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“Test it, tweak it, try it again, see what happens.”

—David Byrne on trying new things (The Creative Independent)

Five marvelous projects

Keep time with this hypnotic clock

An AI being narrates this sci-fi adventure podcast

This powerful short film addresses cartel violence in Mexico

Play as an adorable clown in this Super Mario-inspired platformer

Sustainable paper backpacks that will survive the washing machine

Six slices of #Make100

Custom drawings by “Robot Picasso”

Beautiful, abstract photos of the human body

Playing cards designed to help you imagine the future

Swap your bulky record player for a wireless, portable version

A coloring book ode to the legendary drag queens of the South

Help a starship captain save their crew in this imaginative tabletop game

Illustration by Laura Callaghan via Pitchfork

Three doses of creative inspiration

How Alice Coltrane’s transcendent art lives on (Pitchfork)

What happens when algorithms design a concert hall (Wired)

An engineer rigged a rotary phone to play a text adventure (The Outline)

One way to get making

Our friends at Instructables offer free creative classes in everything from embroidering to pasta-making to CNC milling. Learn something new.

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