In the late 16th century, a collection of skeletons was unearthed from catacombs below the foundations of Rome. Believed to be the remains of early Christian martyrs, these holy relics were collected and redistributed to European churches during the Counter-Reformation,… Read More ›
Oddities
Once I Loved a Spider: Robotic Couture by Anouk Wipprecht
Imagine a dress, part couture and part arachnidian armor, that reacts to the room around you; perching on your shoulders and testing the air with arachnoid grace, mechanical legs moving aggressively to protect your personal space if its sensors identify someone… Read More ›
Beautiful Disaster: The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy
Just before one o’clock on an unseasonably warm winter’s day in 1919, a wave of molasses fifteen feet high and moving at thirty-five miles per hour swept through the streets of Boston’s North End, tearing buildings from their foundations, pulverizing concrete,… Read More ›