Art
Watch the UK's Oldest Known Erotic Film, a Victorian-Era Striptease
The British Film Institute's newly digitized "The Pleasure Principle" collection gathers examples of erotic cinema from the 19th to 21st centuries.
Allison Meier
Books
Build a Miniature Brutalist London Out of Paper
By crafting tiny paper replicas of brutalist London buildings, the design studio Zupagrafika encourages a better appreciation for concrete architecture.
Art
The Lavish Work of One of the Last Gilders of the Versailles Court
The first exhibition on 18th-century bronze chaser and gilder Pierre Gouthière at the Frick Collection brings together lavish examples of his work for the French court of Versailles.
Art
The Victorian-era Daguerrotypes of Women Breastfeeding
In the 19th century, just after the daguerreotype's introduction in the United States, there was a fashionable moment for portraits of women breastfeeding.
Books
The Improbable Nature of the Gowanus Canal, Photographed at Night
Since 2012, photographer Miska Draskoczy has explored the urban ecology of the toxic yet gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood.
Art
An Online Platform Tracks the Suppression of Civic Freedoms Worldwide
The CIVICUS Monitor is an interactive map that gathers news about crackdowns on civil society in 134 countries.
Art
Why Frederick Douglass Was the Most Photographed 19th-Century American
In a lifelong battle against racist imagery, Frederick Douglass had over 160 portraits taken, which he hoped would create a public acknowledgment of his humanity.
Art
Disrupt and Then Destroy the World with a Dystopian Startup Simulator
In the game The Founder, you build the most disruptive, innovative, synergized startup in the world, but your success destroys the planet in the process.
News
Cultural Institutions and Organizations Condemn Trump's Travel Ban
Following President Trump's executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, cultural groups and organizations have issued statements against the ban.
Art
US Department of Defense Wants Biodegradable Bullets Made of Seeds
The US Department of Defense has issued a call for biodegradable ammunition to address the metal pollution in its proving grounds.
Books
The First Known Printed Bookplate
Dating to 1480, the oldest known printed bookplate is part of a centuries-long history of personalization by book lovers.
Art
Gilded Age Statues Return to the Manhattan Bridge, Now with Kinetic Illumination
Brian Tolle's new public sculpture features two long-lost guardians of the Manhattan Bridge, now illuminating its Brooklyn entrance.