Science is amazing and always seems to be breaking boundaries and pushing the limits of what we thought was possible. That said, sometimes it seems as if they havent seen the cautionary science fiction movies that scarred the rest of us for life.

Like, say, Jurassic Park.

Because even though it turned out to be a very bad idea to bring extinct animals back to life in that universe, scientists are still intent on doing just that with the long-extinct woolly mammoth.

I have invented a new way of imitating flowers, Mary Delany, a 72-year-old widow wrote to her niece in 1772 from the grand home where she was a frequent guest, having just captured her hostess geraniums likeness, by collaging cut paper in a nearly identical shade.

Novelty rekindled the creative fire her husbands death had dampened.

Former pursuits such as needlework, silhouette cut outs, and shell decorating went by the wayside as she dedicated herself fully to her botanical-themed paper mosaicks.

If you think too hard about them, most classic fairy tales, rhymes, and childrens stories seem to have a dark side. Some of them are super obvious, and while you might have dismissed Humpty Dumpty as a strange tale about a sentient egg, the internet is here to ask you to think again.

Who decided Humpty Dumpty was an egg? Its not in the lyrics, and deciding he's a giant egg is quite a random leap for someone to make, and everyone else being like, "yeah, a giant egg on a wall. Of course "

Holly Bourne (@holly_bourneYA) January 9, 2023

The discussion began when bestselling author Holly Bourne observed that it was odd that we had all decided Humpty Dumpty was an egg in the first place.

Its not in the lyrics, and deciding hes a giant egg is quite a random leap for someone to make, and everyone else being like, yeah, a giant egg on a wall. Of course.

Shes right, too his appearance and/or form is never mentioned in the original nursery rhyme. That said, the fact that Lewis Carroll depicted him as an egg in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is probably where the lasting association began.

Jokes about reality television being a contradiction in terms go as far back in pop-culture history as the format itself. But the fact remains that, deliberately or otherwise, its programs do reflect certain characteristics of the societies that produce them. Before turning into one of the most globally successful franchises of this centurys reality-TV boom, the once-controversial strangers-in-a-house show Big Brother premiered in the Netherlands. It will be left as an exercise to the reader what that says about the Dutch, who have been tuning in to a very different kind of reality programming in the past month: De Nieuwe Vermeer, or The New Vermeer.

Aired in conjunction with the Rijksmuseums largest Vermeer exhibition ever staged, the show invites two professional painters and dozens of amateur artists to compete to reinvent the lost works of the 17th-century master, writes the New York Times Nina Siegal.

Have you ever humiliated someone in public?

And it could have been someone you know or didnt know?

Yeah, when that happens, people tend to get pretty upset, you know what Im saying?

So thats why this woman asked the readers on Reddits Am I the A**hole? page if they thought she was out of line for humiliating her mom in public.

Oh, boylets see what happened.

AITA for publicly humiliating my mom?

I was contemplating whether to post this for a while but now Im curious.

Im 24f and I have a half brother Ethan who is 17.

When I was 16, our mother married her new husband and has 2 kids with him. Ethans father isnt in his life so he stays with them full time but I spend more time with my dad and his family because I just get along with them better. I love my mom but she can be a bit much sometimes so I rarely see her. Ethan and I text occasionally.

It was my mothers birthday a few days ago and while I was visiting I noticed that Ethan and my newborn half sibling werent around. I asked my mom where they were at and she said that she asked Ethan to check up on the baby while she took a break. We were all in the backyard btw which is MASSIVE.

But yeah ok no biggie.

But some time later I still couldnt find him and so I went to Ethans room and hes rocking the baby while shes inconsolable and hes crying too because she wont stop. There were diapers and baby formula everywhere and he was saying that he tried everything but she wont stop.

I managed to calm them both down somehow and asked Ethan why he didnt just call someone for help. He said that hes usually really good at this and mom makes him take care of the baby all the time so he just panicked. He then told me that he helped out with our...

Sure, we all dream of the fountain of youth, but how much would you pay to make your body young again? For multi-millionaire Bryan Johnson, its more than $2M. According to Bloomberg, the 45-year-old hired a medical team so that he can have the brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, tendons, teeth, skin, hair, bladder, penis, and rectum of an 18-year-old.

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The groups first order of business was starting Johnson on a diet and exercise regimen. He maintains a 1,977-calorie vegan diet, adheres to a sleep schedule, and takes two dozen medicines and supplements. According to Popular Mechanics, Johnson monitors his bodys progress via MRIs, ultrasounds, blood tests, and colonoscopies. He tests everything from his body fat, blood g...

Gbekli Tepe in southern Turkey is the worlds oldest known megalithic site, but its sister site of Karahan Tepe, discovered in 1997, shares many of the same stunning architectural features.

Karahan Tepe also challenges some of archeologys fundamental beliefs.

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The word tepe means hill or summit in Turkish and refers to both sites that are located around the rocky Tektek Mountains. The Karahan Tepes ruins span an area of 3.4 million feet squared, approximately one-third the size, and are situated 27 miles east of Gbekli Tepe.

While Karahan Tepe is not yet fully excavated and its exact age is unknown, experts estimate the two areas were built around the same time, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period.

A new survey by online art sales platform Artsy found that works by female artists accounted for just 6 percent of all works sold at auction between 2012 and 2022. The inaugural Women Artists Market

This morning, the city of Newark, New Jersey, celebrated the unveiling of a new Harriet Tubman monument. Shadow of a Face (2023), installed downtown in Harriet Tubman Square, was designed by artist and New Jersey native Nina Cooke John and pays homage to both Tubmans and the citys role in facilitating the Underground Railroad.

The city square, formerly known as Washington Park, was renamed in honor of Harriet Tubman on Juneteenth of 2022. In 2020, an existing statue of Christopher Columbus was removed at the request of Mayor Ras Baraka in anticipation of site-specific conflict unfolding during the Black Lives Matter protests that summer.

In a time when so many cities are choosing to topple statues that limit the scope of their peoples story, we have chosen to erect a monument that spurs us into our future story of exemplary strength and solidity, Mayor Baraka said at the unveiling today, March 9. In a country where the overwhelming majority of monuments are testaments to white males,...

Largest Ever Family Tree Has 27 Million Ancestors Revealing the Origins of Humanity

Visualizing inferred human ancestral lineages over time and space.
Each line represents an ancestor-descendant relationship in our inferred genealogy of modern and ancient genomes. (Photo and caption: Wohns et al./Science)

Perhaps you've used sites like Ancestry to construct your own family tree, peering back into the past to discover how your relations came to be. All family trees tell a story. In the pre-internet days, this work involved hunting through microfiche and archival records of birth, death, and immigration. Now, a fascinating global story has emerged in Science: the largest family tree ever created. Genealogical mapping by scientists at the University of Oxford and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University has produced a tree of 27 million ancestors tracing human evolution and migration back one million years.

The project is born of the great advances in DNA sequencing and big data computing in recent decades. Researchers took genome data of 3,609 modern and ancient humans across 215 populations. Some of these samples are up to 100,000 years old. This massive data required an extremely innovative algorithm by the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford. The algorithm notes genetic variations and hypothesizes backward to trace where those ca...

• After noticing gaps in the New York Times mini crossword, Juliana Pache created her own free Black Crossword with hints and clues related to Black culture, Huffington Posts Taryn Finley writes:

Pache creates each daily puzzle herself, which she said is the most fun part of the job. Many who make crosswords draw from generic word lists, but Pache is building out her own, recognizing that a lot of the terms she wants to use wouldnt be on those lists or would have definitions she wanted to change.

Another crossword puzzle maker might say red is a primary color; I would say Detroit Red for Malcolm X, she told HuffPost. But even aside fro...

Ive never been fortunate enough to time my visits to the Motherland around the time of Holi, so my only real experiences with the festival in the US were organized by an extracurricular Indian language and culture program that had permission to use a local schools campus on the weekends. Regardless, the playful magic of Holi was present in the sparse plumes of colored powder that were strewn at friends and strangers in the parking lot of an east Massachusetts public school on a random Sunday in May (in the interest of celebrating during warmer weather).

Many non-Hindus are tangentially aware of the festival of Holi and its famously colorful traditions. Large cities across the United States and around the world have their own dedicated Holi celebration on the closest weekend, and more and more college campuses are including the festival in their annual activities calendar. Like Diwali and other Hindu festivals, Holi doesnt have the same date annually per the adherence to the lunar Hindu calendar. But what is Holi exactly?

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on March 3 revealed that they had arrested eight individuals in connection with the biggest art fraud in world history. Those detained are alleged to have been

Tali Kerens multimedia practice interrogates how the individual fits within national and transnational networks of power. From her various collaborative projects which mine the limits and potential of political and legal imaginaries in the United States to her video trilogy Heat Signature (2018), The Great Seal (201618), and Un-Charting (2021-ongoing), which delves into the insidious imbrications of religious, political, and military institutions across the United States and Israel (where the artist was born), Keren employs diverse modes of audience participation to shift dialogue on politics and power. 

For this interview, we discussed her most recent project, the film and installation Un-Charting, currently on view at the James Gallery at CUNY Graduate Center in New York. Accompanied by a series of public programs talks and musical performances organized with Adam HajYahia, the New Red Order, Kit...

LONDON The concept of care is increasingly present in todays cultural landscape. This is likely due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which cultivated a collective sense of recovery and responsibility to care (for ourselves and others) while navigating an unfamiliar illness and restrictions. Having recently moved my father, who has Alzheimers dementia, into an assisted living facility to support his personal needs, while co-directing a platform of collaborations by artists who identify as neurodivergent, intellectually, and learning disabled with varying access needs and modes of communication, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of care. From self-care to social care, the term is neither simple nor singular. 

In considering the term care as a provocation in work by contemporary artists, I am drawn to feminist ethicist and psychologist Carol Gilligans concept of it. Gilligan describes care as an ethic grounded in voice and relationships, in the importance of everyone having a voice, being listened to carefully (in their own right and on their own terms)...

Miraculous Survival Story of Kevin Hines, a Man Who Jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge

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On September 25, 2000, 19-year-old Kevin Hines approached the Golden Gate Bridge. He'd arrived on a bus, determined to end his own life. Unfortunately, he was not alone in his thoughts. According to CNN, San Francisco's iconic bridge is the number one suicide spot in the United States and the second most used spot in the world. The bridge has a 98% fatality rate, but Hines, who suffers from bipolar disorder, was one of the lucky ones. He survived.

In 2018, Hines told his story to ABC News, recalling the feeling he had the moment that he jumped. Instant regret, powerful, overwhelming, he remembers feeling. As I fell, all I wanted to do was reach back to the rail, but it was gone. The thoughts in those four seconds, it was What have I just done? I don't want to die.'

Luckily for Hines, he turned around in mid-air and hit the water in a seated position. While he shattered three vertebrae in the fall, he was still alive. While he soon surfaced, it's no surprise that given his injuries, it was hard to stay afloat. That's when something incredible happened.

Something bega...

On February 10, Philadelphias Temple University told over 100 striking student workers it would cut their tuition remission an average of $20,000 and health insurance benefits. In a widely criticized move, the school gave students until today, March 9, to hand over tuition payment. But across departments including arts and humanities, many students are holding strong.

Graduate teachers and research assistants in the 750-member Temple University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA) union went on strike on January 31 after a year of unsuccessful contract negotiations focused on securing a living wage and affordable healthcare. On Tues...

In his 1977 Christmas Lectures at Londons Royal Institution, Carl Sagan described the possibility of communication with extraterrestrials, declaring, One thing youd have to do first is to be sure

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A walkable sculpture now marks the eastern entrance of Xians Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts, providing a hidden space with natural light and open air in the midst of the bustling Chinese city. The project of Shanghai-based architecture firm Neri&Hu, The Urban Monument is built with terracotta-colored travertine and comprised of four sections that allow visitors to seamlessly pass from street to interior to outdoor gathering space. Located south of the towering Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, the immense project similarly references local ancient culture and is designed to mimic an illuminated clay lantern.

Neri&Hu maintained the underground museums original stairs to draw in pedestrians and lead them to a sunken piazza, and a latticed facade allows sunlight to brighten the inner walkways. In addition to the galleries, a massive amphitheater with concentric benches for seating sits at the top of the structure, which also holds public restrooms, a restaurant, a lounge, and retail space.

Completed in December 2021, The Urban Monument is one of many of Neri&Hus architectural projects that play with geometries and light, which you can explore on its site.

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Jane Lombard Gallery is pleased to present (Barely) Tempered: Concepts in Tension, organized by Richard Lombard, independent curator of design. This cross-disciplinary exhibition comprises works in glass by an international assemblage of artists, designers, and makers, blurring the boundaries of art and design. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds, these practitioners take this fragile, multidimensional material and form fluid expressions across a range of concepts. Gallery artists James Clar, Kristin McIver, and Lucy + Jorge Orta are featured as well as Tomoko Amaki Abe, Adolf Gunther, Lukas Milana...

Launched in 2022, Artlab Editorial is a new destination for critical engagement with contemporary art. With interviews, reviews, essays, and profiles, we publish writing that offers an opportunity to better understand the past, reconsider the contemporary, and envision the future. As an extension of our mission to champion writing about todays most compelling artists, celebrate connectivity in all its forms, and envision the future, Hyundai Artlab is excited to announce the Artlab Editorial Fellowship.

Hyundai Artlab is on the lookout for two writers dedicated to their geographic...

Watch Jimmy Fallon Prank the Coaches of The Voice With His Singing Audition

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Comedian Jimmy Fallon is best known for his gig as a late-night talk show host on The Tonight Show. So, you might not realize he also has a musical side. He's released studio recordings and performed alongside Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, even going as far as to win a Grammy award. Certain of his singing chops and his talent for impersonations, Fallon decided to prank the coaches of NBC's hit television show The Voice.

Carson Daly, the host of The Voice, began the ruse by announcing there was a surprise for the show's judges and that this was the most significant performance of the unnamed artist's life. Like all contestants, Fallon blind auditioned for the four coacheshis friends Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson as well as newer coaches Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper. The Tonight Show host chose to perform Michael McDonald's I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near). The choice of song and style sparked bewildered reactions from the coaches from the moment he began to sing.

The coaches of The Voice listen to a contestant with their backs turned to them. If they like what they hear, they push a button and whip their chair around to lay eyes on the singer. Clarkson was the first to push the button to come face-to-face with the mysterious contestant. She burst into laughter when she saw Fallon. Chance and Horan followed suit, reacting cheerfully to Fallon's funny performance. Shelton, aware of who was singing after hearing his voice, refused to spin around for his friend. This inspired Fallon to push Shelton's button himself. You can't do that! Shelton jokingly told him. You broke the rules.

Fallon goes on to explain how he ended up there; it was to pay tribute to Shelton because he is exiting the show after several years. I texted Carson [Daly] and said, I gotta come over. 23 seasonsyou're a legen...

Make Artwork That Shines When You Try Dazzling Diamond Paint Kits

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Did you know that March is National Crafting Month in the United States? Set to celebrate the onset of spring, it makes a good excuse to pick up a new creative hobby. One craft that has been picking up steam over the past few years is diamond painting. Sometimes called diamond embroidery or crystal painting, it's often described as a mix between cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers and involves applying resin rhinestones to a canvas to create a sparkling mosaic. This meditative and relaxing process is a great way to unwind while also expressing your creativity.

Diamond art is a fantastic creative hobby for beginners because it takes very little effort to get a project up and running. Kits filled with everything you need to get started are readily available, and it doesn't take long to get the hang of the craft. This fun and easy craft is even something that you can do with the entire family, as diamond painting is also kid friendly.

While most people start their diamond painting journey by producing a wall hanging, there are a lot of creative possibilities with this craft. Pillows, tote bags, phone cases, coasters, and placemats are just some of the other items that can be given a decorative touch using diamond painting.

Let's take a look at how you can start painting with diamonds today, as well as some of the best diamond painting kits for all skill levels.

How to Start Diamond Painting

The human love affair with coffee knows no bounds. We are enamored by its flavors, aromas, harvesting, brewing, and of course, its caffeine boost. Thanks to a recent study, you may be surprised to learn that caffeine content varies wildly among coffee and how much it depends on brewing methods.

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According to the FDA, an average 8-ounce cup of coffee contains 80 to 100mg of caffeine and the recommended daily intake for adults is 400mg. But how much caffeine is in your favorite brew and how much each person needs for that surge of energy is more complicated.

Enter Youtuber and 2007 Barista champion James Hoffmann. He runs Square Mile Coffee Roasters and is the author of The World Atlas of Coffee. Using a $2,500 caffeine analyzer, Hoffmann examined different types of coffees including espresso, instant, and brewed.

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Cross My Mind (2020), porcelain, fake grass, and trees, 11.8 11.8 5.5 inches. All images  Johnson Tsang, shared with permission

Through contorted figures, Johnson Tsang continues to stretch the limits of human consciousness as he blurs the boundary between the real and surreal. The Hong Kong-based artist has spent decades sculpting works in ceramic and steel that explore the liminal and invisible, making thoughts and emotions tangible through minimal forms in white porcelain. Vacillating between the calming and disconcerting, Tsangs works convey many of the relatable anxieties and coping mechanisms that occupy the contemporary mind.

The artists Lucid Dream series frequently presents facial features as cushions with Comfort Zone and Impressed both featuring slumbering figures squashing the nose and forehead. Other works in the collection are more unsettling and use rubble, duplicates, and aggressive hands to warp the forms. The sculptures reflect Tsangs own pursuit of spiritual growth and recognize the need to stop the inner war and face everything that happens with peace.

This sentiment of acceptance and calm dramatically changed for the artist after he suffered a stroke in January 2022. Following brain surgery, a ten-day coma, and extensive recovery to regain mobility and speech, hes begun to speak about his health and desire to move forward. He shares with Colossal:

When asked how I am doing, I will playfully answer: Ive been very busy recently. Im concentrating on creating a new work, which is my body and my life. That means, Im a sculptor and become the clay that Im sculpting I just started a different journey, and embarking on this adventure is actually exciting and full of expectations because I know this particular experience comes only once and I must cherish it. I believe in life. Life is based on love, designed with wisdom, and allows us to grow t...

Here Are the Incredible Winners of the 2022 World Nature Photography Awards

Danger in the Mud by Jens Cullmann (Germany). Grand Prize Winner, World Nature Photographer of the Year and Gold, Animal Portraits. Subject: Crocodile. Location: Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

After receiving thousands of entries from photographers around the globe, the World Nature Photography Awards have announced their winners. The top prize goes to Jens Cullmann for his incredible image of a crocodile swimming through the mud at the Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. The German photographer learned of his win while on location in Botswana and was thrilled about his victory.

From a satellite phone, he shared a bit about the story behind the winning photograph. This photograph is the result of my staking out the largest pool in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, at a time when an extended drought had reduced the pool to rapidly drying mud. I had to be very careful not to disturb the crocodile, even though it was buried in dry mud. They will launch themselves with tremendous speed and power at any animal foolish enough to come too close.

Cullmann also shed some light on why the hot temperatures cause the crocodile to cover itself in mud. During the dry season, temperatures can reach 45 degrees Celsius and crocodiles will attempt to reduce their body temperature by burying themselves in mud. A giant crocodile such as this one could survive submerged for months without eating, by living off its fat reserves. This is a process known as aestivation.

His efforts in taking the photo certainly paid off, as it rose to the top of a strong pool of photographers. They submitted their work to 14 different categories that explore wildlife and the natural world. Other standout imagery includes Hidetoshi Ogatas adorable photo of Japanese macaques huddled together for a cuddle.

This photo captures a rare moment during the lactation season when three pairs of monkeys have formed a huddle after grooming, explains the Japanese photographer. Most Awaji monkeys are non-aggressive and when they ar...

Actor Owen Wilson Is Channeling Bob Ross for the Upcoming Movie Paint

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Few artists are as instantly recognizable as beloved TV painter Bob Ross. His fluffy perm and gentle demeanor were just two of his signature characteristics throughout his on-screen career. Actor Owen Wilson is channeling his inner Bob Ross in the upcoming comedy film Paint depicting the life of a public television personality named Carl Nargyle.

In the trailer, Wilson is dressed in similar attire to what Ross wore during his show The Joy of Painting and even paints quaint landscapes as well. Although Ross is clearly an inspiration for the movie, the story does not follow the life of the real painting instructor. Instead, Wilson's character is described as someone who has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.

Set against the lush backdrop of Vermont, the Ross doppelgnger creates lightning-fast paintings that enrapture the audience of public television. In addition, Nargyle, like Ross, is able to calmly demonstrate how to create a landscape from scratch. However, the comedy happens when a new artist, played by Ciara Rene, begins chipping away at his popularity with her own TV program. Paint is both directed and written by Brit McAdams, and features the talents of other stars, like Michaela Watkins and Wendi McLendon-Covey.

Paint will be released in theaters on April 7, 2023.

Owen Wilson plays a public television painter named Carl Nargylewho bears a striking resemblance to Bob Rossin the upcoming film, Paint.

THE SELF-PORTRAIT ISNT THERE. Otherwise, the heist is going fine. Willem Dafoe has breached the penthouse, thwarted the alarm, located two fairly chaste but still pricey Schieles. Theres just one

Discover Your Inner Trailblazer: Which Famous Woman From History Are You? [Quiz]

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March is Women's History Month, and for the occasion, we've prepared a special quiz. From Amelia Earhart to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, history is filled with trailblazing women who weren't afraid to leave their mark on the world. But which one of these women is most like you? Take our short quiz and discover the famous woman from history that matches your personality.

Then, once you've seen who your match is, discover ten incredible women from history, get inspired by 50 quotes from inspiring women, or pick up one of our book recommendations to deepen your knowledge of what women have contributed to art, science, politics, and culture.

As always, should you decide to enter your email address, we'll also send the results to your inbox along with some further information about these incredible individuals.

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Friends show off their art purchases at The Other Art Fair in Barker Hangar. All photos by Timothy Musho

Your average art experience might look like this: a sparse selection of art on display, out-of-budget, eerily quiet, and overall a bit underwhelming. The Other Art Fair aims to shake this up and is heading to Los Angeles this spring for its first U.S. fair of 2023 with utterly bizarre immersive experiences, LA billboard queen and guest artist ANGELYNE, live DJ sets, interactive workshops, and more. The fair encourages visitors to step out of their comfort zones and discover art differentlyan outlandish and unmissable game plan for the weekend.

The Other Art Fair is a celebration of art in all its forms. Born in London in 2011, the Fair Founder Ryan Stanier had the vision to connect art lovers and first-time buyers with undiscovered, emerging artists and has since expanded the fair to over seven global locationsincluding Brooklyn, Dallas, Chicago, and Sydneywith thousands of artworks finding homes along the way.