A series of thought provoking art works commissioned by Toronto History Museums wants to shake up your understanding of local history. The collective project called Awakenings approaches tales from the past that have gone unheard, or highlight the ef...

The novelist Julia Dahl reaches out to fellow writers like Kate Reed Petty, Jodi Picoult, and S.A. Cosby to ask how they are handling the coronavirus.

USPS asked Rico LanĂ¡at' Worl, a Tlingit and Athabascan artist, to create a stamp. He drew an awesome piece showing Raven, the Trickster, stealing the sun. Over at his web site, Worl tells a short version of the traditional story that hi...
To make Bidri crafts, artisans in India use special soil only found at one 15th-century fort. The future of the 600-year-old tradition is murky.

James Gilleard's is so rich, vibrant and interesting. On Behance. His landscapes are the best! His work just makes me smile.
Russian artist/activist Petr Davydtchenko ate a live bat outside of European Parliament on Wednesday. He was protesting what he feels is an unequal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Davydtchenko had hyped up the event but ate the creature before...

Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control produced a series of covers featuring characters that personify common diseases and such. [via Cassandra Khaw] Except for our dashing hero, Quarantine, they're idealized as attractive villains. Everything is wonde...