Thrills and Chills from the Heyday of Pulp Fiction
(via Atlas Obscura) From late 1800s to the 1950s, pulp magazines and books offered a seemingly endless churn of detective
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Art
Kurt Wenner, the Artist Who Invented 3D Street Art
(via Amusing Planet) In the 2000s Kurt Wenner first introduced 3-D pavement art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
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World’s Oldest Art Studio Found in Ethiopian Cave
(via Popular Mechanics) For 4,500 years, ancient humans kept on coming back to one cave in Ethiopia. People used the
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The Lost Typefaces of W.A. Dwiggins
(via Atlas Obscura) W.A. Dwiggins was a pioneering designer who created dozens of fonts, only a few of which are
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Forging Mona Lisa’s Smile: Creating Perfect Replicas of Classic Art
(via Great Big Story) The employees at Factum Arte are world-class art forgers. But this Madrid-based company is no criminal
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9 times Mister Rogers said exactly the right thing
(via Vox) Fred Rogers, host of the beloved Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, used television for good. But he didn’t just appeal
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10 Everyday Words Star Wars Gave Us
(via mental_floss) Episode IV, Star Wars: A New Hope, the film that lit lightsabers everywhere, was released 40 years ago
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15 Secrets of Forensic Artists
(via mental_floss) Despite recent advancements in DNA evidence-gathering and high-tech investigative tools, a simple pencil-on-paper sketch can still have a significant
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The Artists Who Depicted War in a Whole New Way
(via Atlas Obscura) In spring 1918, as hundreds of thousands of doughboys poured into Europe, one special group of eight
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11 Authors Who Hated the Movie Versions of Their Books
(via mental_floss) Some of the most beloved movies ever were based on books. But just because we loved them doesn’t
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The Garden Masterpiece Grown From Rescued Plants
(via Great Big Story) In Bishopville, South Carolina, Pearl Fryar is a local gardening legend. When he first moved to
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A Visit to the Synthetic Cadaver Factory
(via Atlas Obscura) In an ordinary Tampa, Florida, office park, just a couple of blocks from a bustling thoroughfare, a
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