The chemical playwright
Carl Djerassi, the chemist who first synthesized an effective oral contraceptive, is now an author and playwright. Wired has a really interesting interview with him about his writing work, his...
View ArticleWhat's the creepiest passage in literature?
At The Atlantic, Joe Fassler votes for an infamous passage from Cormac McCarthy's The Road: He started down the rough wooden steps. He ducked his head and then flicked the lighter and swung the flame...
View ArticleEurovision 2013: An American in London
It's Sunday morning in London, where I'm living as of less than a week ago. I've got a hangover and kitchen cleanup duty, and on top of that, I'm out £10. An actual live baby fox entered our house last...
View ArticleThe narrative lottery at XOXO
Photo: Sam Beebe (cc) At the end of XOXO 2014, an arts-meets-tech festival in Portland that just completed its third iteration, each attendee sitting in the swelter of an unexpectedly warm September...
View ArticleVultures circle GamerGate
If you’re a supporter of #GamerGate, your life is surely full of disappointment right now. You have failed to convince the majority that GamerGate, a movement built on sexism and lies targeting women...
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Molly Crabapple's 15 rules for creative success in the Internet age
I'm a visual artist and writer. What this means is that I have done most things one can do that involve making pictures (as to making words, I'm far newer). I've drawn dicks for Playgirl. I've painted...
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How love and integrity made Welcome to Night Vale a massive success
I think it was late July 2013. I was in Astoria, Oregon, having a weeklong vacation with my family, not really checking in on the internet so much. "How are you enjoying the podcast?" family asks...
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Video: HOWTO make waterproof sand at home
YouTuber IncredibleScience has a great at-home science project that's kid-friendly: making waterproof sand. (more…)
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Dancers in the house
This week on HOME: Stories From L.A.: A roving. shifting company of dance and performance artists is nudging its audiences to think about home differently -- by bringing one-off, site-specific...
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Watch how incredibly delicate Japanese gold leaf is made and applied
If you end up at some fancy event this month where gold leaf decorates the food, that gold leaf will be far thicker than traditional Japanese hand-pounded gold leaf, which can be as thin as 0.0001...
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Beautiful wood and bead wall and ceiling ornament
This modular piece of art would be cool with the intricate woodcarving alone, but the meticulously placed beads in the style of indigenous Camentsá artists from Colombia take it to the next level. (more…)
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Marvel at these layered backlit papercraft silhouettes
Seattle-based artist Brittany Cox creates "dreamboxes," gorgeous hand-cut layers of paper framed and backlit. Most have fantasy or literary themes. (more…)
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Tiny robot pendants made of repurposed electronic waste
Romanian artisan Andreea Strete creates these delightful TinyRobots, charming anthropomorphic creatures made of recycled electronic components. (more…)
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Intricately layered laser-cut plywood sculptures
These amazing plywood art pieces are created in a small work area by Gabriel Schama and his laser cutter Elsie. His work really took off after a successful Kickstarter a few years ago. (more…)
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Watch this impressive demonstration of bamboo basketmaking
In this three-part series, artisans show how bamboo is harvested, cured, and processed with specialized tools to make intricate baskets and other household items. (more…)
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Delightful papercraft flora and fauna
UK-based artist Lisa Lloyd has been getting lots of well-deserved notice for her intricate papercraft animals, birds, food, and other earthly delights. (more…)
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The Rammellzee universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I56Kkxh_os Rammellzee (previously) -- artist, graffiti writer, hip hop musician, masked performer, Gothic Futurist -- died in 2010, leaving a mysterious body of work....
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Alan Rath, pioneering tech artist, dead at 60
Alan Rath, the Bay Area artist who pioneered tech-based, electronic sculpture and inspired the entire category of electronic and robotic art, died last Tuesday. He was 60. The cause was complications...
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Creative industry workers suffer the most stolen wages, according to UNESCO
A recent white paper from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization shines a necessary but depressing light on working conditions within the arts industry throughout the...
View ArticleMinnesota GOP leader declares war on Neil Gaiman
Murisan sez, "Minnesota House Majority leader called author Neil Gaiman a 'pencil-necked weasel' that he 'hated' for earning $45K from a state arts fund for speaking at a library." The $45K in question...
View ArticleCommencement speech: how to run your life as a creative professional
JC Herz sez "Ringling College of Art & Design, the #1 art school in the country for computer animation and game art and design (grads go to Pixar, ILM, and EA), just posted their 2011 commencement...
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Hypnotic animation by Trace Loops
I love this hypnotic animation by Trace Loops who makes lots of mixed media, experimental animations. While many people draw on a piece of paper to create an animation, Trace Loops uses the paper...
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A toilet in the shape of a fly
This 1966 fly-shaped toilet rules. I've seen some pretty artistic toilets in my time, but this one beats them all. If you get sick of looking at the toilet part, just put the lid down. I'm sure it...
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Watch artist Jack Cox sculpt a fantastically weird goofy face mask
Jack Cox is the mastermind artist behind this fantastically weird goofy face mask. Watching this process video was so much fun. I loved the detail build up as wrinkles, texture, shape was added to this...
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Ton Zwerver created this brilliant "sculptural situation" that features two...
Ton Zwerver created this brilliant "sculptural situation" that features two elephant-like beings hitting metal symbols with their trunks to create some exciting sounds. I'd like to see these guys do a...
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Person arranges fuzz on pants into iconic drawings
As someone who enjoys drawing, these pants look like they would be my dream/nightmare. I would never be able to stop "drawing" things in their fuzzy fabric, and would probably never get anything done....
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