1 day ago | Peta Pixel

Peak Design has publicly called out Amazon for “copycatting” its $80 Everyday Sling Bag with a $21 Amazon Basics look-alike , levying its firm accusation at the e-commerce...
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Psalm 10 - Plea for God's Judgment

1 day ago | Happy Catholic

In the Psalms we read how afflictions must be borne, and what should say both during and after the affliction. Athanasius, On the Interpretation of the Psalms The psalmist...
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What is Architecture? Insights from Peter Cook, Anna Heringer, Moon Hoon, and Greg Lynn

1 day ago | Arch Daily

Courtesy of What is architecture? Simple in form but complex in substance, “What is Architecture?” remains an existential question for a lot of architecture students and young...
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A Movie You Might Have Missed 36 - 12 Angry Men (1957)

2 days ago | Happy Catholic

It's been 11 years since I began this series highlighting movies I wished more people knew about. I'm rerunning it from the beginning because I still think these are movies you...
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Murder, Guillaume Simoneau

2 days ago | This isn't Happiness

Now You See It: A Magician's Memoir Promises Truth and Other Lies

3 days ago | NY Times

In “Amoralman,” the sleight-of-hand artist Derek DelGaudio turns to philosophy in an attempt to understand the nature of reality and deception.
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Scurlock Photographs, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the NMAH Archives Center, Part 2

3 days ago | Smithsonian

By David Haberstich The previous post described Robert Scurlock's unsuccessful attempts to publish or exhibit photographs by his father, Addison N. Scurlock, and the Scurlock...
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Watch Photography Professors Do a Shootout with Kids' Toy Cameras

5 days ago | Peta Pixel

Northern Arizona University recently decided to conduct a photography shootout that pitted two of its photography professors against each other. The challenge: to shoot the...
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Phase 1 finished!!

5 days ago | Art With a Needle

I have made 2,662 postage-stamp-size quilts, their polka dots signifying coronaviruses floating around in the air around us, each one marking the death of one Kentuckian to the...
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Murder, Mayhem and Menace: New Crime Fiction

7 days ago | NY Times

In these novels, bodies disappear, swallowed by sinkholes and forests.
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Discover the Coast of Portugal with a Selection of 12 Beach Houses

Carrara House / Mário Martins Atelier. Photo © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG With a coastline of 832 kilometers facing the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal has a long and deep relationship... Read more ...

The Very Brief Friendship of Maxim Gorky and Mark Twain

When the revolutionary writer arrived in New York City, he slammed headfirst into a scandal. Read more ...

The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction

In “Count Down,” Shanna Swan tells a story of declining sperm count, rising infertility and the possible extinction of the human species. Read more ...

In This Novel, Immigration Status Is Part of the Family Drama

“Infinite Country,” by Patricia Engel, follows a mixed-status exodus across the American border. Read more ...

New in Paperback: ‘Thinking Inside the Box' and ‘The Mountains Sing'

Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Read more ...

Harriet Pattison on the Creative Process of Louis Kahn and Making History

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House was designed by Louis Kahn. Image © Sk Hasan Ali | Shutterstock This article was originally published on Common Edge... Read more ...

Bjarke Ingels and Xiye Bastida on Designing the Ideal City

What kind of cities do we want to live in? What do we believe is important for a good life? And what makes a good home for all of us? SPACE10 with gestalten have teamed up to... Read more ...