Starting Wednesday, the world will witness one of the most elaborate funeral ceremonies in history. After 12 months of mourning, Thailand will send off King…
EXPELLED
Harvey Weinstein is ousted from the Motion Picture Academy after only three hours of deliberation
After eight days where allegations of sexual misconduct ricochetted through Hollywood, it only took the Motion Picture Academy three hours to reach a vote to…
TOUCH DOWN
Looking to escape the madness? You can now travel to one of the world’s most remote islands
October 14 will be remembered as a historic day in the remote island of St. Helena. After several false starts and technical delays, the first…
HISTORIC
Obama picks genius hip-hop portraitist Kehinde Wiley to paint his official presidential portrait
Former president Barack Obama has made another inspired choice. The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery announced yesterday that Obama has selected artist Kehinde Wiley to paint…
OH GOOD GRIEF
California wildfires destroy the family home of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz
Charlie Brown once opined, “I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time.” Unfortunately, some days are worse than others. Another…
NEW THREAD
Syrian refugee women are finding shelter—and a salary—in IKEA’s supply chain
In the backroom of an airy workshop in Amman, Jordan, about a dozen Syrian and Jordanian women are sitting next to each other embroidering palm…
DESIGN INTERVENTION
The largest US pharmacy chain is using design to help patients manage multiple prescriptions
The number of Americans dependent on multiple prescription medicines is rising. For millions of patients, keeping track of doses, schedules, and precautions is becoming a…
LITERALLY, LEGO
LEGO’s new museum is a giant fantasy LEGO building, of course
Imagine if you could erect a building for real-size humans, made entirely of LEGO bricks. A version of that dream came true last month with…
FONT RAGE
Watch Ryan Gosling act out every graphic designer’s real angst about Papyrus font
It’s in menus, wedding invitations, shop signs church flyers and heavens, even in résumés. Since becoming a system font in Microsoft Office ’97, Papyrus, a…
HAY FEVER
IKEA’s new high-end design collaboration makes flatpack furniture feel collectible
“‘Throw-away’ products are not IKEA. Whatever the consumer purchases shall give long-term enjoyment.” In a 1976 manifesto, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad envisioned that his inexpensive,…
BUILDING FOR PEOPLE
An architect of inspired social housing has won UK’s most prestigious architecture medal
As London grapples with a public-housing crisis, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is awarding its highest honor to an American architect who has…
OCCUPY VOLKSBÜHNE
Anti-gentrification activists took over Berlin’s iconic public theater and turned it into a 24/7 party
Berlin’s identity crisis has reached a boiling point. An artist collective called From Dust to Glitter took over the Volksbühne theater last weekend in an…
