Tag: books

June 21, 2017 at 5:30 pm

This Machine Prints Free Short Stories for You to Read While You Wait

This Machine Prints Free Short Stories for You to Read While You Wait

This cool little machine was recently spotted at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France

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June 6, 2017 at 5:54 pm

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Look in the margins of medieval books and you’ll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox’s Phil Edwards investigates why in this episode of Vox Almanac

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April 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm

In Search of America’s Darkest Skies (24 Photos)

In Search of America's Darkest Skies (24 Photos)

After 3 years, 150,000 miles and 3,000,000 pictures taken, Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan introduce SKYGLOW

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April 12, 2017 at 10:37 am

A Bird’s Eye View of the Industrial Scars We Have Left on Our Planet

A Bird's Eye View of the Industrial Scars We Have Left on Our Planet

J Henry Fair uses aerial photography to reveal the hidden costs of consumption

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February 7, 2017 at 10:55 am

This Reading Room at the University of Oxford is One of the Oldest in Europe

This Reading Room at the University of Oxford is One of the Oldest in Europe

The Duke Humfrey’s Library contains rare titles such as a Shakespeare First Folio and 1 of 42 Gutenberg Bibles

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November 29, 2016 at 5:25 pm

Vincent Laforet Takes the Most Amazing Night Time Aerials I Have Ever Seen

Vincent Laforet Takes the Most Amazing Night Time Aerials I Have Ever Seen

The world at night through the lens of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet

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November 15, 2016 at 12:43 pm

Street Photographer Recreates Photos He Took in the 80s in Amazing Reunion Series

Street Photographer Recreates Photos He Took in the 80s in Amazing Reunion Series

For the last 10 years, Chris Porsz has been finding people he captured 30+ years ago and recreating their portraits

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October 26, 2016 at 5:33 pm

15 High-Res Photos That Will Give You a New Perspective on Earth

15 High-Res Photos That Will Give You a New Perspective on Earth

The world looks different from above

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October 20, 2016 at 4:58 pm

Just a Gallery of Kittens Mid-Pounce

Just a Gallery of Kittens Mid-Pounce

Need we say more?

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October 11, 2016 at 5:08 pm

Dr. Seuss Working on the Main Character for his New Book (1957)

Dr. Seuss Working on the Main Character for his New Book (1957)

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” was the first book Dr. Seuss published after “The Cat in the Hat”

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