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March 1, 2018

Artist Creates Illustrations to Show How It Takes Time to Perfect Your Craft

Whether you’re an established artist or an aspiring one, you’ll know that practice makes perfect. And thanks to the Internet, you no longer have to attend art school to learn how to draw or paint. There’s now an abundance of online drawing tutorials with talented artists sharing their how-tos, letting you learn for free. One artist to share her secrets is Netherlands-based Floortjes, who creates hyperrealistic digital paintings.

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February 12, 2018

Library Places 1,600+ Occult Books Online With Help From ‘The Da Vinci Code’ Author

We've written about a lot of library digitization projects, but one of the more interesting collections to bring their books to the public is Amsterdam's Ritman Library. Its collection of esoteric, religious, and philosophical manuscripts is based on the private collection of 20th-century businessman Joost Ritman, whose family made their fortune selling plastic tableware to airlines. And now, a good portion of the library's core collection is online thanks to The Da Vinci Code author, Dan Brown.

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January 9, 2018

This World Map Shows You the Name of Every Country in Its Own Official Language

Linguistics can be tricky, and how words develop over time can be an interesting window into our collective history. Just think about the names of countries. Why do English speakers say Germany instead of Deutschland, as the Germans do? Or why do Spanish speakers use Estados Unidos de América instead of United States of America? It all comes down to two words—exonym and endonym.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.