Art

You’ve probably heard the phrase “representation matters” in more than one sphere. What it means is that every person – no matter their size, shape, sexual orientation, hair color, age, religion, clothing – should be able to see themselves reflected back in the art we consume. Artist and illustrator Yael Nathan is doing their part...

Women are warriors, both in the actual and metaphorical senses of the word. All of us, even if we don’t look like Gal Gadot or Xena or Charlize Theron most days – which is exactly what illustrator Yael Nathan wants to show with her new series. Big, small, old, young, we can all make a...

“Karen” has permeated 2020, and not a good way. She’s everywhere—she’s in every grocery store refusing to wear a mask, she’s pointing a gun at people walking down her street, and she’s ready to call the cops at a moment’s notice. We were not ready for her, and neither was American Girl, the company that...

The internet can’t get enough cats, and this Russian artist gives us one more reason to squee! Elizabeth Delektorskaya’s felt kitty creations are the stuff of “aww!” They look like they could come to life at any moment, not as real cats, necessarily, but as their big-eyed, animated counterparts (think Puss and Boots from Shrek.)...

When life gives you a pandemic, make the perfect prom dress from duct tape. That’s exactly what high school student Peyton Manker did while isolating during the Covid-19 pandemic. While it turned her senior year upside down, she said she was inspired to make something that documented history. The dress came about as the result...

Museums generally have a reputation for being stuffy and, quite frankly, a little boring. You might imagine that the people who work there are also quiet, reserved and not very exciting or entertaining. Well, apparently, we all could not be more wrong in our assessment of museums and museum staffers. Case in point: Museum curators...

If you’re like me, you probably haven’t spent too much time in your life wondering how you could repurpose your old refrigerator. I mean, when my fridge breaks I mostly curse at it, buy a new fridge, then get excited about a new appliance. Because I’m old. But these days, people are rightfully looking for...

Studio Ghibli is the Japanese animation studio known for creating incredible animated feature films. Their work includes Spirited Away, Ponyo, and My Neighbor Totoro. The studio’s films are beloved by many people around the world, and once you’ve seen one, it’s easy to understand why. The animated movies are really creative, and the studio always...