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Crafts for Kids | Exploring Gravity with a Catapult | Season 2 | Episode 60

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Eight trends in book cover art

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As with fashion and interior design, trends in book cover art come and go, sometimes inexplicably. One day you’re puzzling over how an exploding rose ended up on multiple dust jackets, and the next you’re confronted by an onslaught of twee illustrations. These days, book covers are all about nature; they’re festooned with flowers, swirling with birds and littered with leaves. Those aren’t the only trends we’ve noticed, however. Here’s a look at eight, with a couple of samples from each category. Read More...

Katie Ledecky shared a car ride with Steph Curry, and she couldnt stop smiling

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On a brief break between training sessions, Olympian Katie Ledecky did a bit of Team USA recruiting, urging her car-mate to join her at the Tokyo Olympics next summer. Ledecky is prepping for her third Olympics. Seated just a couple of feet away, basketball star Stephen Curry has yet to compete in one. “I asked him if Tokyo’s on his mind,” Ledecky said in a recent interview. “He definitely wants to go to an Olympics. Read More...