art Original 176 emoji acquired by New York's MoMA Andrea James

makers Revisiting Make:'s weekly Math Monday column Gareth Branwyn

art Why Warhol painted soup cans David Pescovitz

happy mutants RIP, Jason Polan, who tried to draw every single person in New York City Cory Doctorow

art Steve Martin makes abstract art theory interesting Mark Frauenfelder

History The interesting story behind Dorothea Lange's famous "Migrant Mother" photo Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Reflections on letterhead collecting, with accompanying (gorgeous) samples Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A virtual re-creation of San Francisco's massive WPA wooden city model Cory Doctorow

History A giant wooden model of 1930s San Francisco has been put online Jason Weisberger

math is hard A digital clock that makes you do math to tell the time Rusty Blazenhoff

animals Puppy: I want your treat. ? Doggo: No. This is MY treat. Xeni Jardin

fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson’s body found, Jennifer Aniston’s post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

Book Brilliant new photography book captures the American West's vanishing signs and symbols Andrea James

art Art opening delayed after rotting fish artwork catches fire David Pescovitz

History Watch these newly discovered film clips from the glamorous birth of Technicolor David Pescovitz

youtube YouTube Face: the same thumbnail on every video Rob Beschizza

youtube Youtube Face: the visual vocabulary of broad facial expressions dictated by Google's Algorithm Gods Cory Doctorow

iconography The debate over the redesigned Wheelchair Symbol Clive Thompson

send me Text this San Francisco museum and they'll text you back artwork Rusty Blazenhoff

new york city Marvel at New York City in this 1911 documentary travelogue Mark Frauenfelder