Travel
September 12, 2017

Cave Hotels Transform Ancient Dwellings into Luxurious Vacation Stays

Located in central Turkey, the Cappadocia region is known for its breathtaking landscapes and arid climate. Visitors flock to the area to take in otherworldly rock formations and cave dwellings that have been in use for thousands of years. Cappadocia's incredible appearance is due to volcanos that were active in the area 2 million years ago, leaving behind lava flows that turned into a soft porous stone known as tuff.

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Design
September 11, 2017

Hypnotizing Kinetic Sculpture Tells Time Through Its Mesmerizing Movement

Functioning both as a clock and kinetic sculpture, A Million Times is a hypnotic timepiece by Humans Since 1982. Collections of clocks are positioned on a grid and programmed to move in sync, slowly turning their hands until the analog time is formed. Mesmerizing and surprising, the firm has been creating incarnations of the design since 2013.

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Drawing
September 8, 2017

Tyrus Wong, the Chinese-American Artist of Disney’s “Bambi” Finally Gets Recognition He Deserves

Nearly one year after he died at the age of 106, Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong is finally gaining wide recognition for his work at Disney and Warner Brothers. Wong was responsible for much of the imagery we associate with iconic films like Bambi, though due to prejudices against Chinese immigrants, his contributions were diminished for many years. Pamela Tom's documentary Tyrus explores Wong's life and career in the context of his times.

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