Dinner With Jackson Pollock
Many might not know that Jackson Pollock, the iconic American painter, was also an avid cook (and gardener). In fact, his apple pie took first place at a local fair’s baking competition, …
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Many might not know that Jackson Pollock, the iconic American painter, was also an avid cook (and gardener). In fact, his apple pie took first place at a local fair’s baking competition, …
With 400+ houses featured across its 500+ pages, Jutaku: Japanese Houses is pretty big—considering its physical size is quite compact. Showcasing the best, strangest and most daring of contemporary Japanese residential architecture …
With over 100 illustrations of everyday hero Milhouse Van Houten (aka Bart Simpson’s BFF) each drawn from memory, Kieran Gabriel’s new book promises to delight readers. The drawings—by professional artists including Jean …
Yard Press unveils a more personal perspective from the life of a downtown New Yorker with “New York Polaroids 1976-1989.” Some 232 pages are held together with twist stitching and a faux …
Everyone knows a good quote can change perceptions, or even just brighten a day. With New York City-based writer Chris Black’s collection of “advice and observations for you to stand apart in …
Back in 1961, photographer Ted Russell started capturing a relatively unknown Bob Dylan when the young artist had just moved to NYC. Russell shot the 20-year-old songwriter, recently signed to Columbia Records …
For press photographer Weegee (born Usher Fellig), New York City was his muse; he spent his lifetime documenting urban life without prejudice, from spectators at gruesome crime scenes to elevator operator strikes …
Following his enthralling 2014 TED Talk, Marc Kushner of Architizer has crafted the latest addition to the TED Books library. To explore how media influences architecture around the world Kushner focuses on …
South African photographer Pieter Hugo has released “Kin,” a stunning book of images that are deeply personal; featuring photos of friends, family members and of himself in the backdrop of his native …
In Twitter engineer Angus Croll’s new book “If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript,” he imagines how well-known literary figures from James Joyce to J.D. Salinger to Tupac would write JavaScript code. It’s a fun, …