Sculpture
April 9, 2022

Hypnotic Kinetic Sculpture Made of Traffic Mirrors Is a Reflection on Privacy

Spanish street artist SpY has created his first kinetic sculpture using 20 traffic mirrors. Reflection is a mesmerizing sculpture that, with every motion, asks the viewer to think about their own relationship with reflection and the environment. Known for his work dealing with contemporary cultural and political issues, the sculpture is a new evolution in SpY's social commentary. By using these convex mirrors—a fixture of the everyday urban landscape—SpY gives viewers a way to watch themselves.

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Design
April 8, 2022

Designer Creates Solar Desalination Skylight as Low-Tech Way to Produce Drinking Water

Fresh, clean drinking water is essential. Many communities around the world already suffer from a lack of clean drinking water. Resource scarcity is also a significant impending challenge of climate change. To help combat this, New Zealand architect Henry Glogau has designed Solar Desalination Skylight, a beautiful and functional light fixture which transforms seawater into clean drinking water.

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Good News
April 8, 2022

Charles Darwin’s Stolen Notebooks Are Mysteriously Returned to Library

In November 2000, Cambridge University librarians received a request to pull two precious items from their collections for photographing. The two items were notepads that once belonged to Charles Darwin, which contained his notes from the 1830s after his return from the Galapagos Islands. The notebooks mysteriously vanished from the library, an unexpected crime and devastating loss for the collections.

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Dogs
April 7, 2022

English Doodle Therapy Dog Wins the Cadbury National Easter Bunny Contest

The 2022 Cadbury Bunny has been announced. Meet Annie Rose, an English Doodle from Cincinnati, Ohio, the winner of the fourth annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. She won the national voting contest for the annual Easter campaign, sitting beside 10 finalists including a hedgehog, a bearded dragon, a llama, and a miniature horse. Annie Rose is no stranger to the spotlight, though.

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My Modern Met

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