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The Brief, Mystical Reign of the Wax Cadaver
Early medical models of human anatomy shrouded death in feminine beauty.
These Nature Photographs Aren’t What They Seem
The visual playfulness of Simen Johan.
How I Tried to Transplant the Musical Heart of Apocalypse Now
Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch describes the surprising idiosyncrasies of film scoring.
The Phantasmagoria of the First Hand-Painted Films
How the silent screen burst to life with color.
A Photographer Who Tinkers with Time
How Adam Magyar slows down in the most impatient places.
Einstein Among the Daffodils
A science historian and English professor discuss how physics and poetry mix.
Six Pictures of Paradise
I was puzzled by the artist’s photographs of my home in the Amazon—then I looked again.
Photographing Time
The speed of photography through the ages.
Not Merely the Finest TV Documentary Series Ever Made
A reflection on Bronowski’s “The Ascent of Man.”
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