Top 10 Amazing Cities You Will Never Visit
For thousands of years cities have been the manifestation of humankind’s artistry, imagination, and instinct to succeed. They embody our strong social desires and longing to create grand masterpieces.
Art Lists
12 (Not-So-Secretly) Gay Cartoon Characters
In my life growing up in the 80’s and beyond, I’ve noticed a lot of cartoon characters that are just waiting to burst out on the scene.
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11 Facts About the End of the Great War
I have a special fascination with World War One, a fascination that intensified when my father told me that his dad served in the Marines in 1917-1918. (My other grandfather and my wife’s grandfathers served in World War II, but my dad’s dad was in the first war.) My grandpa had trained as a sniper, but was never sent to France and was discharged after the armistice. The following are 11 fascinating facts concerning the people and events of the finale of the most destructive and bloody war in human history (until World War II, of course), which ended at 11 a.m.
Top 5 Blaxploitation Films
The 1970s were a volatile time, and like any great art, the films of the decade tended to reflect the torrent of social and racial upheaval.
Top 10 Super Bowl Appetizers: Bacon Edition
Super Bowl time is here again and that means parties, food, and beer, preferably at a friend’s house where they have a big screen, someone else cooking, endless beer and bacon.
Top 10 Art Accidents
On Jan. 22, a New York Metropolitan Museum of Art visitor accidentally fell into The Actor, a 105-year-old painting by Pablo Picasso, ripping the canvas. In honor of her embarrassing stumble, TIME takes a look at other torn, smashed, and accidentally discarded works of art.
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