Word nerd Rob Watts explains where the names of all the European countries come from. Which country is the “land of the ...

The European Central Bank is providing a sneak peek at the next design of the Euro banknotes. From a shortlist of 10 designs ...

I appreciate the plain speech of Science magazine’s Derek Lowe in his recent piece, The Assault On Science Funding Continues. When I talk to people about thi ...

In his six-part series, Jonas Ussing, who co-owns a visual effects studio in Denmark, takes a look at these “No CGI” films ...

In addition to leading the animation studio at the National Film Board of Canada, René Jodoin made several animated films ...

I suspect like many of you, I saw The Odyssey this weekend. I really liked it and the more I read & think about the film, the more it grows in my esteem. This t ...

I really enjoyed or found interesting: digging into related media. Yesterday I had an hour in the car, so I listened to this ...

To draw attention to the millions of girls who cannot afford period products, the MENstruation Foundation ran a unique ...

July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon and went for a little walk. For the 18th year in a row, you ...

Nicholas Rougeux, whose work I have featured here before, has published a complete digital edition of William Jardine’s ...

These have to be some of the most remarkable sports photos of all time: a 20-year-old Lionel Messi bathing a five-month-old ...

Using William Blake (aka “the patron saint of unclassifiable artists”) as an example, Evan Puschak’s latest video explores how society often rejects artists whose work doesn’t fit neatly into ...