A New Exhibition is Archiving Melbourne’s Queer Culture In Real Time
"To archive something is to give it meaning, and allow it the dignity to stand still for a moment in time.”
"To archive something is to give it meaning, and allow it the dignity to stand still for a moment in time.”
"The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists."
A new filing asks the International Criminal Court to investigate the destruction of the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church last fall.
Arlene Shechet’s muscular ceramics, Z. Cecilia Lu’s monstrous-yet-heartwarming assemblages, Lother Osterburg’s lonely sculptures, and more.
Expressionists felt that art had the capacity to heal, to cross-fertilize, to challenge fixed ideas — it could make the world anew.
From frybread to patchwork clothing, We Are Still Here tells the history of the tribe through more than a collection of artifacts.
"Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice."
It’s time to acknowledge the Hudson Yards staircase sculpture for what it has become: a memorial.
Pope Francis visited the women's prison where the Vatican is presenting its pavilion exhibition this year.
The three circular interlocking enclosures, numerous artifacts, and gravesite found in Marliens could be as old as the Neolithic Age.
A live-action, 1950s version of The Simpsons , imagined by AI. From the same person who did 50s Futurama and Harry Potter by Balenciaga . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"The sight of a whiskered nose held just above the water, a small bow wave preceding it, never ceased to lift my spirits."
That’s the title of a poem by Matthew Olzmann . It begins: Tell me what it’s like to live without curiosity, without awe. To sail on clear water, rolling your eyes at the kelp reefs swaying beneath you, ignoring the flicker of mermaid scales in the mist, looking at the world
When a massive star dies, it collapses with an enormous explosion that produces a supernova. In some cases, the remains become a black hole, the enigmatic phenomenon that traps everything it comes into contact with—even light itself. The life cycle of stars informs the most
From 1994, a collection of segments from a screening of The Grinch hosted by Phil Hartman . Seuss’s widow drives a Cadillac with customized “GRINCH” license plates called the Grinchmobile! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Con i miei occhi (With my eyes) , staged in a women’s prison, preaches visibility but operates on secrecy.
With MovieCart , you can create Atari 2600 cartridges that will play full-length movies. “Joystick controls brightness, volume, and shuttle position. Console switches control b/w, ten second rewind and full rewind.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Edith here. For the latest installment of my newish illustrated column , I interviewed my friend and neighbor, the artist and climate activist Zaria Forman . Zaria makes pastel drawings of ice, among other things, and her solo show “ Fellsfjara, Iceland ” is currently on
Murdle: Volume 1 , a book of “100 original murder mystery logic puzzles” from the creator of the daily mystery puzzle site of the same name . One reviewer: “a high-speed game of Clue that tortures your brain in the most enjoyable way”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
For the last two years, Yuko Nishikawa ( previously ) has prioritized traveling. Chasing the unbridled inspiration that new environments bring to her practice, the Brooklyn-based artist has found herself in Japan, participating in residency programs and appreciating time on her
“I blame Facebook for January 6.” Aaron Sorkin is writing a sequel to The Social Network . “There’s supposed to be a constant tension at Facebook between growth and integrity. There isn’t. It’s just growth.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
TV critic James Poniewozik writing for the NY Times : Mid TV, on the other hand, almost can’t be bad for some of the same reasons that keep it from being great. It’s often an echo of the last generation of breakthrough TV (so the highs and lows of “Game of Thrones” are
How crappy federal legislation has encouraged US automakers to build & sell bigger cars, trucks, and SUVs , which are more dangerous and worse for the climate. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
When Dudi Ben Simon observes the world around her, visual puns and parallels are everywhere: a cinnamon bun stands in for a hair bun; the crinkled top of a lemon is cinched like a handbag; or yellow rubber glove stretches like melted cheese. “I see it as a type of readymade, a
The Louvre wants to put the Mona Lisa in its own room to improve visitor experience. Here’s my suggestion: two rooms, 1 w/ the Mona Lisa (timed entry, no photos) and 1 w/ a fake (free-for-all, selfies, usies, etc.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
‘This girl, this woman, this… me?’ Helen shares her horrifying experience of being deepfaked for pornography - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
In the Middle Ages, a new sense of balance fundamentally altered our understanding of nature and society - by Joel Kaye Read at Aeon
Édouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863) caused quite a stir when it made its public debut in 1863. Today, we might assume that the controversy surrounding the painting had to do with its containing a nude woman. But, in fact, it does not contain a nude woman — at least
More than two-thirds of the companies surveyed said that they used NPS methodology with their customers. Some are using it to measure employee satisfaction as well. The P stands for ‘promoter’, but of course, it doesn’t actually measure promotion. If that many of your customers
In 1973, Richard Davies directed Bukowski, a documentary that TV Guide described as a “cinema-verite portrait of Los Angeles poet Charles Bukowski.” The film finds Bukowski, then 53 years old, “enjoying his first major success,” and “the camera captures his reminiscences … as