The Antikythera Mechanism

from artnet This Mysterious Ancient Greek Device May Be the First Computer. Now Scientists Have Just Taken a Big Step Towards Making It Work The Antikythera Mechanism has been recreated in a computer simulation—yet enigmas still remain. by Sarah Cascone A fragment of...

Marvelous Marvin Gone

from The Daily Mail Undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at age 66 after one of his biggest rivals Tommy Hearns said he was ‘in an ICU fighting the effects of the vaccine’ By MALCOLM BROWN Boxing was in mourning on Saturday night...

Back to Smallville

from The Wall Street Journal Small-Town Natives Are Moving Back Home For many young people, returning to struggling communities means exchanging prosperity for a more rooted life. By Grace Olmstead PHOTO: JENN ACKERMAN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL My great-grandfather,...

NFT ART

from NBC News Digital artwork sells for record $69 million at Christie’s first NFT auction The first purely digital work sold by an established auction house brings blockchain into the world of fine art. By Michela Moscufo Digital art collage by Beeple,...

Shapira’s Scroll

from DNYUZ Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? In 1883, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer named Moses Wilhelm Shapira announced the discovery of a remarkable artifact: 15 manuscript fragments, supposedly discovered in a cave near...