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shaky ground

Inside Italy’s Thriving Market for Earthquake Pseudoscience

Legitimate fears of deadly earthquakes are fueling a cottage industry of bogus detectors and predictors.
Federico Formica
4.16.17
Easter

No One Celebrates the Resurrection of Christ Like IKEA

The company's Easter dinner is a meal fit for a king (of kings).
Alex Norcia
4.16.17
Comics!

Ratchet Up the Pacing of Your Comics—by Breaking the Rules

In this week’s Strip Panel Naked comic-making masterclass, character movement blasts established practices with more drama, power, and tension.
Giaco Furino
4.16.17
Illustrations

Illustrator Jose Mertz Revives Monsters from Japanese Mythology

Japanese mythological creatures get a second life in Jose Mertz’s artworks.
Masha (Maria) Koblyakova
4.16.17
sponsored content

We’re heading toward a cash-free society

Why you might soon be doing your laundry with bitcoin
Kate Fane
4.16.17
street art

Graffiti Meets Oil Painting in Stunningly Realistic Murals

Artist Ant Carver floods the streets with a new technique.
Masha (Maria) Koblyakova
4.16.17
art fairs

Crocheted Cowboys, Nature Nudes, and Elmo Wind Chimes: 9 Highlights from the Dallas Art Fair

Everything's bigger there—or whatever—but the relatively intimate Texas art fair offered unparalleled access to local artists and global emerging creators.
Kara Weisenstein
4.16.17
interactive sculptures

You Can Play These Giant Sculptures Like Musical Instruments

The Seattle-based art trio Let’s creates giant psychedelic multimedia sculptures.
DJ Pangburn
4.16.17
activist art

Floridians Hack Google to Display Poetry by Inmates in Miami

As part of the O, Miami Poetry Festival, South Florida residents are altering Google’s autocomplete by typing in one-line poems penned by incarcerated people in Miami.
Monica Uszerowicz
4.16.17
painting

Surreal Feminist Paintings Ponder the Meaning of Life

Alexandra Levasseur paints fantastical portraits of women that balance naturalism and existentialism.
Cailey Rizzo
4.16.17
Graphite Works

In Shadowy Sketches, an Artist Explores the Language of Myths

New York artist Kat Chamberlin takes her graphite compositions to a higher plane.
Diana Shi
4.16.17
Glitch Art

Glitch Artist Attempts to Synthesize Brains with Wavy Alien Landscapes

From inside a digital world, Jeremy Nealis, a.k.a., Aertime, uses the internet to create immersive pixelated designs.
Diana Shi
4.16.17
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