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Any monkey can run an equation through a graphing calculator, call it "Icosahedron 12" and sell a "giclée image" for $300 to a gullible sophomore. But it takes actual smarts (or a serious bronze foundry) to make so-called "science art." ... Read more

 

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]]>artart of scienceArtOfScienceInstitute For FiguringInstituteForFiguringjim sanbornJimSanbornjulian voss-andraeJulianVoss-andraekryptosmc escherMcEscherTed Rabinowitz2010-11-19T15:00:00+00:00'Star Wars Art -- Visions' Blows Our Freakin' Minds With Geek Arthttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/star-wars-art-visions/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/star-wars-art-visions/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/01/star-wars-art-visions/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


If you're doing your Christmas shopping early this year, you'll want to go ahead and pick up copies of "Star Wars Art: Visions" for every geek in your life. That's because the massive art book, for which George Lucas invited 100 contemporary ... Read more

 

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]]>artchewbaccageorge lucasGeorgeLucaslucasfilmMaya GohillMayaGohillstar warsstar wars art visionsStarWarsStarWarsArtVisionsWookie Family PortraitWookieFamilyPortraitEmily McCombs2010-11-01T15:00:00+00:00Meet a Sexy Bookworm on Alikewise Dating Sitehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/alikewise-dating-based-on-book-taste/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/alikewise-dating-based-on-book-taste/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/alikewise-dating-based-on-book-taste/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Maybe it really is the Year of the Book Nerd. With adult books like "The Millennium Trilogy" and that kick-ass Keith Richards autobiography zooming up the bestseller lists, the quickest way to a smart, no-drama chick's heart is probably through a ... Read more

 

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]]>Alikewisebooksdating sitesDatingSitesliteraturenerdsonline datingOnlineDatingBrian Fairbanks2010-10-27T13:30:00+00:00The 'Urban Speaker' Lets You Broadcast Your Voice to New York Cityhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/08/urban-speaker-carlos-gomez-de-llarena/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/08/urban-speaker-carlos-gomez-de-llarena/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/08/urban-speaker-carlos-gomez-de-llarena/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As if there weren't enough weirdos in New York shouting their nonsense in public, now it's being encouraged. In fact, it's art! The Urban Speaker, a temporary art installation that looks like a traffic sign in Tompkins Square Park, is a phone ... Read more

 

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]]>carlos gomz de llarenaCarlosGomzDeLlarenanew york cityNewYorkCitytompkins square parkTompkinsSquareParkurban speakerUrbanSpeakerLaura Leu2010-10-08T15:00:00+00:00Seeking the Meaning of 'Inception'? The Internet May Have Answershttp://www.asylum.com/2010/07/19/inception-meaning-illustrated-guide/http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/19/inception-meaning-illustrated-guide/http://www.asylum.com/2010/07/19/inception-meaning-illustrated-guide/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today, the Internet is collectively picking its brains off of the floor after having them blown, pureed, reassembled and then blown again by "Inception," Christopher Nolan's twisty mind-schtup of a movie. And everyone's trying figure out what it all ... Read more

 

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]]>Christopher NolaninceptionInception InterpretationsInception SpoilersInception TheoriesInceptionTheoriesleonardo dicapriomarion cotillardsummer movies 2010Nick Nadel2010-07-19T17:30:00+00:00Booktails -- Our Favorite Alcoholic Beverages From Literaturehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/06/28/favorite-alcoholic-beverages-from-literature-thomas-pynchon-great-gatsby-stephen-king-shining/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/28/favorite-alcoholic-beverages-from-literature-thomas-pynchon-great-gatsby-stephen-king-shining/http://www.asylum.com/2010/06/28/favorite-alcoholic-beverages-from-literature-thomas-pynchon-great-gatsby-stephen-king-shining/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Sometimes we read things other than the Internet. Especially, when those things (aka books) make us look smart and have cool cocktails in them. This summer put down your beer and get creative with your boozy, dark passenger. Drunkenly slurring ... Read more

 

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]]>americanobookscasino royaleCasinoRoyalecocktail recipesCocktailRecipescocktailsgin gimletGinGimletliteraturemint julepMintJulepraymond chandlerRaymondChandlerRyan McKee2010-06-28T11:30:00+00:00Robin Hood -- Mythical Vigilante or Just a Hood?http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/03/robin-hood-legend/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/03/robin-hood-legend/http://www.asylum.com/2010/05/03/robin-hood-legend/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Kristin Romey is an anthropologist, explorer, former executive editor of Archeology Magazine and, most prestigiously, Asylum's scientific adviser. Robin Hood, with his stick-it-to-the-man attitude and posse of Merry Men, has been a favorite ... Read more

 

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]]>debunkfolklorehistoryridley scottRidleyScottrobin hoodRobinHoodrussel croweRusselCroweKristin Romey2010-05-03T11:30:00+00:00Experts Find 'New' Shakespeare Play -- But Is It a Hoax?http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/new-shakespeare-play-cardenio-double-falsehood-brean-hammond/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/new-shakespeare-play-cardenio-double-falsehood-brean-hammond/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/16/new-shakespeare-play-cardenio-double-falsehood-brean-hammond/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


While you were sleeping through English Lit, other people were listening. Those same people have now turned up a new play by the Immortal Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare. (What have you done lately?) Back in 1727, LewisTheobald, an editor of ... Read more

 

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]]>playshakespeareChip Carter2010-04-16T15:00:00+00:00Dave MacDowell -- Artistic Love Child of Dali and MAD Magazinehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/04/07/dave-macdowell-artistic-love-child-of-dali-and-madtv/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/07/dave-macdowell-artistic-love-child-of-dali-and-madtv/http://www.asylum.com/2010/04/07/dave-macdowell-artistic-love-child-of-dali-and-madtv/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Dave MacDowell's contemporary works distort our lovable childhood stories and favorite films into nightmarish cultural parodies ... and we love it. "There's a relatable power to cool subject matter, and I always try to sprinkle in subliminal ... Read more

 

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]]>dave macdowellDaveMacdowellpaintingNick Romano2010-04-07T09:00:00+00:00The Real Kraken -- Paleontology Explains the Creatures From Ancient Mythshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/03/30/clash-of-the-titans-kraken-greek-mythology-monsters/http://www.asylum.com/2010/03/30/clash-of-the-titans-kraken-greek-mythology-monsters/http://www.asylum.com/2010/03/30/clash-of-the-titans-kraken-greek-mythology-monsters/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The Kraken, the Cyclops and gorgons -- the ancient Greeks were pretty creative when it came to the fearsome creatures that terrorized human beings in their myths. But these sea monsters, one-eyed giants, and topless snake-ladies that turned people ... Read more

 

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]]>ancient greeceAncientGreececlash of the titansclashofthetitansdinosaurdinosaurskrakenmedusamythologypaleontologyKristin Romey2010-03-30T13:30:00+00:00Clumsy Lady Rips Picasso's 'The Actor'http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/25/woman-rips-picassos-the-actors-metropolitan-museum-of-art/http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/25/woman-rips-picassos-the-actors-metropolitan-museum-of-art/http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/25/woman-rips-picassos-the-actors-metropolitan-museum-of-art/#commentsFiled under: , ,


When we get bored of ogling historical naked ladies at the art museum, we usually take a rest on a bench somewhere. Instead, an unidentified woman at an adult education class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tore a six-inch tear in a piece of ... Read more

 

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]]>artmetropolitan museum of artMetropolitanMuseumOfArtnew yorkNewYorkPicassoThe ActorsTheActorsEmerald Catron2010-01-25T14:15:00+00:00Hear Malcolm Gladwell Talk About Dogshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/12/10/hear-malcolm-gladwell-talk-about-dogs/http://www.asylum.com/2009/12/10/hear-malcolm-gladwell-talk-about-dogs/http://www.asylum.com/2009/12/10/hear-malcolm-gladwell-talk-about-dogs/#commentsFiled under: ,


Malcolm Gladwell, our generation's most critical thinker and wacky-haired author, has a thing or three to say tonight. He'll be at the Union Square Barnes & Noble to read from his new book, "What the Dog Saw" (named after a story he wrote from ... Read more

 

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]]>Malcolm GladwellMalcolmGladwellNew YorkerNew Yorker MagazineNewYorkerNewYorkerMagazineWhat the Dog SawWhatTheDogSawLisa Freedman2009-12-10T16:32:00+00:0010 Annoying Phrases That Serve No Purposehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/18/10-annoying-phrases-that-serve-no-purpose/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/18/10-annoying-phrases-that-serve-no-purpose/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/18/10-annoying-phrases-that-serve-no-purpose/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Contrarian academic Stanley Fish recently had a post on his NY Times blog discussing what phrases he finds most annoying. We couldn't help but notice the majority of the phrases Fish called out -- such as "Can I put you on hold," "Sold out" and "To ... Read more

 

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]]>Annoying PhrasesAnnoyingPhrasesAt the end of the dayAtTheEndOfTheDayGoing ForwardGoingForwardgrammarIt is what it isItIsWhatItIsIts all goodItsAllGoodStanley FishStanleyFishTo be honestToBeHonestWhateverWith all due respectWithAllDueRespectwordsJeremy Taylor2009-11-18T13:30:00+00:00The Mona Lisa Once Had Eyebrowshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/13/the-mona-lisa-once-had-eyebrows/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/13/the-mona-lisa-once-had-eyebrows/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/13/the-mona-lisa-once-had-eyebrows/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Da Vinci's most famous muse had eyebrows when he originally painted her. According to French art expert Pascal Cotte, inventor of a super sensitive 240-megapixel camera, which he used to ... Read more

 

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]]>EyebrowsLeonardoDaVinciMegapixel cameraMegapixelCameraMona LisaMonaLisaPascal CottePascalCotteJeremy Taylor2009-11-13T17:00:00+00:0014-Year-Old African Turns Garbage Into Wind Powerhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/10/13/william-kamkwamba-boy-who-harnessed-wind-book/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/13/william-kamkwamba-boy-who-harnessed-wind-book/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/13/william-kamkwamba-boy-who-harnessed-wind-book/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Every now and then we come across a heartwarming story that also makes us feel like indulgent, do-nothing slackers. William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi (a country that most of us geographically challenged Americans probably know as 'that place ... Read more

 

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]]>AfricaD.I.Y.diyEnvironmentalismfamineinventorsWindmillScott Indrisek2009-10-13T13:00:00+00:00Celebrating Manly Poets for National Poetry Dayhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/10/08/celebrating-manly-poets-for-national-poetry-day/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/08/celebrating-manly-poets-for-national-poetry-day/http://www.asylum.com/2009/10/08/celebrating-manly-poets-for-national-poetry-day/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Today is one of the premiere holidays on the calendar, National Poetry Day. OK, it might not be on par with Christmas or Thanksgiving or even Flag Day -- and it's actually a British observance, but still, let's give it up for all the manly rhyme and ... Read more

 

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]]>charles bukowskiCharlesBukowskijack kerouacJackKerouaclord byronLordByronnational poetry dayNationalPoetryDaypoemspoetrypoetsEric Mack2009-10-08T17:30:00+00:00Blu and David Ellis Create Video That Brings Graffiti to Lifehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/09/28/combo-a-collaborative-animation-by-blu-and-david-ellis/http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/28/combo-a-collaborative-animation-by-blu-and-david-ellis/http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/28/combo-a-collaborative-animation-by-blu-and-david-ellis/#commentsFiled under: ,


After years of appreciating each other's work, Blu and David Ellis finally collaborated on a video, aptly entitled "COMBO." Neither artists are strangers to animated street art. Over 10 days, during Studiocromie's second annual FAME Festival in ... Read more

 

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]]>blucombodavid ellisDavidEllisgraffitiKevin Hofman2009-09-28T10:30:00+00:00Photog Jacqueline Hassink Captures the World of 'Car Girls'http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/31/photog-jacqueline-hassink-captures-the-world-of-car-girls/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/31/photog-jacqueline-hassink-captures-the-world-of-car-girls/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/31/photog-jacqueline-hassink-captures-the-world-of-car-girls/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Dutch photographer Jacqueline Hassink spent over five years and traveled to three continents, chronicling the bizarre world of car show girls. The resulting book, "Car Girls," depicts the the auto industry's human window dressing presenting, posing ... Read more

 

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]]>car girlsCarGirlsjacqueline hassinkJacquelineHassinkphotographyMichael B. Dougherty2009-08-31T11:00:00+00:00Photog Busted Shooting Naked Model at Art Museumhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/photog-busted-shooting-naked-model-at-art-museum/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/photog-busted-shooting-naked-model-at-art-museum/http://www.asylum.com/2009/08/28/photog-busted-shooting-naked-model-at-art-museum/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Photographer Zach Hyman is learning the hard way that while people are willing to tolerate a lot of stuff out in public (rudeness, pollution, homelessness, dudes with awful BO), they draw the line at boobs. Hyman made some waves about a week ago ... Read more

 

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]]>artmetropolitan museum of artMetropolitanMuseumOfArtnakednude photosNudePhotosphotographyzach hymanZachHymanIan Fortey2009-08-28T16:00:00+00:00What's The Best Book They Made You Read in High School?http://www.asylum.com/2009/07/28/whats-the-best-book-they-made-you-read-in-high-school/http://www.asylum.com/2009/07/28/whats-the-best-book-they-made-you-read-in-high-school/http://www.asylum.com/2009/07/28/whats-the-best-book-they-made-you-read-in-high-school/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Each day of an adult's life brings further proof that everything learned in school between the ages 12 and 18 is completely useless -- as was strongly suspected at the time. But one thing you did get out of high school and junior high academics, ... Read more

 

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]]>bookshigh schoolHighSchoollord of the fliesLordOfTheFliesromeo and julietRomeoAndJulietThe Catcher In The Ryethe great gatsbyTheCatcherInTheRyeTheGreatGatsbyto kill a mockingbirdToKillAMockingbirdJeremy Taylor2009-07-28T12:30:00+00:00