art Artist turns words into the things they describe Mark Frauenfelder

art Daniela Forti's stunning glass jellyfish table centerpieces Andrea James

art This is a really neat aluminum spiral video Xeni Jardin

art Map of local embroidery techniques in Pakistan Rob Beschizza

art Amazing floating cube illusion Rob Beschizza

art We are Not a Monolith: Portraits of Muslim women by Tasneem, photographer who's also a Muslim woman Xeni Jardin

art Arnold Böcklin's Isle of the Dead as a VR experience Rob Beschizza

books Acting Madly: the secret history of the lost MAD-alike magazines of the satire boom Cory Doctorow

books Mesmerizing animations of 1960s science book op art covers David Pescovitz

happy mutants Wonderful hand-carved surreal glitch-figures by Yoshitoshi Kanemaki Cory Doctorow

art This makeup artist creates impressive trompe l'oeil on her lips Andrea James

Science The Voyager Golden Record now available as a vinyl box set David Pescovitz

art Artist Cindy Sherman took her Instagram public Andrea James

Art and Design The haunting art of Annie Owens Sarina Frauenfelder

art Interview with legendary cartoonist Ralph Steadman David Pescovitz

art Drawing things in the nape of a sleeping otter's belly fur Rob Beschizza

art Beautiful embroidered moths and butterflies Andrea James

Science This professor makes mini-volcanoes with real lava Andrea James

art Artist creates an animation a day for a month in this charming compilation Andrea James

art Patti Smith's tribute to her friend Sam Shepard David Pescovitz