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May 28, 2023

28 Gifts for Teachers to Creatively Thank Your Favorite Inspiring Educator

If you have a love of learning, chances are that you have a teacher (or teachers) to thank for it. The often-unsung heroes of shaping today’s youth, educators are vital in children’s and young adults’ lives. So, now that the end of the school year is here, why not show your appreciation with a gift?

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Architecture

May 28, 2023

Enormous Cube-Shaped Skyscraper Will Be the Centerpiece of Riyadh’s Futuristic Downtown

Saudi Arabia's capital is getting a futuristic makeover thanks to a new development project known as New Murabba.

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Music

May 28, 2023

Mysterious Musician Performs a Compelling Cover of ‘Hotel California’ With a Guzheng

The Eagles' “Hotel California” is an extremely famous song, which is why there are hundreds of covers out there.

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Design

May 28, 2023

Seoul’s Oldest Jazz Club Gets a Dramatic Red-Tinged Revamp

When Seoul's oldest jazz club moved to a new location, the management turned to interior design studio Make Better (mttb) to help them with the transition. All That Jazz opened its doors in 1976, and in its nearly 50 years, has become a focal point of jazz in South Korea, serving as a launching pad for many Korean musicians.

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Video

May 28, 2023

Fashion Designer Shows Amazing Trick for Folding Jeans in a Single Motion

When you think of the phrase “blink and you'll miss it,” it's likely about magic tricks and split-second phenomena.

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Archeology

May 27, 2023

Unseen Footage of ‘Titanic’ Wreckage Reveals a Look at When the Iconic Ship Was First Found

In James Cameron's iconic film Titanic, a treasure hunter asks Rose—an elderly fictionalized survivor of the shipwreck—an important question: “Are...

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Museums

May 27, 2023

5 Firms Reveal Dramatic Concepts for a New Museum Honoring the U.S. Navy’s History

Five architectural firms have submitted a concept for a potential National Museum of the U.S. Navy and the results are striking. Frank Gehry Partners and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) are just two of the heavy hitters who were selected by the Navy to submit a concept after 80 firms initially showed interest in the project.

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Inspiring

May 27, 2023

102-Year-Old Husband Brings Flowers to Wife in the Hospital in a Heartwarming Video

No matter how many years they've been together, some older couples still revel in sweet romantic gestures.

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Archeology

May 27, 2023

Dutch Metal Detectorist Discovers a Medieval Hoard of Gold Jewelry and Silver Coins

Do you dream of buried treasure?

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Art

May 26, 2023

Yayoi Kusama’s Massive Colorful Sculptures Fill Entire Rooms in NYC

From polka dot pumpkins to mirror rooms, it is hard to mistake Yayoi Kusama‘s art for anyone else's work. A new exhibition at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York, titled I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, assembles some of the many different facets of the artist's oeuvre, featuring massive sculptures, colorful paintings, and immersive installations. The extensive collection is stretched across David Zwirner's spaces at 519, 525, and 533 West 19th Street.

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