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How Moktar Is Redefining Australian Dance Floors With His Arabic Heritage
“This is what I’ve always wanted to do but I’d never had the guts to do it."
The Best Deals This Week, From Exercise Bikes to Sweatpants
This week's white-hot deals include an automatic pet feeder, a cunnilingual toy, cozy sweats, and a cult-fave home rowing machine.
Fancy Pillowcases Are the Newest Self-Care Item (and These Are on Sale)
Here are the best face and hair-pampering pillowcases, from the copper and CBD-infused to sweet Mulberry silk.
Spider Silk Could Save the World
Scientists are attempting to engineer a synthetic version of spider silk that could be woven into biodegradable clothing.
Silk Gets Even Stronger in Freezing Outer Space Temperatures, Scientists Discover
Robot spiders catching space junk with silk webs? Ultra-luxury textiles on the space station? The future is comfy, and strong.
Make New York Great Again with This Street Art of a Punk George Washington
Visual artists Mint+Serf tap Richie Shazam to herald a new Americanism.
In Art, a Terminally-Ill Artist Finds Infinity
Ghosts and organza silk unveil Kaylin Andres' take on her own mortality, in a new exhibition.
Hear a Synthesizer Generate Sound from a Pyrite Disc
Moscow-based artist Dimitry Morozov made a synthesizer out of fool’s gold. Check out the sounds.
This Musical Instrument Tracks Cryptocurrencies in Real Time
Russian artist ::vtol::'s new experimental instrument makes music out of global financial markets.
Silkworms Will Mass-Produce Spider Silk Because Spiders Won’t
One company is working with the established silk industry in Vietnam to mass-produce the new material.