Digital art is a billion-dollar business, with everyone from Paris Hilton to Damien Hirst trading in ‘non-fungible tokens’. But are NFTs just a get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as culture? A motley crew of celebrities have tried selling digital art, including Snoop Dogg, Lindsay Lohan …
Not everyone is a fan of Turkey Day. E4C via Getty Images – By Jack Lynch, Professor of English, Rutgers University – Newark 2021 Nov 22 – “Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why this Thanksgiving, most …
Runner Up – Project. From a series titled ‘The Drakensberg’, profiling the Drakensberg mountains in Southern Africa. Carl Smorenburg View 25 Images – By Rich Haridy 2021 Nov 18 – A new photo contest has been founded with the goal of celebrating images with …
In the 19th century, there was a campaign to link the Thanksgiving holiday to the Pilgrims. Bettman/Getty Images – By Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 2021 Nov 22 – This …
Many billionaires I work with have trust issues, lack a sense of purpose and struggle with shame, guilt and fear. Brian Cox as Logan Roy in Succession. Photograph: HBO/David M. Russell – By Clay Cockrel Last modified on 2021 Nov 22 – If …
We need a way out. We need a way up. That’s why I – and so many others – have jumped into cryptocurrency with both feet. ‘Every gain is a win for decentralization and every loss a reminder that crypto is a gamble, …
A new book tells the story of the painstaking process to preserve the 1,200-year-old Faddan More Psalter. Letters and fragments from the Faddan More Psalter. Photograph: National Museum of Ireland – By Lisa O’Carroll in Dublin Last modified on 2021 Nov 21 – …
Dozen of motorists report error as company’s CEO, Elon Musk, apologises on Twitter. Elon Musk said Tesla was taking measures to ensure the problem does not happen again. Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images – Reuters Last modified on 2021 Nov 20 – Hundreds of …
The first Intel 4004 chip. Intel View 12 Images By David Szondy 2021 Nov 19 – This month marks the 50th anniversary of Intel’s 4004 processor, the first commercially available microprocessor built on a single chip. Originally designed for a Japanese desk calculator, …
A woman looks at a non-fungible token digital art display in New York City in September 2021. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images – By Brian Mittendorf, Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University and Sean Stein Smith, Assistant Professor …
