Art
The Fantastical Visions of a Forgotten Early-20th-Century Illustrator
Sidney Herbert Sime's art seems to capture the point at which a dream becomes a nightmare.
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Art
Exploring the Art Galaxy in the WikiVerse, a 3-D Visualization of Wikipedia
After the singularity, how will we explain the internet pastime of going down a Wikihole to our cyborg children?
Books
An Alternative Encyclopedia of Birds Categorized by Poop, Art History, and More
The earliest photograph of a living bird may be one taken by William Henry Fox Talbot in the early 1840s.
Art
A Year of Lynda Benglis Shows in a Norwegian City
The Norwegian city of Bergen, home to about 265,000 people, is getting a full dose of Lynda Benglis this year.
Art
Vintage Subway Etiquette Posters Reveal Manspreading Has Always Been Annoying
When the New York Transit authority rolled out a courtesy campaign targeting manspreading last year, Men's Rights Activists and angry netizens accused “anti-spread” crusaders of being whiny “pseudo-feminists.”
Books
Shopping for the Afterlife in China
Chanel shoes, McDonald's french fries, iPhones, cognac, lacy lingerie, and machine guns are just a few of the consumer goods you can purchase for the dead in China.
Art
An Exhibition Recaps 50 Years of James Bond, the Spy Who Loved Himself
PARIS — James Bond, 007 the Exhibition provides just enough ludicrous, louche swagger to fill hard-living, hard-killing art stars with envy.
Art
The Hidden History of Recycling in Medieval Art
It's easy to forget that a historic artifact preserved in a museum is not a static object.
Art
Considering What Art Can (and Can’t) Do in a Survey of Northwest Artists
TACOMA, Wash. — Your eye is desperate for a focal point when you look at Rodrigo Valenzuela’s “Goal Keeper #1” (2014).
Comics
The Mind Games We Play
I spend a lot of energy trying to outsmart my brain.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the new African American museum, the troubles of nonprofit workers, Norton Museum's Cranach diptych, the Qatari art scene, colonial nostalgia, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Soft
"My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music."