What is Modern Art’s Favorite Color?

Martin Bellander, a PhD psychology student at the Karolinska Institutet, created a data visualization that illustrates the use of various colors in paintings over the past 200 years. Bellander pulled the data from a website that offers images of over 94,000 paintings between 1800-2000. The visualization shows a significant trend toward the use of the color blue, possibly the reflecting changing prices in paint, an …

Why Reboot TV Shows?

David Lynch, the creative force behind the cult-classic show Twin Peaks, has announced through Twitter that he is pulling out of the series’ reboot due to a lack of funding from Showtime. His departure from Twin Peaks reveals the reason that so many other show revivals end up being so underwhelming: they’re meant to attract the large amounts of residual fans without injecting any new …

Public Art in Tulum

The Mexican destination offers up vibrant murals alongside pristine beaches, jungles and Mayan ruins

Over the past few years, Tulum has become the go-to destination for a relaxing but unique beach vacation. While the sleepy town is just two hours south of the high-rise and fast-food-laden strip of beach known as Cancun, it’s a world away. As the cozy beaches and ancient Mayan ruins (along with world-class hotels and international gourmet fare) draw in most tourists, a rising number …