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The Rijksmuseum employed an AI to repaint lost parts of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch.” Here’s how they did it.
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Popularity is slippery, and shouldn't be confused with quality, says critic A.O. Scott.
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Baby Yoda merch is on the way, but these Star Wars gifts are available right now.
A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.
"The hardest thing is the flying side of things."
Image ownership and copyright law are huge considerations for anyone producing digital content these days. Scopio offers hundreds of royalty-free images for use anywhere for any purpose.
Is the way we hear music biological or cultural?
Maya Angelou will be commemorated in a new permanent art installation in San Francisco. Poet and novelist, Angelou had a storied relationship with the city. She attended the George Washington […]
The famed German filmmaker offers his thoughts on reading during Eric Weinstein's podcast.
"A serious party neglects the underlying virtues of playfulness and generosity that make a party authentic."
Twain and Tesla had similar passions and an amusing friendship.
The cartoon heard 'round the world and what happened after.
"I share this honor with ancestors and teachers who inspired in me a love of poetry," the 68-year-old poet said.
A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.
Humanity has long been obsessed with individuals who, in a fit of rage, transform into something not-quite human. Irish mythology serves up another example.
Why the culture that destroyed attention spans is now turning to podcasts.
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It's easy to imagine why people link Heath Ledger's death to his treacherous penultimate role.
The Avengers movies have done a marvelous job melding science and story.
Books that will sharpen the youthful mind.
Since the advent of communication, humans have used stories to create meaningful lives.
How the story of a statistics student being late to class became the inspiration for the protagonist of Good Will Hunting.
Modern notions about the Illuminati are the result of a satirical cult-classic book.
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
Many of the world's favorite records weren't really recorded by the artist on the label.
For years we have been fascinated with the artistic prowess of Leonardo da Vinci.
A new generation is waiting for the whimsy and wit of Dr. Seuss.
Transport yourself to other worlds and states of mind.
Looking up big, fancy words won't make your writing better. But a thesaurus can help – if you use it like this.
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From animated umbrellas to polite-but-violent turtle-people, Japan's folklore contains some extremely creative monsters.