New York

Not sure what to think about something? Good

Graphic designer Milton Glaser thinks that being uncertain is a good way to be. “Certainty is preposterous,” says Milton Glaser (TED Talk: Using Design to Make Things New). “Fun...

Gallery: Why the stories of Ellis Island matter today

When artist JR started a project about the 1.2 million people held in limbo at the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital in the early 20th century, he couldn’t help but notice ghosts ...

Beautiful, old stuff is still really cool: A look inside the new Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

On the other side of the Beaux Arts façade and wrought-iron doors of a 115-year-old mansion in the poshest neighborhood of Manhattan, you’ll find something odd: a sleek white an...