May 5, 2022
Armchair Treasure Hunts
In this exclusive book excerpt from The Puzzler, New York Times-bestselling author A.J. Jacobs details one of the longest ongoing treasure hunts ...
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April 22, 2022
One of the Biggest Miniature Museums is in Las Vegas
Filmmaker Jessica Oreck has spent her life hunting for the strangest miniature objects—from tiny dice to pinky-tall camels.
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March 31, 2022
Spectral Illusions: The Pepper’s Ghost Effect
The illusory stage effect seen in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion traces back to the 1500s. Here's how you can make your own!
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March 14, 2022
How One Collector Amassed Over 35,000 Puzzles
Jerry Slocum has been collecting puzzles since 1941. Now the 90 year old is treasure-hunting across Europe and Asia to find some of the oldest ones...
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December 21, 2021
Design & Play: The Story of Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray understood the importance of play as a form of experimentation and creativity.
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December 12, 2021
The Symbology of Playing Cards
A brief history behind the meaning of playing cards in relation to the calendar year.
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July 31, 2021
22 Levels of Cardistry by Dan and Dave Buck
Watch how these two card innovators demonstrate and break down everything that goes into the art of card handling.
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January 22, 2021
Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself
A story reveals the illusion of one’s identity in Derek DelGaudio’s modern allegory, In & Of Itself.
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January 20, 2021
TANGRAM, Volume 1
Tangram is a biannual journal exploring art and wonder created by Art of Play.
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July 15, 2020
Our Founders on Forbes
Our founders Dan and Dave Buck were featured on Forbes today in a section on entrepreneurship. If you're interested in learning more about us, or p...
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March 27, 2019
The Gold Standard: From Currency to Playing Cards
STANDARDS tells the story of the British Gold Standard through a satirical expression of the British Monarchy between 1819 and 1871 when their curr...
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February 6, 2019
A Puzzling Adventure Through Europe
Recently, we returned from a week-long excursion through Europe. Our first stop was Nuremberg, Germany, where we attended the world's largest toy f...
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