So You Think You Could Be a Restaurant Critic — Here's the Reality

A line cook turned critic shares the emotional toll, impossible expectations, and cultural weight that come with judging ...
Herald-Standard

From packing tape to playable art: Tapescape comes to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

Few people equate packing tape with anything more than a utilitarian way to get a job done. Yet, when Eric Lennartson gets ...
House Digest on MSN

16 Home Design Trends That Won't Make The Cut In 2026 (And What To Do Instead)

Big shifts are happening in design, and in 2026, some long-standing trends are being ousted in favor of features that channel color, personality, and detail.

Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims’ names, despite redaction efforts

Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view.

A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began.

An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reminds us that photography has always had a complicated relationship with the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See 24 Astounding Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest—and Vote for Your Favorite

The public will choose the winner of the People’s Choice award in a vote that runs from February 4 to March 18 ...
Philosophy Now

A Very Short History of Critical Thinking

Luc de Brabandere is a corporate philosopher. His latest book, The Art of Thinking in a Digital World: Be Logical, Be Creative, Be Critical (Peter Lang International), puts the history of thought into ...