Photo Contest
May 20, 2025

Spectacular Images From the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year Competition

For the eighth year, travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has curated its selection of the top Milky Way photographs, compiling them into the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year. And for the first time, this selection includes an image from outer space, thanks to the contribution of NASA astronaut Don Pettit. Pettit, who regularly photographs Earth from the International Space Station, contributed a striking photo of our planet.

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Art
May 20, 2025

Prolific Art Collector Invites All People to the Contemporary Art World Through Instagram [Interview]

You might know Steve Wilson by his glasses. The art collector and entrepreneur dons bright red eyewear, a constant on his popular Instagram account, as he shares illuminating interviews with contemporary artists, including Bisa Butler and Hank Willis Thomas. Within each vignette, Wilson is in the artist’s studio, at an exhibition, or purchasing original art at fairs like Art Basel Miami.

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History
May 19, 2025

Albert Einstein’s Theory on Happiness Written on Hotel Stationery Sold for Nearly $2M

In 1922, Albert Einstein wrote two notes on hotel stationery that, nearly a century later, were worth almost $2 million. They weren’t the keys to the universe, as the scientist is known for, but the writing commented on something much more mystifying: the human condition. The story goes that Einstein was about to leave for Asia to embark on a lecture tour when he learned he had won the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics.

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Sculpture
May 19, 2025

Surreal Sculptures of Women’s Faces Carved Into Labyrinths and Ruins

In his artistic practice, Daniel Arsham doesn’t like to limit himself. Whether it be his intricate paintings, surreal installations, or unexpected works of architecture, the New York-based artist moves within and beyond specific media. Lately, however, Arsham has been intrigued by labyrinths, and how to superimpose them upon the human body. The fascination has led him to create a series of evocative sculptures, straddling the lines between past, present, and future.

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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.