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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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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.
Daniel Bryan is a “heel” who might sincerely believe in some of the things his persona is known to say.
Quoth the parrot — “Squawk! Nevermore.”
The Harvard psychologist loves reading authors’ rules for writing. Here are his own.
How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.
Some games are just for fun, others are for thought provoking statements on life, the universe, and everything.
From the cosmic blast into another being’s mind, to rolling bliss or obedient mind-slavery, fictional drugs have it all.
Thousands of churches are left behind every year in America.
The great mythologist reminds us that our bliss is part of our suffering.
The renowned author plans to publish a follow-up to the 1985 bestseller in September 2019.
Turn on, tune in, and drop out and into a good psychedelic book.
The best-selling author tells us his methods.
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The stories we tell define history. So who gets the mic in America?
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The comics titan worked for more than half a century to revolutionize and add nuance to the comics industry, and he built a vast community of fans along the way.
Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.
The 71-year-old author suggests replacing the adjective “amazing” with something more “pungent & specific”.
Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.
His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.
The money will go to her foundation, but is the tour really in the ‘Back to Black’ chanteuse’s best interest?
Why cute images are a productivity hack
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