crafts Beautiful rugs and tapestries inspired by coral reefs and tide pools Andrea James

art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

Science NASA released this astonishing image in celebration of Hubble's 30th anniversary David Pescovitz

the uncanny Bizarro Bazar keeps the world weird Ferdinando Buscema

art Liartown, USA leaves Tumblr over NSFW-ban; announces new 544-page Crap Hound book "devoted to images notable for their lack of positivity" Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Weird details you probably missed in Disney movies Xeni Jardin

makers Woman knits stellar map as a giant tapestry Mark Frauenfelder

book reviews To Read Aloud is a portal straight to that Middle Earth where magic happens Ferdinando Buscema

tech The history of the web in 20 seconds Rob Beschizza

music Fender guitar factory video tour includes new axes made from Hollywood Bowl's old wood seats Andrea James

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

happy mutants A comic that profiles Columbia University's first-ever comics curator Cory Doctorow

north korea Here are all of North Korea's new official slogans Rob Beschizza

texas Texas Board of Education candidate claims Obama worked as a prostitute Rob Beschizza

maps Map of businesses with puntastic names Rob Beschizza

The naked hypocrisy of Game Of Thrones’ nudity Caroline Siede

math The beauty and wisdom of mathematics Clifford Pickover

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