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How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

The engineers who designed and built the Saturn V rocket knew it was a behemoth, but no one was totally prepared for what it would be like to actually witness it leaving the Earth. As Apollo 4’s five F-1 engines roared to life on the morning of November 9, 1967, it shook the ground and rattled …

Space Exploration

Dr. Seuss Made Paintings and Sculptures in Secret (and Now You Can See Them)

Some of Theodor Seuss Geisel's art is straight from his storybooks. The rest is wildly unexpected.The artist forever known as Dr. Seuss didn’t stop at writing and illustrating 44 wise and whimsical storybooks. While he produced popular literature by day, he spent his nights in the 1930s sculpting …

Art

JourneyMaker at the Art Institute of Chicago

Charlie Chaplin museum to open in Switzerland

The Charlie Chaplin Museum opens in Switzerland on April 17, 2016, paying tribute to the London-born comedian who was one of Hollywood's most important early stars.Chaplin's World, which has been in planning for 15 years, will open in the pretty village of Corsier-sur-Vevey on Lake Geneva, some 15 …

snøhetta's SFMOMA san francisco set to open in may 2016

oct 22, 2015snøhetta’s SFMOMA san francisco set to open in may 2016 images © henrik kamthe ongoing project of the dynamic SFMOMA (the san francisco …

This Pixar-esque music video will break your heart

Have you ever felt like you're going in circles?It sounds like a simple problem, but being caught in a rut can be such a harrowing experience. It's not just the question of "Am I getting anywhere?" It's the fear that everything you've done has gotten you to a place where you can't get anywhere else. …

Music Videos

Photographer Hunts for Vintage Cameras That Contain Undeveloped Film

Two years ago, photographer Chris A. Hughes purchased a 1914 French Richard Verascope camera (shown above) from an elderly man who was clearing out …

The World’s Longest Beard Is One of the Smithsonian’s Strangest Artifacts

(Photo: North Dakota State University Archives)This is Hans Langseth (1846-1927) of North Dakota. He was one of the beardiest men who ever lived. …

North Dakota

A New, Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Blade Runner Model Shop

It's a well-known fact that architects, almost without exception, love the 1982 film Blade Runner. Architects also love scale models. So what could …

Blade Runner

Stunningly Surreal Photos of Wild Animals Captured in Unexpected Ways

London-based photographer David Yarrow captures the wild, natural world in unexpected and often candid ways. His stunning black-and-white images showcase the strength, beauty, and power of wolves, mountain lions, zebras, and more. Sometimes, man-made structures set the scene for amazing and …

Nature Photography

Art Institute tops TripAdvisor museum rankings

The couple in "American Gothic" may be blushing. The Art Institute of Chicago, home to Grant Wood's iconic American painting and several other works of art, is the No. 1 museum in the U.S. and in the world, according to Travelers Choice awards announced Tuesday by the travel website TripAdvisor.“On …

Classic typographic wonderment. #typehunter #typeawesome #vintagelabel

I keep this illustration tucked away because it's a keeper. Such good line work it makes me smile. #typehunter #vintageillustration #vintageprint

Simon Fujiwara at Proyectos Monclova #simonfujiwara #proyectosmonclova

Big Things

I was at the Museum of Natural History the other day. Sound familiar? I was with Danny and he brought a new artist pal along, one Mr. Twingley.com. …

The View-Master is back. Now it's virtual reality for kids.

Remember the View-Master? That classic toy is getting a virtual reality reboot.This fall, Google (GOOG) and Mattel (MAT) are coming out with a plastic viewer that pairs up with your smartphone. You can explore virtual reality environments, make three-dimensional dinosaurs appear in the real world …

Augmented Reality

Enter the Sun Without Burning Alive in New NASA Installation

It's like being in the movie 'Sunshine,' but without the murdery parts.Inside the Solarium, a video installation by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), you can enter the belly of the sun without worrying about frying to a crisp. In fact, the dynamic visuals of the giant star’s turbulent gas …

Art

Antique Calculators Photography

Photographer Kevin Twomey, based in California, has decided to pay tribute to antique calculators through a series of photographs called …

The Interface of the Afterlife: Examining Cemeteries and Mausoleums in the 21st Century

The relationship between immortality and architecture is ancient one. Writing in The New Yorker, Alexandra Lange discusses the past and future of …

UK's First Frank Lloyd Wright House Blocked by Planning Inspector

A plan by Stephen Brooks Architects to build the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in the UK has been blocked at the appeal stage by a planning …

Frank Lloyd Wright

Will The Traditional Museum Survive?

The question of whether the traditional museum survive in the digital age has been bounced around since the dawn of digital art and archiving. In an …

Antique Cameras Are Cataloged Into Impressive Digital Archive

French camera collector Sylvain Halgand has cataloged over 10,000 vintage and antique cameras in an ongoing digital archive called Collection Appareils. Providing a photo of, and from, each device along with its history and specifications, Halgand has been amassing this record since 1999. About 1800 …

Cameras