In Brief
Vending Machines That Dispense Short Stories Instead of Snacks
A strange new spin on the vending machine has cropped up in the city of Grenoble.
Carey Dunne
In Brief
Pussy Riot’s New Music Video Imagines a Refugee Revolt at Banksy’s Dismaland
"Refugees in, Nazis out / Governments here should feel the shame / Fucking liars, you're to blame," Pussy Riot sing in their just-released video, "Refugees In."
Art
The Music to Soothe the Savage Beast May Be Punk and Metal
A few years ago, in Sweden, a self-proclaimed "heavy metal addict" was awarded state disability benefits after having his obsession with the band Slayer classified as a handicap. It's one of the weirder examples of the stigma attached to metal and other "extreme" music genres.
Art
The Socialist Education of Andy Warhol
Socialism probably isn’t the first political movement you’d think to associate with Andy Warhol.
News
Artists Envision Justice for 2015 Trans Day of Resilience
On November 20, on the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), communities all over the world will hold memorials for those who lost their lives in 2015 in acts of transphobic violence.
Art
Muji Joins the Tiny House Trend with $25,000 Pre-Fab Huts
The latest product of Japan's tiny house obsession is the Muji Hut, just unveiled at Tokyo Design Week.
In Brief
The 116 Photos Carl Sagan and NASA Picked to Share With Aliens
Launched in 1977 by NASA, the Golden Record, a copper phonograph LP, was intended to provide a picture of life on planet Earth to any aliens who might encounter the spacecraft
In Brief
Art Historians Find Racist Joke Hidden Under Malevich's "Black Square"
Over the years, many an artistic masterpiece has been discovered hiding beneath layers of paint on reused canvases.
Art
An Artist’s Conceptual Photo-Booth Compositions from the 1970s
Long before Photo Booth was a computer application, Jared Bark used analog photo booths in Times Square bars to create dazzling tiled black-and-white compositions.
News
From Glittering Mosque to Miniature Stadium, Highlights of the 2015 World Architecture Festival
The World Architecture Festival, the world's biggest international architectural event, has just announced its 35 winners of 2015.
Art
New York’s Only Waterproof (and Affordable) Studio Space: A Steel Container
Say you’re one of the countless artists in New York City struggling to find an affordable studio space.
In Brief
The Artist Is Pissed: Ulay Sues Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović, the world's only household name performance artist — Shia LaBeouf notwithstanding — is being sued by her former collaborator and lover, the German artist Ulay.