York.
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The Arrows of the Last Yahi Indian, Who Chose to Live Out His Final Days in a Museum
It's just a couple of arrows, but the pair of slender wood weapons are a reminder of a man who chose to live the rest of his life in museum rather than a reservation.
Art
15 Million Pages of Medical History Are Going Online
Over the next two years, the Wellcome Library, partnered with digital technology charity Jisc, is collaborating with nine institutions to put 15 million pages of 19th-century medical books online.