Entertainment | Film

Watch the Teaser Trailer for the Mary Poppins Sequel!

The highly anticipated reboot hits theaters in December

Entertainment | Film

Loving Vincent’ Director On Training An Army Of Oil Painters | Deadline

Loving Vincent' director Hugh Welshman discusses the extreme amount of effort that went into his portrait of Van Gogh's final years.

Entertainment | Film

Reality-Bending Timelapses of Cities in Tilt-Shift | Mental Floss

Spoonfilm's series "Little Big World" makes cities look like adorable dollhouse worlds.

I think that this is so cool!

Entertainment | Film

Movie and TV Shots Before and After Added Visual Effects

  Boardwalk Empire  Image: Brainstorm Digital on VimeoViewers often get so enveloped in their favorite movie and television shows that they forget the actors are often emoting over settings, creatures and actions that they can't see. O

This is so so cool. I love seeing how the process for this works!

Entertainment | Film

Cannes: Quentin Tarantino On Digital As The Death Of Cinema; A ‘Django’ Miniseries; ‘Hateful Eight’ Prospects & More

“It’s rare to see a filmmaker who doesn’t have a movie here in Cannes do a press conference,” said Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux as h

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Will the new ‘Shazam for art' app change the gallery experience forever?

Smartify gives users instant information about artworks on show in public galleries across the world

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Multi-Million Dollar Willem de Kooning Paintings Discovered in a New Jersey Storage Locker

New York City art dealer David Killen purchased the contents of the locker, consisting of 200 paintings from a late art conservator's studio, for $15,000 in 2017.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: 'He was doing art deco before it existed'

From sci-fi libraries to steampunk tearooms, his dazzling creations made Glasgow a design paradise – and even crop up in Blade Runner, Doctor Who and Madonna videos. We join in the 150th anniversary celebrations

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

What the Mona Lisa Tells Us About Art in the Instagram Era

The photo-taking crowds that surround Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece at the Louvre exemplify how the digital generation experiences artworks.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Scientists Study ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Hopes of Finding How Vermeer Painted His Masterpiece | Smart News |

The enigmatic work was last examined—and restored—in 1994

Visual Arts | Photography

16 of the Best Apps for Landscape Photography

In this article, I’ll share my top 16 favorite apps that I use almost every time I have to plan a photography session, a photo trip, or a complex spot with a long hike in the mountain to get there.

Visual Arts | Photography

Quick Tip: How to Use Your Camera’s Live View Mode to Get the Correct Exposure Every Time | Shutterbug

Here’s a simple trick that will help you get the right exposure in your photos without all the unnecessary stress. According to photographer Pierre T. Lambert who shares the quick tip in the short video below, the technique will speed up your shooting p

Visual Arts | Photography

Olloclip has the Killer iPhone Camera Lens Kit You've Been Waiting For | The Manual

Smartphones ushered in this latest generation of mobile “prosumer” photography. While smartphone cameras aren’t yet up to par with their DSLR counterparts, they’re getting there. Thanks to clever add-on lenses like the latest from olloclip, they m

Visual Arts | Photography

52 Week Photography Challenge for 2018 - DIY Photography

The first two Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenges were an amazing success, with tens of thousands of photographers participating from around the world. We enter the third year of the challenge with the Community Challenge! This challenge has been creat

Visual Arts | Photography

How To Overcome Fears Of Photographing Strangers

HAPTIC presents the Ultimate Beginner's Guide for Street Photography Series -- visualizations of essential photography lessons and tips by ANNETTE KIM. Annette researched, synthesized, and visualized the key lessons to present to you a fun, easy to read V

Music | Music

33 Of The Best, Worst, And Most Underrated Taylor Swift Songs According To Me

~Don't blame me~ if you disagree.

Music | Music

Watch David Bowie’s Hometown of Brixton Gather for Mass Sing-Alongs of His Greatest Hits

In the hours following David Bowie’s death, fans flocked to Brixton—the south London district where the singer was born David Robert Jones in 1947—to pay t

This is really touching.

Music | Music

This Woman's Polyphonic Overtone Singing Doesn't Sound Humanly Possible

When you watch German musician Anna-Maria Hefele demonstrate a few polyphonic overtone singing techniques, you will get chills. "Overtone singing is a voice technique where one person sings two notes at the same time," explains Hefele i...

Wow. Amazing!

Music | Music

John Lennon and Paul McCartney's 'Help' Piano Hits Auction Block

More than 200 pieces of Beatles memorabilia will be sold this month

Music | Music

The Things We Miss: A Violin Virtuoso Plays A DC Metro Station

Editor's Note: This is an oldie, but a goodie. And we were inspired to post it after the story was forwarded via email.

This is older, but still fascinating!

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

The Mistake Everyone Makes When Hanging Art (And What to Do Instead)

Trying to create the perfect gallery wall in your living room? Put away the stepladder. You’re not going to need it.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

10 of the world's most creative cities to live, work and play | Creative Boom

When you work in the creative industries, the world is literally your oyster, as they say. With brilliant design studios, agencies and brands at every...

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

This Week, Dog Lovers Can Take a London Bus Tour With Their Furry Friends | Mental Floss

The 90-minute tour takes riders to the city's best dog parks and canine-themed cultural attractions.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Where is Old Zealand? | Mental Floss

Old Mexico is Mexico. Old York is York. But where is Old Zealand?

I always wondered about this! Ok, not "always," but every once in a while.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

New York Theatre Ballet Gambles on Young Dance-Makers

Rarely these days do ballet companies place large bets on emerging choreographers, particularly female choreographers. Rarely do the East and Left Coasts of dance acknowledge each other's existence.

Visual Arts | Design

The Design Theory Behind Amazon’s $5.6 Billion Success

Amazon’s success brings into relief a principle that is sometimes hard to swallow in the design community: Successful design is not necessarily beautiful.

Visual Arts | Design

I Tested 10 Photoshop Alternatives to See How They Stack Up

Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration

Visual Arts | Design

Is Flat Design Actually Awful?

Flat design currently dominates the tech industry, especially on mobile platforms such as iOS and Android. But is flat design really effective for users?

Visual Arts | Design

Top Web Design Trends in 2017 [infographic] | Social Media Today

This new infographic looks at some of the latest trends in web design, and how to use them to best effect.

Visual Arts | Design

Photoshop Tutorial: How to Transform a Photo into an Abstract Expressionist, Pop Art Portrait - Tutorials 411 : Tutorial

Photoshop CC 2017 tutorial showing how to transform a photo of someone into an exciting portrait that blends abstract expressionism, pop art and glitch art. In addition, this method allows you to instantly replace your photo without having to redo the eff

History | History

What Happened to the Physical Copy of the "I Have a Dream" Speech? | Mental Floss

For two decades, it was kept inside of a Harry Truman biography for safekeeping.

Home Improvement | Interior Design

​The Best Decluttering Tricks, Mind Hacks and Shortcuts We Discovered in 2017 | Apartment Therapy

Getting rid of excess will clear both your space and your mind.

Home Improvement | Interior Design

Here's How to Turn Your Bedroom Into The (Upbeat!) Cozy Winter Refuge of Your Dreams | Apartment Therapy

If you're going to spend a lot of time in your bedroom why not make it a cozy, inviting place to be? Here are a few suggestions for cozifying your space.

Advice & Self-Help | Creativity

15 Netflix Documentaries to Inspire You to Be More Creative

Here are 15 documentaries on Netflix that might inspire you with their visions of compelling artistry, incredible design and bursting creativity.