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Why Ancient Egyptian Honey Remains Edible After 3,000 Years
about 2 hours ago
The global bee population comes up in the news every now and...
When Francis Bacon Shocked the Art World: Viewers Were Horrified by His Paintings, But Couldn’t Look Away
about 3 hours ago
A difficult childhood and adolescence, saturated with the feeling of being an...
You Can Have Your Ashes Turned Into a Playable Vinyl Record, When Your Day Comes
1 day ago
Even in death we are only limited by our imagination in how...
Chuck Jones’ The Dot and the Line Celebrates Geometry & Hard Work: An Oscar-Winning Animation (1965)
1 day ago
The animated short above, The Dot and the Line, directed by the...
How Sylvester Stallone Rescued the First Rambo Film With a Radical Recut, Cutting It From 3½ Hours to 93 Minutes
4 days ago
About a year ago, a certain kind of cinephile took note of...
Why Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel Made the Still-Shocking Un Chien Andalou (1929)
5 days ago
Under most circumstances, there’s nothing particularly shocking about cutting into an eye...
The Simpsons Present Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” and Teachers Now Use It to Teach Kids the Joys of Literature
5 days ago
The Simpsons has mocked or referenced literature over its many seasons, usually...
The Productive Writing Routines of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, and Virginia Woolf, Explained
6 days ago
Just days ago, Haruki Murakami’s Japanese publisher announced that his sixteenth novel...
The Psychology Behind Why Some Homes Feel Good But Most Don’t: Interior Design Principles Explained
6 days ago
Though it may have enjoyed occasional waves of pop-cultural prestige over the...
Explosive Cats Imagined in a Strange, 16th Century Military Manual
7 days ago
Paw prints and feline urine stains on a medieval scribe’s manuscript, perhaps...
Harvard Professor Answers Burning Questions About Iranian History
7 days ago
In a brisk WIRED interview, Professor Tarek Masoud answers frequently asked questions...
Discover the Copiale Cipher: The Mysterious 18th-Century Book That Took 260 Years to Decode
8 days ago
In the world of cryptography, substitution ciphers are child’s play. Indeed, we...