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What the best ads of the 2000s reveal about American culture

Before digital marketing became the norm, there was arguably more room for complex, creative and daring image-making.

The Latest in Design

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Feats of fantasy: This software engineer codes self-twirling and illuminating gowns

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Labubu: The ‘kind of ugly’ plush toy that has taken the world by storm

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A famous architect’s iconic furniture line gets its first update in decades

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Yrjö Kukkapuro, designer whose iconic chairs were sat on by ‘almost every Finn,’ dies age 91

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Now you can have Martha Stewart in your garden

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A brief history of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop

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This food looks too good to be real — and it is

Pantone names its color of the year for 2025

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Jaguar reveals first concept car after controversial rebrand

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‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life

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World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

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Hello Kitty at 50: The mouthless face that launched an $80 billion empire

Videos

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Video Leading scientist explains how cities can help solve climate change 3:13

Video It’s April Fools’ Day. Here’s a history of one of the world’s most iconic pranks 2:38

Video See 2025’s color of the year 1:07

Video Watch the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube being solved 1:04

Video See how a secret ink formula prevents voter fraud in Indian elections 1:33

Video The history of colors in British politics 3:06

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Video The Times Square ball drop has been a New York tradition for over 100 years 1:23

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Video The Times Square ball drop has been a New York tradition for over 100 years 1:40

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This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works

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China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it

Republicans are red and Democrats blue. But it wasn’t always that way

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Meet the artist transforming tennis balls into furniture

The VW Beetle evokes memories of years gone by, but in Mexico it’s still part of the present

+ POOL rendering at Pier 35. Designed by Family New York & Playlab, Inc. Image by Luxigon

New York City is one step closer to getting its long-awaited floating East River pool

How this ‘off-putting’ color shaded the internet and beyond

Marathon-winning ‘spray-on’ running shoes could shake up Olympics

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Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design

How Britain’s political parties got their colors

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‘When can I have one?’: The world’s largest 3D printer is building cozy homes from wood

‘Bound to secrecy’: The indelible ink behind the world’s biggest election