Wes Phillips

Joan C. Gratz's seven minute animated, um, trip through art—from La Gioconda to Chuck Close. It's 2D claymation from 1992, but it was new to me.

I tend not to link to the NYT because I think their paid-portal policy on their name pundits is dumb—essentially removing them from the public discourse. Then again, considering what many of those "names" write, they may have done the public a favor there.

Who says bikes aren't the perfect urban vehicle? Not this suspect!

God help me, I knew all four of the factoids that open the article.

Professional photographer Teenie Harris photographed Pittsburgh comprehensively—particularly focusing on African-American life for his employer The Pittsburgh Courier. This archive is 1400 pictures strong and more will be added every week until all 3600 are up.

When calculation was done factory style.

Researchers in Italy are transforming the seismic rumblings of volcanoes into musical scores in an attempt to predict eruptions.