Arts
Teen ‘Sick-Lit’ Should Leave Parents Feeling Queasy
The newly defined genre of "teen sick-lit" is awash with tear-jerking stories of ill adolescents who seek only to find the love of their life during their final days, but researchers say it reinforces negative stereotypes of the ill
Meet Jinichi Kawakami, Japan’s Last Ninja
This 63-year old engineer, is probably Japan's last true ninja
Was Vincent van Gogh Color Blind? It Sure Looks Like It
Filtering van Goghs works to simulate color blindness unlocks strikingly different images, perhaps revealing something about the way the famous painter saw the world
Better, Faster, Taller – How Big can Buildings Really Get?
The race for the tallest structure in the world has been with us since humans built structures, and today it is going strong. But where's the limit?
Is This the Oldest Cave Art on the Planet?
Underneath a rock slab which rests on dozens of narrow stilts researchers have found the world's oldest stone axe, and a vast collection of painted artwork
Science Proves: Pop Music Has Actually Gotten Worse
Science confirms what you've always suspected: music these days is worse than it used to be
Hollywood’s Next Heist Movie Should Be Shot Here
No one knows exactly what's hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it's really, really valuable
When the Olympics Gave Out Medals for Art
In the modern Olympics’ early days, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze
Today’s the Shared Anniversary of Ruin Porn Poster Children Detroit, Machu Picchu
July 24th marks double jackpot for the intrepid explorers of years past as well for as fans of the latest photographic trend, "ruin porn."
Daughters of Wealth, Sisters in Revolt
Gore-Booth sisters, Constance and Eva, forsook their places amid Ireland's Protestant gentry to fight for the rights of the disenfranchised and the poor
The “Latin Lover” and His Enemies
Rudolph Valentino fought a long battle against innuendo about his masculinity right up until he died. But now he seems to have won
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