Arts + Culture

Susan Morris|Essays

MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight

This year was the 20th edition of Documentary Fortnight, the Museum of Modern Art’s showcase for innovative non-fiction films.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.

Observed|Photos

Pantone Food Chips

A series of hand-made pantone chips using everyday foods from designer David Schwen.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

A Philatelist’s Dream

Preliminary sketches, production notes and overlays that tell the backstory of more than a century of Dutch postage stamps.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Barbie, Revisited

Artist Nikcolay Lamm asked what Barie would look like as an average woman.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Thelma Golden

Debbie talks to museum director Thelma Golden about the power of curation. “The cultural landscape is not fixed. It can be shifted and changed. And we can claim places in it.”

Debbie Millman|Audio

Shantell Martin

Debbie talks with artist Shantell Martin about her unorthodox career, her collaborations, and about the business of making art.

Steven Heller|Essays

When Good Humor Ice Cream was Hot

The audio rebranding of Good Humor ice cream.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of curiosities curated by John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera brought to light by the magic of the digital age.

Rob Walker|Essays

Selling Stories With Stuff

What Significant Objects suggests about the relationship between stories and stuff.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Critics Critical Criticism

Meta-criticism all over the blogosphere (but why only about books?)