Scientists have identified a new species of penguin , the first in 100 years. “Genetic evidence shows that what scientists once treated as a single, widely distributed gentoo penguin species is actually made up of four separate species.”
What Will Starting a Creative Career Look Like in the Next Few Years? “We can’t keep asking where all the good designers are if we’re unwilling to help anyone become one.”
A wide-ranging book and exhibition reveal the ways the multi-hyphenate’s architectural-environmental projects shaped her husband Andrew Wyeth’s celebrated painting career.
Each of the 15 artists, all over 40, will receive an unrestricted $50,000 cash award.
Why Does Japan Have Such Good Railways? “Successful public policies can be emulated by one good government. Much about Japan’s railway system could be replicable around the world.”
Animation director Maria Tomazou made a short animated film entirely in Microsoft Excel. There’s no reason for this film to exist. Yet, I made it and it took ages to put together. To keep going and keep creating something that is pointless is actually very painful. I wish my
The scholar and artist discuss the afterlives of anti-Asian violence, the tender possibilities of rupture, the beauty of squids, and more.
The announcement comes two weeks after an industry group penned a letter demanding compensation and accusing event organizers of “disrespect, even contempt."
Watch the morning fog flow like ocean waves into the town of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein. (Also on Instagram .)
Paddy Johnson breaks down the factors to consider when applying for your master’s, from loans and salaries to professional development.
Watch the new documentary by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Cherish ‘Chez’ Oteka on Field of Vision.
Marking the prize’s 40th year, "I Am the Hungry Cat" is the first Rakow Commission awarded for beadwork.
Advice for the incoming Democratic Congress: 8 Bold Ideas to Fix America . Bold? I dunno…it seems like a lot of this stuff is closer to the floor than the ceiling of what they should be considering.
Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996? “It (almost certainly) wouldn’t have even been close.”
Ancient specimens reveal how animals began to move half a billion years ago – and even the first known example of ‘handedness’ - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
"After hearing tales of his family’s former textile business in postwar South Korea, writer Yoon Kim traced his grandmother’s pathway from a war refugee to an industrial innovator. The research helped Kim understand his own place in the outdoor world."
Inside the Gochman Family Collection’s Katonah space, artist Miles Greenberg takes us behind the scenes of his latest performance, and celebrating 10 years of Mrs. gallery.
The uncanny valley is the place where an image that’s almost human creeps us out: Sorry to share that. Human beings evolved to have a distaste for things that are almost, but not quite, the usual thing. It takes a while for someone who wasn’t raised with cilantro to like it–the
In this century, few countries have been as visibly successful as South Korea. China’s vertiginous economic rise once absorbed vast amounts of news-media attention, but its soft power has comparatively little reach across the wider world, at least in English-speaking countries.
Now more than ever, there’s tremendous pressure to make it big while you’re young. Pity the 31-year-old who fails to make it onto a 30-under-30 list… The soon-to-graduate high schooler passed over for YouTube stardom… The great hordes who creep into middle age without so much
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T-shirts revolutionize the Costume Institute’s programming, the sociability of MoMA’s Brancusi exhibit, and the curators of the 2028 Whitney Biennial announced.
A short history of Lego instructions from 1955 to the present . “Prior to [1955] the only ‘guidance’ for products containing plastic bricks were drawings on the packaging to serve as inspiration for consumers.”
The private collection opened its Branchline location in Katonah as a way to bring Native art into public view, though questions linger about its engagement with the local Lenape community.
Some $184 million will go toward the revival of 70 Mulberry Street, which once housed community-based organizations.
A decade since Sara Maria Salamone and Tyler Lafreniere found their storefront space on Craigslist, the gallery presents a rotating anniversary show that channels its evolving nature.
María Sosa and Noé Martínez, the Michoacán artists representing Mexico at the Venice Biennale, hand-painted 260 ceramic tiles for the installation.
Satellite images of sand dunes migrating in Egypt . They move about 13 meters a year.
"It will not be allowed to be touched by anybody,” Trump said, which is flatly not true, as anyone can reverse the proclamation.
A Los Angeles exhibition surveys the groundbreaking queer artist's multi-decade career, including her memorable work on the politics of vocal expression.
