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The Rijksmuseum employed an AI to repaint lost parts of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch.” Here’s how they did it.
Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch-born, New York-based journalist reporting on art, history, and literature. He studied early Netherlandish painting and Slavic literature at New York University, worked as an editorial[…]
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She was walking down the forest path with a roll of white cloth in her hands. It was trailing behind her like a long veil. It was sweeping needles, leaves […]
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Parenting could be a distraction from what mattered most to him: his writing.
Join New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova as she leads this special edition of Big Think Live.
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We wouldn’t want to live without it, so how can we create art that’s durable?
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Will Storr has written a masterful guide to writing with “The Science of Storytelling.”
A new study at the University of Basel shows how interactive literature has become.
The use of words related to negative emotions has increased by more than one third.
We each have a way of moving to music that is so unique a computer can use it to identify us.
The actor’s greatest heroes exhibited humility in their actions, a view he tries to emulate.
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When you simplify history, you obliterate the truth, says Ethan Hawke.
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Film critic A.O. Scott on how to be more constructive in your criticisms.
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There are several levels of comedy plagiarism, says Paul F. Tompkins.
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Here’s why scary stories were once an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities.
Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.
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These films offer viewers a glimpse into the world as it is could be.
Laughing is so contagious that we often forget how subjective humor is.
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The Zen of choreographer Merce Cunningham comes alive in a new documentary about his life.
Is it acceptable to write a story from the perspective of someone who is completely unlike you?
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“You get to this age, you realize that there are people who will not like what you do no matter what you do,” says Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie.
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