Reads by Maria Popova

Accidents: The Abstract Art of Data Visualization Goofs

What New York City homicide rates have to do with Beijing circa 1917 and Twitter.

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The New Orchestra: Symphonic Innovation Around the World

The world’s biggest concert, what Venezuela has that everyone needs, and why YouTube is the unsuspected shortcut to Carnegie Hall.

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Sign of The Times: Data Visualization Heaven

158 years of the cultural dialog, replayed and rewritten in visual language.

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The Art of Identity

What bathroom signage has to do with aviator masks and our shared existential journey.

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Repurposed Art: The Second Life of Cardboard

The alter egos of discarded cardboard, what Edvard Munch has to do with recycling, and the only violin Itzhak Perlman can’t play.

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Interview with Chunnel.TV Founder Matthew Berman

What Banksy, TED, and a global network of ad agencies have in common, or why the long tail is the shortest way to cultural revolution.

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Transform: The Journey to Creative Contentment

Why the only thing that matters is that it shouldn’t matter.

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The Secret Lives of Secret Places

What NYC rats have to do with Les Miserables, med school dropouts and photographic genius.

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Monday Music Muse: Blame Ringo

Why Ringo Starr may not be the lovable Liverpudlian the world’s most liberal media portray him to be.

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Similarities: Because It’s All Been Done

What Einstein has to do with copyright, where indie bands get their concert posters, and why there’s no such thing as creativity.

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Reads by Maria Popova

What New York City homicide rates have to do with Beijing circa 1917 and Twitter.

The world’s biggest concert, what Venezuela has that everyone needs, and why YouTube is the unsuspected shortcut to Carnegie Hall.

158 years of the cultural dialog, replayed and rewritten in visual language.

What bathroom signage has to do with aviator masks and our shared existential journey.

The alter egos of discarded cardboard, what Edvard Munch has to do with recycling, and the only violin Itzhak Perlman can’t play.

What Banksy, TED, and a global network of ad agencies have in common, or why the long tail is the shortest way to cultural revolution.

Why the only thing that matters is that it shouldn’t matter.

What NYC rats have to do with Les Miserables, med school dropouts and photographic genius.

Why Ringo Starr may not be the lovable Liverpudlian the world’s most liberal media portray him to be.

What Einstein has to do with copyright, where indie bands get their concert posters, and why there’s no such thing as creativity.

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