Encyclopedia of My Death A gallery of drawings selected by Dutch artist Marcel van Eeden from his daily practice of drawing a picture inspired by an image published before he was born.

Ten Great Beatles Moments Universally beloved, the Beatles changed everything with their personality, their experiments, and, of course, their music. Because, ‘With the Beatles, the music is the point,’ John Lennon said, and ‘you have all this great music.’ Ken Womack explains why.

Albany, Counting the Ways The heart of New York may be in the five boroughs, but its gear box is buried under snow in Albany. Upstater Tobias Seamon reports on the many reasons to love a seedy town of secrets, bosses, and smoke-filled rooms.

London Sprawling The British capital is never empty, and only major television events can clear the streets. So why do movies and science fiction teem with vacant blocks? Does urbanism have room for emptiness anymore?