Jenny Holzer, Marquees, Times Square, 1993
“Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison.” While that might sound like an offbeat new marketing gambit by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, the aphorism,…
Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed
But more than esoteric superstition—or, as Nadar puts it, “a vague apprehension of the Daguerreian operation”—Nadar’s written account of Balzac’s photographic reticence is also an example of what the anthropologist…
14 Ant-Repelling Plants
The key to deterring ants naturally with plants relies primarily on scent. These insects have four to five times as many scent receptors in their antennae as other insects, which…
18 Plants That Repel And Keep Rats Away — And 7 That Attract Them
Ever wondered which plants can either invite or repel those pesky little rodents from your garden? Join me on this fun exploration as I unearth plants that are either a…
Masterpiece Theatre: The American
Modine is Christopher Newman, a rich American tycoon who has taken a break from America's Gilded Age. He soon finds that his multiple fortunes in soaps, land and railroads count…
Anarchic Cats Are Ensnared in Chaos in Léo Forest’s Dynamic Drawings
For Léo Forest, these lovable, independent, wily, and territorial creatures provide an endless source of inspiration for dynamic pencil drawings. The Paris-based artist’s playful works tap into the physical and…
New Ways of Seeing: Our Twenty-First Annual Look at Debut Poets
What compels someone to write poetry in the first place—to commit to this nuanced, imaginative, and far-reaching art form? One of the ten authors in our twenty-first annual look at…
A Computer-Free Day: How One Small Mistake Changed My Perspective on Productivity
I’ve often heard the advice that if you get blocked creatively, you should do something other than writing. Go for a walk, listen to music, visit a museum. Yes, yes,…
How the brown rat quietly spread across the world
The brown rat has spread to almost every continent around the world. But how did they get here? And are they here to stay? {read} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k04BwP9_U4
Phoenix police sergeant under investigation for off-duty actions at student ICE protest
CHANDLER, AZ — The Phoenix Police Department is investigating the involvement of an off-duty sergeant in a late January high school walkout, which escalated to the arrest of one teenager.…