40 of the best villains in literature
Villains are the best. We may not love them in our lives, but they’re often the best part of our literature—on account of their clear...
Villains are the best. We may not love them in our lives, but they’re often the best part of our literature—on account of their clear...
Design duo Ima Moteki is determined to revolutionize how young children address the colors of the rainbow. To help get kids’...
A watercolor serenade to the transformative power of unconditional love. by Maria Popova “To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which...
“Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to...
Next to sheep, no one has done more for dreams than Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). While you may know...
“When you can’t create you can work.” by Maria Popova After David Ogilvy’s wildly popular 10 tips on writingand a selection of advice...
David Bowie, who passed away in 2016, had a very special connection – some may even call it a “love affair” – with Japan. He originally...
This Magnificent Cake! is a new stop motion animation by Belgium-based filmmaker pair Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels (previously)...
by Dom Ramsey Hi, I’m Dom and I’m a chocolate maker in London. Here’s a breakdown of how craft chocolate is made from tree to bar...
349, by filmmaker and artist Kristen Lauth Shaeffer, uses stop-motion animation to create a choreographed dance out of diverse...
A supreme lesson in authenticity from a being “so innocent and harmless, yet so savage.” By Maria Popova “When we have learned how to...
by CAITLIN MORTON and PRETTYPRUDENT The magical worlds inhabited by Disney characters—Agrabah, anyone?—have inspired children for...
Each year the project 36 Days of Type invites graphic designers, illustrators, typographers, and artists from around the world to submit...
A record-breaking LEGO tree has taken shape at LEGOLAND Japan, a theme park in Nagoya dedicated to the beloved plastic bricks. The...
“Loneliness is difficult to confess; difficult too to categorise. Like depression, a state with which it often intersects, it can run...
“Oh comforting solitude, how favorable thou art to original thought!” By Maria Pοpova “The real wealth of the Nation lies in the...