Art
June 12, 2017

LEGO-Inspired Kits Let You Produce Pixelated Cat Sculptures to Roam Your Home

LEGOs don’t have an age limit. From kids to adults, we’re continually enthralled by the compelling combinations of blocks and Minifigs that creative folks come up with. But if you’re not one for designing, Hong Kong-based JEKCA has created LEGO art that will add a quirky touch to your home. They’ve produced pixel-style sculptures of cats that are available in a variety poses—from walking to stretching.

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Inspiring
June 12, 2017

‘The Restaurant of Order Mistakes’ Only Staffs Waiters with Dementia, So Every Order is a Surprise

Worldwide, dementia affects 47.5 million people with 9.9 million new cases each year. Recently, a pop-up restaurant in Tokyo spent 3 days in operation, changing the public's perception of those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's. The Restaurant of Order Mistakes, which was open in early June, was staffed by sufferers of these disorders. Six smiling waitresses took orders and served food to customers, who came in knowing they may not get what they asked for.

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Art
June 10, 2017

Library of Congress Makes Over 2,500 Japanese Woodblock Prints Digitally Accessible

As a part of the Library of Congress‘ latest and largest digitization project, the esteemed institution has published over 2,500 reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints. Available for free on the Library of Congress' website, each beautiful work of Japanese art can be accessed, viewed, and downloaded with the click of a mouse. Like all of the institution's digital reproductions, this series has been curated into a collection based on culture and chronology.

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Design
June 9, 2017

Ancient Rome’s Roads Reimagined as a Modern Subway Map

They say that “all roads lead to Rome,” and self-proclaimed “geography and data nerd” Sasha Trubetskoy is making the case with his clever map showing the streets of ancient Rome as subway lines. At the peak of the Ancient Empire, Romans had built over 250,000 miles of roads stretching across their vast lands. They even had a set of ancient highways that radiated out from the capital, which allowed for efficient commercial and military movement.

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My Modern Met

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