Rachel Sussman is obsessed with very old things that are still alive. She has spent years researching and tracking down the world’s oldest organisms. Here, take a look at just some of her photographs, and watch her 2010 TED Talk on the topic.
Funeral practices are deeply ingrained in culture and reflect beliefs and values. Here, take a look at just a few interesting funeral traditions from around the world.
Musician and sound artist Jason Sweeney lives and works in Adelaide, Australia; he describes it as “a prototype for what a developed city in the western world could be like.” Here, he tells Alison Prato about life in his city.