Medieval Memes Look in the margins of medieval books and you’ll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsi… Lillian…
The Bizarre Modern Reality of The Simpsons
A quick look at George Romero's feature debut and the copyright issues that shaped the zombie genre.
The Big Bang Theory provides a perfect lens through which to deconstruct a popular media trope I like to call the Adorkable Misogynist. Adorkable Misogynists are male characters whose geeky…
Ben Kaiser’s 359 house can be rotated by just one person- or two kids- pushing a bar and walking around it. It’s what he calls the logical union of the…
Episode #250: Strolling through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Liz Larner discusses her interest in separating color from form in her sculptural work. Using Minimalist sculptor Tony Smith's…
We’ve been following the construction of tiny homes in Detroit by Cass Community Social Services. The homes are for low-income individuals and follow a rent-to-own model. We visited in May…
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
In 1935, Aldo Leopold bought a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River. Taking up (second) residence in a former chicken coop, they wanted to live close to the land.…
The 17-minute film, “Don’t Be a Sucker,” offers some timely advice in light of recent events — though it hasn’t aged perfectly by any means.