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Art

Giant Art Balls Roll Through an NYC Gallery Space

How would a Mister Softee ice cream truck look resized into a metal-hinged ball?
Diana Shi
9.24.16
america

Box of Cookies Causes Total Panic by Having Arabic Writing on Label

A Pennsylvania gas station was temporarily closed, a nearby daycare was evacuated, and a bomb squad was called in from 50 miles away, all because of a box of 12 maamoul.
Jelisa Castrodale
9.24.16
Tech

The Most Revolting Things IT Technicians Have Discovered on Your Computer

IT technicians are basically our generation's gods.
Flavia Guidi
9.24.16
studies

New Knitting Technique Produces Electronic Smart Fabrics at Industrial Scales

Meet the bike shorts of the future.
Michael Byrne
9.24.16
columns

The Story of AllMusic, the Internet’s Largest, Most Influential Music Database

When AllMusic launched 25 years ago, it wasn't an obvious big data play. But it became one. Hidden in its millions of entries is music's collective history.
Ernie Smith
9.24.16
style

What to Expect from Whoopi Goldberg's New Reality Show About Trans Models

Audiences know Whoopi Goldberg for "The View," and singing while dressed as a nun. This week, she adds executive producer of a reality show about trans models to her resume.
Mitchell Sunderland
9.24.16
Art

Let This Room-Sized Optical Illusion Swallow You Whole

Using World War I-era dazzle painting, Japanese artist Shigeki Matsuyama turns a room into mind-bending visual experience.
Beckett Mufson
DJ Pangburn
9.24.16
Art

Artists Respond to Oscar Wilde's Woes Inside an Abandoned Prison

More than 30 artists, including Nan Goldin and Steve McQueen, teamed up with Artangel to bring Wilde’s work back to the jail where he composed one of his most haunting works.
Sami Emory
9.24.16
Art

Grab a Microscope for These Insanely Detailed Ink Cityscapes

The drawn world of Ben Tolman is endless.
Mike Steyels
9.24.16
Stuff

I'm a Feminist Who Loves Rough Sex

Dudes don't really get it, and it was confusing enough for me at first.
Kat Hamilton
9.24.16
Stuff

What It's Actually Like to Fight Your Boss for a Living Wage

With news this week that the national living wage would need to rise to match higher rents and energy costs, we spoke to people who've stood up for themselves at work.
Daisy Bata
9.24.16
LGBT+

A Peek Inside the Essential 'Cartoonists Of Color' Database

Stop asking, "Where are the people of color in comics?" They're right here.
Mike Steyels
9.24.16
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