New York sound installation captures history of fight against AIDS
Throughout December, sound installation “Hear Me: Voices of the Epicdemic,” offers a nightly broadcast that captures the history of the AIDS epidemic.
Microsoft signs up for the ‘ugly holiday sweater’ tradition for a good cause
Microsoft has unveiled three models of ugly sweaters in the colors of Microsoft Paint, Windows XP and Windows 95 for the holiday season.
Wires Glasses has created a face mask that reduces lens fog
The answer to foggy glasses? Eyewear brand Wires Glasses has created a face mask that hangs from one’s glasses rather than the ears.
Documenting the oral history of an extraordinary time, artists give voice to their pandemic experience
The Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art carried out digital interviews with 85 artists as part of its “Pandemic Oral History Project.”
Forget French, the British accent is now the world’s sexiest
The British accent emerged as the world’s sexiest in the 2020 Time Out Index survey, which asked more than 37,000 people in over 30 countries.
New auction house wants you to buy art because you love it, not just as an investment
Online art platform Greenhouse Auctions was founded by Shlomi Rabi, who used to work at Christie’s, to address the disparities in the art auction market.
Do collectors buy art from online viewing rooms?
Only 22% of 388 art collectors had made a transaction from an online viewing room in the past 12 months, as per a report.
Collection of previously unseen Tolkien writings coming in 2021
The collection will take readers straight to the heart of Middle-earth, exploring the land through its geography, its history and its people.
And the most emblematic product of 2020 is… toilet paper
Toilet roll sales were selling at record levels back in March, when videos showing shopping carts overflowing with toilet paper went viral.