"Myth" is Continuum's flagship, 3-D printed shoe collection. Continuum is based in New York City. Continuum hide caption
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Thursday
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple (pictured above circa 1939) was dedicated 85 years ago in 1929. Rabbi Steve Leder says, "This was the Los Angeles Jewish community's statement to itself — and to the majoritarian culture that surrounded it — that 'We are here, and we are prepared to be a great cultural and religious and civic force in our community.' " Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library hide caption
Sunday
Artist Willie Baronet has been collecting signs from the homeless since 1993. Tanya Conovaloff hide caption
Tuesday
Albert Paley's iron and steel gates, archways and free-standing sculptures are eye-catching landmarks. His 2010 steel work Evanesce stands in Monterrey, Mexico. "American Metal: The Art of Albert Paley" is on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art until September. Agencia para la Planeacióndel Desarrollo Urbano de Nuevo León/Courtesy Paley Studios hide caption
With Swirls Of Steel, These Sculptures Mark The Passage Of People And Time
Sunday
Monday
Jane Headford designed this Dr. Seuss bench, which is spending the summer alongside the River Thames Courtesy of The National Literacy Trust hide caption
Friday
After Decades In Storage, Damaged Rothko Murals Get High-Tech Restoration
Thursday
James Lee often has to pick up his 100-pound son, Justin. Photographer Andrew Nixon shot this photo in an effort to show how being caregivers affects the aging parents. Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio hide caption
Apples and Cakes (Pommes et gateaux) by Paul Cezanne, 1873-1877. Christie's Images Limited/Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation hide caption
Wednesday
Gene Davis' Apricot Ripple; ArgosIsland's untitled photo submitted via Twitter. Gene Davis/Smithsonian American Art Museum; ArgosIsland/Twitter hide caption
Thursday
ShamsArd, a Palestinian architecture firm, uses packed earth to construct its environmentally friendly homes. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Keone Nunes, a Native Hawaiian tattoo artist, says prayers to "awaken" the tattoo tools and bless the ink. Two "stretchers" pull the skin tight on the chest of Kaiola Farin to enable Nunes to tap straight lines. Wayne Yoshioka/Hawaii Public Radio hide caption
Saturday
(Left) Mayan artisans from the Yucatan region hand-embroidered an armadillo onto this linen dress from Carla Fernández's Mayalands collection. (Right) This Fernandez dress is a traditional rebozo shape which honors the square root design of ancient patterns. Ramiro Chaves/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hide caption
Friday
Johanna Blakely on the TED stage. Steve Cohn Photography/TED hide caption