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The Elegant, and Not Quite Dying, Art of Typewriter Repair
Typewriters, and the people who fix them, have been enjoying a quiet longevity.
Stock Art for the Masses
Known as SenshiStock on DeviantArt, Sarah Forde is, according to the platform, ‘considered by many to be their first stop for stock photography,’ particularly for anatomical study, illustrative pose reference, and assistance in drawing perspective.
By the People, for the People
What do car assembly, Fiesta dinnerware, and fans have in common? They’re all made by people whose names we will never know.
Of Podcasts and Perverts
How Tina Horn makes 'Why Are People Into That?!' a different kind of safe space.
The Endlessly Adaptable Archie Andrews
Inside the long and expensive business of American mythmaking.
When Is the Artist Assistant Just the Artist?
As lines of art ownership grow increasingly blurred, the role, credit, and compensation of its makers becomes harder to define.
The Last of Pakistan’s Cinema Artists
Once designed to accompany the silver screen in a nation passionate about film, their work has moved to the domain of private art collections and upscale restaurants.
The Last Person Hand Painting Movie Posters in Greece
In Athens, one cinema is keeping alive a dying, and deeply human, tradition.
The Man Behind London’s Last Video Rental Store
Blockbuster might be dead, but for some people, the siren call of the DVD box sings on.
The Endless Promise of the Mission-Driven Restaurant
Can a restaurant feed and fix—and stay afloat while doing it?