When the Japanese artist Shimabuku was 31 years old, he took an octopus on a tour of Tokyo. After catching it from the sea with the help of a local fisherman in Akashi, a coastal city over 3 hours ...

This week, co-host Ben Davis speaks to artist Miriam Simun about how cephalopods can help expand one's "definition of self." Still image from Miriam Simun's film Your Urge to Breath is a Lie (2019).

Jill Kaasteen has been beading since she was young, but in recent years, she’s taken that art form to a higher level. With a project recently accepted by Sealaska Heritage Institute for their ...

Octopus mating behaviors can be quite deadly. Many species are cannibalistic, making the entire prospect of mating dangerous, and female octopuses often die after laying one clutch of eggs. Their ...