2,000 Bags
A glamorous Louis Vuitton, Gucci or Fendi. A stunning thrift store find. Or perhaps your beat-up old school knapsack? Do you have a favorite bag?The Times’s T Magazine interviewed the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist about her collection of over 2,000 bags:Rist believes that the bag was one of the first human tools. With a bag,…
Salt
Do you pay attention to the amount of salt in everyday foods? Do you think you are consuming too much?Did you know that a tablespoon of ketchup has more sodium than 20 Cheez-Its? Or that two slices of Gouda can have more sodium than 55 Goldfish?Most people in the United States consume far more sodium…
Tiny House
Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration or, describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16…
Flying Plastic
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain,…
Movie Memorabilia
What are your favorite movies? If you could own a prop from any of them, what would you choose? Would it be the door frame that Rose floats on at the end of “Titanic”? The whip from “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”? An ax from “The Shining”?All of these were recently sold at…
Spring Cleaning
Is doing a big clean a spring ritual for you or your family? If so, what do you do? Do you look forward to this opportunity to spruce up your space each year? Or do you dread it?Do you like to clean in general? Why or why not? What are your favorite and least favorite…
Rats on a Dog
Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration or, describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and…
In a Box
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain,…
Spring Holidays
Are you observing any religious or spiritual holidays this spring, like Ramadan, Passover or Easter? If so, how do you and your family celebrate? Why is this tradition meaningful to you?Pictured above, we see the final preparations for an evening meal to break the Ramadan fast by migrants in Brooklyn. Have you ever fasted, for…
100 Years of Furniture
The bean bag chair. The water bed. The sectional couch. Do you have a favorite piece of furniture, either in your home — or in your dreams? Which designs would you nominate to a Furniture Hall of Fame?The Times recently asked six experts to make a list of the most influential pieces of furniture from…
