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DO THE ROBOT

A study of dancing androids.

18/05/2021

Katie Paterson

The artist making work for other planets.

18/05/2021

Report: The Diigitals

Meet the human running the first digital supermodel agency.

18/05/2021

The End Games

A cultural primer for the end of days.

18/05/2021

Get Rich Quick

The illusion of the FIRE movement.

18/05/2021

Fan the Flames

Why fandoms are now as influential as the figures they revere.

18/05/2021

Lauren Nikrooz

Four questions for a set designer.

18/05/2021

Mixed Metaphors

Let’s get our ducks on the same page.

18/05/2021

Object Matters

A searching history of the crossword.

18/05/2021

Sleep No More

The quest to conquer sleep.

18/05/2021

Peer Review

Composer Zoë Blade on the pioneering, otherworldly and sometimes uncomfortable music of synth maestro Wendy Carlos.

18/05/2021

Word: Hygiene Theater

On the stagecraft of sanitization.

18/05/2021

My Word

In praise of cursing.

18/05/2021

Correction

On the scary shortcomings of “fearless” philosophies.

18/05/2021

Last Night

What did digital strategist JiaJia Fei do with her evening?

18/05/2021

MF7YHF Water towers in Kuwait. Modern Kuwaiti architecture in blue and white stripes, set against a cloudless Kuwaiti sky.

In Season

Potable water meets palatable design.

18/05/2021

Smells Like Team Spirit

A three-step guide to pep talks.

18/05/2021

Bad Idea: Smell-o-Vision

The quixotic history of an improbable, impossible machine.

18/05/2021

My Favorite Thing

Designer Lucinda Chambers shares the story of her mother’s ring.

18/05/2021

Mukhina Ekaterina - destination wedding photographer

Deep Time Funk

How to think in millennia.

18/05/2021

Meal in a Pill

On sci-fi’s staple diet.

18/05/2021

Good Vibes Only

A primer on toxic positivity.

18/05/2021

Chow Mein & Jello

An ode to the buffet.

18/05/2021

Bare Necessities

An overview of topless etiquette.

18/05/2021

Olalekan Jeyifous

On fantastical architecture and sci-fi Brooklyn.

18/05/2021

Two Doors Down

When good neighbors go online.

18/05/2021

D7MTWT Field Columbian Museum Moon Model

Space Junk

In conversation with a space archaeologist.

18/05/2021

Imitation Gains

On the benefits of artificial greenery.

18/05/2021

Fellow Feeling

The pleasure of a stranger’s touch.

18/05/2021

Thomas wears a tank top by BLUEMARBLE and a ring by Tant d’Avenir.

BREATHING ROOM

In a room—and world—of one's own.

16/02/2021

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DO THE ROBOT

Katie Paterson

Report: The Diigitals

The End Games

Get Rich Quick

Fan the Flames

Lauren Nikrooz

Mixed Metaphors

Object Matters

Sleep No More

Peer Review

Word: Hygiene Theater

My Word

Correction

Last Night

In Season

Smells Like Team Spirit

Bad Idea: Smell-o-Vision

My Favorite Thing

Deep Time Funk

Meal in a Pill

Good Vibes Only

Chow Mein & Jello

Bare Necessities

Olalekan Jeyifous

Two Doors Down

Space Junk

Imitation Gains

Fellow Feeling

BREATHING ROOM