WTF Is A Crush, Anyway?
Your favorite comedians, authors, podcasters, and reality stars give a master class in crushology, from beginning sparks to ...
Rupert Everett on Why He Started Writing, Being Dazzled by Julie Andrews, and What He Thinks of the Kardashians
In advance of his new collection of short stories, ‘The American No,’ Everett opens up about finding the humor in rejection, ...
The surprisingly deep history of a ubiquitous font.
Marcin Wichary, the author of Shift Happens — an exhaustively researched, beautifully designed and photographed history of the keyboard — is back with a deep dive into Gorton, a font found on ...
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Calligraphy bot
Art meets science in this device designed and built by two MIT undergrads.
The New Yorker turns 100: Here’s how it started with a poker game
To start The New Yorker, Ross’ poker partner Fleischmann was willing to stake him US$25,000—roughly $450,000 in today’s ...
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The early minds behind the machine: Founders of artificial intelligence
Turing's 1950 paper didn't just pose the profound question, "Can machines think?". It ignited a quest to build AI technology ...
In ‘Gay Gourmets,’ Food and Sex Converge at the Restaurant
E ating together is a way of creating community, and perhaps no community understands the pleasures of food and a good appetite more than queer writers, artists, and culinary enth ...
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Black Authors Defy What’s Accepted To Create Change
Black authors are not being listened to by people who hold high positions in institutions and society in general. Black ...