Media

Steven Heller|Slideshows

Covering the Good Books

When reading was more fundamental than tweeting, Time Life Books played a significant role in getting the general public to acquire books on almost every subject.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Rough Cut

It seems that some bibliophiles prefer a deckle edge to their books — when the pages opposite the spine are rough hewn.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

D.I.Y.

There seems to be some questionable parenting in Caroline.

Kurt Andersen|Dialogues

Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part II

Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff continue their discussion of the future in light of the current economic calamity.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

England's Next Top Model

In The Duchess, the gratuitous sex scenes were the least of the film's problems.

Julie Lasky|Dialogues

Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part I

Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff discuss the future in light of the current economic calamity.

Sebastian Carter|Essays

Jan Tschichold — Master Typographer

Jan Tschichold was one of the most distinguished typographers of the last century, and has had many admirers, among whom he himself was not the least. Jan Tschichold — Master Typographer is, as its title suggests, intended as a tribute …

Ars Libri Ltd|Collections

Hungarian Rhapsody

This collection is the record of the immensely productive life of György Kepes.

Ars Libri Ltd|Collections

Writing & Calligraphy

This remarkable collection of Writing & Calligraphy from the noted connoisseur and bibliophile Peter Arms Wick.

Steven Heller|Essays

A Good Trademark: A Historical Perspective

Textile Brand Names Dictionary, included were more than 4,000 names of fibers, yarns, fabrics, and garments registered with the United States Patent Office between 1934 and 1947.

Richard Devereaux|Video

Once Out of Chaos: Pauline Galiana

Natural sounds and natural lighting inform this elegiac mediation on making — on art formulated and gridded from the detritus of painting. This meticulously-paced video by Richard Devereaux takes the time to capture the beauty of …

Andrew Sloat|Video

Article 2 (for BHO)

Article 2 (for BHO) is a video short in honor of the historic swearing-in of our forty-fourth President, with the words Justice Roberts got mixed up on the big day. 2009