An Underground Museum Extension That Doubles As Above-Ground Land Art
The most striking sight at the Städel Museum’s recently opened extension might be the sloping, skylight-dotted garden that serves as its roof.
Rotten Bananas and Moldy Bread: Food Porn At Its Dirtiest
Joe Buglewicz takes gorgeous studio shots of decomposing foodstuffs.
An Artistic Late Bloomer Gets A Career-Long Retrospective In New York
89-year-old scientist-turned-artist Richard Artschwager’s sculpture, drawing, and painting is on display at the Whitney museum.
Faux-Artisanal Popcorn, Popped One Kernel At A Time
These intentionally absurd production machines poke fun at our small-batch-obsessed consumer culture.
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A Unique E-Book Concept Merges Dead Tree Pulp With The Web
Waldek Węgrzyn’s innovative take on the electronic book turns the book itself into a new digital interface, without eliminating the joys of ink on paper.
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Video: How To Take Amazing Photos In Outerspace
NASA astronaut Don Pettit discusses being the ISS’s resident photographer.
Xbox SmartGlass Review: Microsoft Invades The Second Screen
An ambitious free app for Windows 8, Android, and iOS phones and tablets supplements the console experience with touch screens. Groundbreaking? Yes. Finished? Not nearly.
Need Branding That Transcends Cultures? Invent Your Own Language
A thoughtful identity gives a multinational disease research network a new way to communicate.
At 4 Feet Wide, This Is The World’s Thinnest House
The Keret House in Poland is just 4 feet wide. So pace yourself at Costco, buddy.
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3 Ways Improv Training Can Improve Customer Service
Written by: Daniel Sobol and Toby Bottorf
Taking a cue from the Russian theater director Konstantin Stanislavsky, Continuum’s Daniel Sobol and Toby Bottorf argue that frontline employees shouldn’t feel tied to a script.
