The Collectors Who Hunt Down Radioactive Glassware
(via Atlas Obscura) Their tools are black lights and Geiger counters.
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Art
Celebrating America’s Oldest Family-Run Stained Glass Studio
(via Smithsonian) A new exhibition spotlights Judson Studios, the Los Angeles group that’s been creating iconic pieces of art for
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Illustration Students Were Asked To Create A ‘Post-Pandemic’ New Yorker Magazine Cover, And The Results Are Beautiful
(via Digg) Recently, professor Tomer Hanuka at the School of Visual Arts in New York asked his third-year illustration students
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What’s the Longest Novel Ever Published?
(via Mental Floss) Unlike most commercial songs or movies, popular novels vary greatly in length. The list of the best-selling
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How KISS applied their makeup in 1975
In the early 1970s, two members of New York rock band Wicked Lester, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, struck out
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This Library in Brooklyn Is Home to the World’s Largest Sketchbook Collection
(via Smithsonian) With more than 50,000 sketchbooks from 50 countries, the Brooklyn Art Library in Williamsburg is still accepting submissions
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Drawing on Their Escapes From the Nazis, These Artists Became Celebrated Cartoonists
(via Smithsonian) A groundbreaking female comic book artist, a MAD magazine star and a counterfeiter-turned-illustrator share the floor in an
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The 25 Most Oscar-Nominated Actors of All Time
(via Mental Floss) Meryl Streep is the reigning nomination queen (nominations that actors have picked up for directing, producing, or
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The Unsung Ranger Behind the U.S. Forest Service’s Iconic Signs
(via Atlas Obscura) Career ranger Virgil “Bus” Carrell had no design training, but “really gave a damn,” say experts, about
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12 Fascinating Facts About the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(via Mental Floss) With 17 curatorial departments, 2.2 million square feet of space, and more than 2 million works in
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Meet the Man Recreating Ancient Musical Instruments Lost to Time
(via Atlas Obscura) Tharun Sekar’s creations include the yazh, a harp-like instrument played in India 2,000 years ago.
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10 Rare Discoveries About Famous Artists And Their Art
(via Listverse)The paintings of the old masters are more than just pretty portraits. A closer look has revealed hidden codes,
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