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The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol
The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol

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The Art of Book Sculpture
The Art of Book Sculpture

Surgical typography, a beautiful ghost, and why the reading of art is the new art of reading.

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Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations
Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations

A non-linear tour of philosophy, or what Carmen Miranda has to do with the Vienna Circle.

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Gift Guide: Kids & The Eternal Kid
Gift Guide: Kids & The Eternal Kid

From thinking to tinkering, by way of color, music and photography.

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Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Curiosities
Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Curiosities

Cards, stamps, and what zebras have to do with Victorian craftsmen.

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13 Words: Lemony Snicket + Maira Kalman
13 Words: Lemony Snicket + Maira Kalman

A despondent dog, a busy bird, and what iconic illustration has to do with the iPad.

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Creative Derivatives of the London Tube Map
Creative Derivatives of the London Tube Map

Nebulae, web mavens, and what the Kabbalah has to do with 100 years of music history.

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Brain Pickings Redux: Best of 2009
Brain Pickings Redux: Best of 2009

A year’s worth of ideas, inspiration and innovation from culture’s collective brain.

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Thirty Conversations on Design
Thirty Conversations on Design

The alphabet, need over want, and the relationship between design and time.

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In-Formed: Physical Objects as Data Visualization
In-Formed: Physical Objects as Data Visualization

The other side of our silver platter, or what dinnerware and Africa have in common.

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