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a film still of a cat on a diner counter

‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ Is an Exhaustive Index of Every Feline to Prowl on Screen

October 29, 2026

a painting by Rose Sanderson on a vintage postcard of an octopus on a building

Wish You Were Here! Rose Sanderson’s Witty Postcards Conjure a Strange Reality

October 26, 2026

a historical photograph of artist Claes Oldenburg standing beside a giant, 10-foot clothespin sculpture

Revisit Claes Oldenburg’s Seminal ‘Six Themes’ 50 Years After Its Debut

October 20, 2026

a portrait-style painting of a figure with shoulder length hair, wearing a pink shirt, with flowers and a blue sky in place of her face

Psychedelic Paintings by Rafael Silveira Explore a World of ‘Visual Synonymies’

October 8, 2026

a squirrel is captured mid-air as it leaps toward a juvenile owl

Wild Hijinx and Hilarious Happenstance Reign in the 2026 Comedy Wildlife Awards

October 2, 2026

a still from the movie 'The History of Concrete' featuring cinder blocks in a metal grocery hand cart

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Is Anything But Mundane

September 23, 2026

a small paper figure made from numerous layers of colored paper on a flexible central axis so that it looks like an anthropomorphized pear

Say Hello to PÉPET, a Pear-Shaped, Palm-Size Paper Pal

September 11, 2026

an empty house in Stuttgart painted by The Wa to resemble a colorful kid's crayon drawing

Could a Kid Do It? The Wa Transforms Buildings into Childlike Drawings

September 9, 2026

a painting of a woman holding a black cat over her shoulder, which nestles its face into her hair but leaves claw marks on her back

Mischievous Cats Rule in Minyoung Kim’s Affectionately Quirky Paintings

August 26, 2026

a street photo of a skateboard mid-air with the shadow of the skateboarder below

The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion

August 6, 2026

two cartoonish ceramic salt and pepper shakers in the form of quirky animals with clover-shaped ears

Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda

August 3, 2026

an anonymous male model holds a large whale-shaped bolster pillow over his shoulder

Playful Knitted Pillows by Donna Wilson Infuse Interiors with Whimsy and Joy

July 23, 2026

a photograph by Rob Hann of a house almost completely engulfed by vines

Rob Hann’s Chromatic and Quirky Landscapes Evoke Long-Distance Road Trips

July 9, 2026

a gif of an animated character lighting a fire that says marry me

‘PLEASE’ Is Anna Mantzaris’ Unhinged Comedy About Desperately Wanting Love

June 25, 2026

a digital illustration of colorful flowers with tiny people gripping onto the stems

Sour Soda Studio Depicts a Saccharine World Where Humans Have Lost Control

June 18, 2026

a black-and-white snapshot of a woman in a tree

‘Women in Trees’ Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots

June 11, 2026