History
August 6, 2018

Japanese Archaeologists Dig Up Jar Filled With Over 200,000 Bronze Coins

Archaeology is like a treasure hunt where the prizes are pieces of information from the past, and Japanese archaeologists recently hit the jackpot. They discovered a jar filled with coins belonging to a medieval samurai. The ceramic jar was found in the Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo and is one of the largest hauls of medieval coins discovered in the country.

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Installation
August 6, 2018

Dichroic Installations Reflect Dazzling Rainbows When Light Hits Them

Artist Chris Wood has mastered the medium of light. For years, she has created dichroic arrangements that play with luminescence to produce colorful shadows and radiant reflections. Today, Wood continues this practice, crafting ethereal installations that offer “ephemeral glimpsed moments in the natural world.” Whether a whimsical wall panel or a suspended sculpture, each work of art performs a dazzling display of color when illuminated by either a natural or artificial light source.

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Design
August 3, 2018

Victorian-Era Color Theory Manual Reissued for the First Time in 115 Years

Long before people were creating color palettes from beloved films or matching food to their Pantone colors, Emily Noyes Vanderpoel was revolutionizing color theory. The Victorian collector, artist, and scholar published Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color in 1901 as a breakthrough manual for examining color. Her innovative methods were ahead of their time and seem more reminiscent of 21st-century Minimalism than turn-of-the-century Victorianism.

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Travel
August 3, 2018

You Can Now Spend the Night at the Great Wall of China With Help from Airbnb

Airbnb accommodations often afford you experiences that conventional hotels can lack. The home-sharing site offers a full immersion in the local culture, and they're taking this idea to another level with a once-in-a-lifetime competition. In the fall of 2018, four lucky winners (and their chosen guests) will have the chance to enjoy the Great Wall of China by themselves for one magical night.

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