Instagram of the dayMinimiam: tiny people on food
The account of Pierre Javelle, co-creator of Minimiam: model-railway figurines living on pastries, fruit and bread.
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Instagram of the dayThe account of Pierre Javelle, co-creator of Minimiam: model-railway figurines living on pastries, fruit and bread.
Linguist Adam Aleksic traces where words come from, from ancient roots to slang that appeared on social media last week.
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum gathers lemons, mirrors and hunters as symbols in old paintings, and collects combs, watches and lace.
Kyrgyzstan of the dayShort posts on speaking and writing Kyrgyz correctly: common mistakes and how to say familiar Russian phrases in Kyrgyz.
Spin the globe, land on a dot, and hear whatever a local radio station is playing right now — the next town over or the other side of the planet.
Instagram of the dayA Swedish illustrator posts pages from his sketchbooks almost daily: ink, watercolour and whole cities packed with tiny details.
High school chemistry teacher Phil Cook films experiments that flash, foam and change color, and explains the reactions behind them.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's official profile, with the collection sorted into themed boards instead of galleries.
Kyrgyzstan of the dayA Bishkek felt workshop showing shyrdak rugs: patterns, colours and the process from raw wool to finished carpet.
An online archive of 7,600 botanical drawings from the Mutis expedition (1783–1816): Colombian plants painted in tempera, searchable by species, family and artist.