The Secret Scream

from Architectural Digest Revealed: The Secret History Behind Edvard Munch’s The Scream A previously unnoticed sentence etched in a top corner of the painting has scholars debating who wrote the words, and why they might’ve done it By Nick Mafi Edvard Munch’s The...

The da Vinci Bear

from Reuters Da Vinci’s ‘Head of Bear’ drawing seen fetching up to $16 mln A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie’s said on Saturday. Measuring 7 cm...

Next Up

from France 24 The music festival refusing to bow to Covid Belgrade (AFP) Tickets for the festival are already on sale with the date marked as July 8-11 ANDREJ ISAKOVIC AFP/File Pulsating crowds, booming open-air sound systems, megastars lapping up the adoration of...

Barbershop

from SPIN Seventh Heaven Barbershop quartets are more than meets the ear by Jonathan Rowe  CREDIT: Bettmann / Contributor Don’t let a century’s worth of pop culture fool you — the best of the best barbershop quartets have five voices. Sure, four striped-shirt,...

Lounging, Diving, Floating, Dreaming

from Architectural Digest Dive Into the History of the Swimming Pool in Photography A new book is filled with iconic images of pools from the last 100 years By Stefanie Waldek Sølve Sundsbø, Think Tanks, Frank, June 1998, on the cover of Pools: Lounging, Diving,...