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Eight-year-old pocket rocket Sky Brown competed against adults in this summer’s Vans US Open Pro Series—making her the youngest ever to participate. The Miyazaki, Japan-born skater is a force and seemingly has …
If you find yourself on the fifth floor ramp of the Guggenheim Museum, you can now use a fully functioning 18-karat gold toilet. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created the opulent copy of …
For cannabis enthusiasts living in Washington DC, Alaska, Colorado or Oregon, several organizations (including the Trichome Institute) are offering marijuana sommelier classes. Students will learn how to differentiate between various strains’ fragrances; …
With all the big Apple news this week, one update was a little less acknowledged, but along with the iOS 10 upgrade that rolled out came a batch of new emoji. The …
If you’re somebody who abides by the age-old Five-Second Rule (or the less trusted 30-Second Rule) you might not want to read this. Applied and Environmental Microbiology just published the results of …
Conducting 14 more experiments in space, astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong-2 space lab were zoomed off into space this week—and will remain on the orbiting station for up to 30 days. Research will …
2,500 steps within 154 intersected, rising flights of stairs unite to form Thomas Heatherwick’s vision for “Vessel,” an immersive monument to be constructed at NYC’s new Hudson Yards facility. There are 80 …
During this year’s London Design Festival, creative inspiration publication It’s Nice That will be taking control of The Conran Shop’s windows and presenting their “A Load of Jargon” exhibition—”an installation that celebrates …
The busy, traffic-filled city of Atlanta might be getting a little reprieve in the form of the BeltLine. Somewhat akin to NYC’s Highline, the plan is to convert about 22 miles of …
While “stay curious about everything” might appear to be the most quotable line from the new Apple-produced, iPhone-shot mini-doc about Rapha head of design Alex Valdman, it’s most certainly not the only …