8,000-year-old Lox

from Nautilus The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years BY SEVINDJ NURKIYAZOVA The word lox was one of the clues that eventually led linguists to discover who the Proto-Indo-Europeans were, and where they lived. Photograph by Helen Cook /...

Cast Inflatable Haters

from The New York Times Stop Hating Jeff Koons  Why “Rabbit,” the perfect art for the roaring mid-80s, continues to speak to us. By Roberta Smith Jeff Koons poses with “Rabbit” at the Tate Modern in 2009.CreditCreditDaniel Deme/EPA, via Shutterstock Jeff Koons is...

I.M. Pei Gone (at 102!)

from Curbed I.M. Pei, modernist architect, dies at 102 The pioneering Chinese-American architect won a Pritzker Prize in 1983 By Patrick Sisson Sygma via Getty Images I.M. Pei, the Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese-American architect famous for his soaring, lyrical...

Taco Bell Hotel

from CNBC Taco Bell is opening a hotel and resort by Amelia Lucas Hotel door at The Bell, A Taco Bell Hotel & ResortCourtesy Taco Bell Taco Bell’s latest limited-time offer isn’t Nacho Fries — it’s a hotel. The Mexican fast-food chain is taking over a Palm...

Pulp Basquiat

from artnet Basquiat, the Comic Book: See the Rise of Art Star Jean-Michel Basquiat in a New Graphic Novel Basquiat’s dramatic life story has inspired films, a Broadway musical, and now a graphic novel. by Eileen Kinsella Image courtesy of Paolo Parisi. Who...