History Faber Birren painted his bedroom red to see if it would drive him mad, then designed the colors of the nuclear age Ellsworth Toohey

color theory In this Open Letter to Crayola, the Color Nerd proposes a new 24-pack that will better teach students about hue and complementary colors Jennifer Sandlin

color theory The fascinating reason why yellow dominates TV graphics Mark Frauenfelder

movies The 60-30-10 percent rule of color Devin Nealy

beer An artist made new beer can designs based on the Pantone Colors of the beer inside Thom Dunn

chess Examining the carefully selected color palette of Netflix's THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT Thom Dunn

movies Why some movies and TV shows now have a strange "yellow tint" David Pescovitz

animation Why are so many cartoon characters yellow? David Pescovitz

art Photochrome: keyword-generated impressionistic color palettes Andrea James

movies Watch: movie directors using color to mess with your mind David Pescovitz

art Gorgeous mirrored room with 250 colorful fluorescent tubes Andrea James

History A prison manuscript maps the periodic table onto Tarot and the zodiac Ellsworth Toohey

crafts Knitters believe a hand-made sweater can end your relationship Ellsworth Toohey

It's art alright Giant participation trophy appears on the National Mall for Trump's Iran War "effort" Jason Weisberger

Science Liquid water may be two different structures constantly swapping back and forth Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets KitchenAid puts a new feature in an old mixer: a stepless speed dial Rob Beschizza

politics Trump insiders hatch plot seize control of elections by emergency Ellsworth Toohey

civil rights Trump's DOJ weaponizes "Neutrality" as a wrecking ball for civil rights Jason Weisberger

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