Divya Anantharaman is an award-winning taxidermist living in Brooklyn that transforms ethically-sourced animals into ethereal creations. In this short video from New York Magazine, peek inside her studio and see her process.

Within a nondescript wood-frame house in Brooklyn, Divya Anantharaman oversees an unlikely menagerie: she is a taxidermy artist, one who transforms dead animals into ethereal, fantastic works of art. Anantharaman practices “sustainable taxidermy,” meaning all animals that she uses are naturally deceased, or discards from sustainable farming and food services. Ahead of Wunderkammer, a taxidermy showcase coming up on October 25, the artist lets us into her colorful space to show us how she breathes life into dead creatures.

Cole Thompson runs a fantastic local blog titled My Inwood which is, you guessed it, all about Manhattan's Inwood Neighborhood. In this recent video titled Castles on the Hill: Inwood's Gilded Era, Thompson shares a collection of vintage photographs showing the impressive mansions which once existed in the neighborhood.

In the late 1800's and early 1900's magnificent homes were built in the Inwood section of Manhattan. Residents included industrialist CKG Billings, real estate tycoon Dr. Charles V. Paterno, and others. By the 1930s the last of these opulent homes were torn down an replaced with parks and apartment buildings.

The music featured in the video is the iconic folk song Malvina Reynolds — "Little Boxes"

Now open at the New-York Historical Society through the end of January, the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibit is a must-see for all fans of the book series. Check out this short report from CBS New York to get a sneak peek at what you can expect.

Journey to where magic and myth began! Capturing the traditions of folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, a British Library exhibition, combines century—old treasures including rare books, manuscripts, and magical objects from the collections of the British Library and New-York Historical Society—with original material from Harry Potter publisher Scholastic and J.K. Rowling’s own archives. From medieval descriptions of dragons and griffins to the origins of the sorcerer’s stone, visitors will explore the subjects studied at Hogwarts and see original drafts and drawings by J.K. Rowling as well as Harry Potter illustrators.

Catch the exhibit from today through January 27th, 2019 with the price of admission.