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Reads by Maria Popova

Analog Infoviz: Ward Shelley’s Hand-Painted Visualizations
Analog Infoviz: Ward Shelley’s Hand-Painted Visualizations

What Warhol has to do with lost loves, boat building and the VCR.

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Project Documerica: A Portrait of the 1970s Environmental Movement
Project Documerica: A Portrait of the 1970s Environmental Movement

Tie-dye jeans, soda can houses, and what Thai Buddhists have to do with American cowboys.

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Fresh Stuff from Michel Gondry
Fresh Stuff from Michel Gondry

Swarms of shiny happy people and some cinematic magic.

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The Century of the Self: A Fascinating BBC Documentary About the Rise of Consumerism and Democracy
The Century of the Self: A Fascinating BBC Documentary About the Rise of Consumerism and Democracy

An four-part probe into the depths of consumerism and democracy, and how those in power used Freud’s theories to manipulate the masses.

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The Corners Project
The Corners Project

Bankers, b-boys, and why diversity and solidarity are not NYC’s strangest bedfellows.

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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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Strange Worlds: Miniature Condiment Landscapes
Strange Worlds: Miniature Condiment Landscapes

Spicy aliens, furry fields, and how a domestic accident can spark creative genius.

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How the Dutch Do Title Sequences
How the Dutch Do Title Sequences

What steampunk, broccoli and an electrocuted apple have to do with celebrating indiscriminate curiosity.

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Mythical Beasts & Modern Monsters
Mythical Beasts & Modern Monsters

Beastly bullies, meek monsters, and why Donald Duck is finally proven totally useless.

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One Cubic Foot of Life
One Cubic Foot of Life

Lap-sized habitats, or what Central Park gardens and Polynesian reefs have in common.

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