Delta Millworks is America’s expert in the art of shou sugi ban. Source: Mastering the Architectural Art of Traditional Japanese Charred Timber
Archeologists uncover the secret of the Great Pyramid
Archaeologists believe they have found the key to unlocking a mystery almost as old as the Great Pyramid itself: Who built the […]
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Anatomical Fish Zip Bags by Japanese Designer Keiko Otsuhata
Japanese designer Keiko Otsuhata has brought a new dimension to the popularity of fish as food by turning the sea creature into a functional-out-of-water zip bag. In Japan, fried fish (especially mackerel) is often seen on bar menus, and is prepared by splitting the fish through its stomach and frying it flat. The sight of fried fish […]
The 10 Most Frequently Challenged Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books
In the age of the smartphone, one might be forgiven for thinking attempts to ban books are one of those old-timey things we can all laugh about today, like prohibition or child labor. Yet, every year the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) puts out a list of the most-challenged books […]
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Six Works of Short Fiction that Defy Convention
Short fiction is awesome. No, seriously. I am of the opinion that there are few things in life better than a perfectly executed short story. Creating an expertly paced short story, that makes you care about its characters, understand its world, and be invested in its central conflict—all within the space of 7,500 words—is no […]
Here’s What Your Identity Sells For On The Dark Web
Millions of Americans who trusted Equifax with sensitive personal and financial data, including social security numbers and credit-card information, are now nervously […]
How a photographer snapped this photo of a seahorse lugging a Q-tip
When nature photographer Justin Hofman was out snorkeling off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa last year, he didn’t know […]
A robot named Heliograf got hundreds of stories published last year
Robots are taking our jobs, no doubt about it. Just in the past year we’ve seen barista robots , fast-food robots , […]
friendred’s latest performance explores shamanic practices with vaporwave aesthetics
staged in an intangible dimension and with a focus on the practice of exorcism, ‘baptism’ represents three different stages of the shaman’s […]
förstberg ling designs a lighthouse-modeled church for a competition entry in finland
förstberg ling’s proposal would replace the former, burnt down, church and the design consists of three main parts — the steeple, the […]
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
Psychedelic pioneer and intellectual Aldous Huxley speaks of the possibilities of mind control through drugs and media. Unfortunately, his warnings were not […]
