Art
August 26, 2018

Artist Arranges Scrolls of Hand-Dyed Paper into Kaleidoscopic Relief Sculptures

Brooklyn-based visual artist Hadieh Shafie arranges thousands of colorful rolls of paper into stunning, kaleidoscopic designs. Having developed her own version of paper quilling, her artworks blur the line between painting and relief sculpture, while incorporating her Persian roots. Born in Tehran, Iran, the artist’s work is a visual response to the “emancipating effect that books and poetry held for [her].

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Portrait Photography
August 23, 2018

Cinematic Portraits of a Young Kate Moss and Other Celebrities

With a career spanning 25 years, celebrity and fashion photographer Stephanie Pfriender Stylander has immortalized some of the greatest faces of our generation. From Kate Moss and Keith Richards to Nicole Kidman and Heath Ledger, her portraits have graced the pages of Harper's Bazaar Uomo, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, and GQ. Her new book, The Untamed Eye, celebrates the best of her work from 1990 to 2006, paying homage to her instantly recognizable, gritty style.

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History
August 21, 2018

This 4,000-Year-Old Tablet Could Be the World’s Oldest Customer Service Complaint

This Babylonian tablet from 1750 BC goes to show that customer service and client/vendor disputes were happening well before shopping malls and Amazon. The clay tablet comes from the ancient city of Ur, now part of southern Iraq, and is part of the British Museum‘s collection. Though it's just 4.5 inches (11.6 cm) tall and about 2 inches (5 cm) wide, the complaint is rather detailed.

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My Modern Met

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