In New York City, Palestinian Cinema Returns to the Screen
But some fear a “flash in the pan” effect and hope Palestinian films can be better integrated into the city’s vision of a global cinema.
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Project 2025: The Minority Rule by Extremists
I’ve been waiting, sitting at my desk with hands tented, for historian Heather Cox Richardson to write about Project 2025 and just now I found out that she did so back in March , because of course. In almost 1,000 pages, the document explains what these policies mean for
The best Prime Day deal is Apple’s AirPods Pro (2nd gen) on...
The best Prime Day deal is Apple’s AirPods Pro (2nd gen) on sale for $169 (32% off) — I think that’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen.
Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever. “Immunotherapy…has produced breakthroughs for previously untreatable...
Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever . “Immunotherapy…has produced breakthroughs for previously untreatable forms of the disease, especially in liquid tumors like leukemia and lymphoma and skin cancers like melanoma.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Delicately Carved Flora and Fauna by Efrain Almeida Recreate a Contemplative Brazilian Garden
In O Jardim , Efrain Almeida cultivates the memories of his parents’ home in the backlands of Ceará, Brazil. Carved wooden creatures populate the gallery at Oscar Niemeyer Museum , appearing as if they could buzz and flutter across the space. Comprising about 40 sculptures,
On Politics and Poetry
In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political I must listen to the birds and in order to hear the birds the warplanes must be silent. — Marwan Makhoul Tags: Marwan Makhoul · poetry · politics
Alice Pasquini’s Softhearted Murals Paint Stories Over City Scars
“What does a wall have that a canvas doesn’t?” asks Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini . Bursting with vibrant hues and tender optimism, Pasquini’s murals are driven by her ongoing interest in human emotion, relationships, and connection. Overarching themes so universal and
Scientists extracted DNA from an exceptionally preserved woolly mammoth. “A complete genome...
Scientists extracted DNA from an exceptionally preserved woolly mammoth . “A complete genome has been extracted from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth, which might bring us closer to resurrecting the species.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Beneath ‘The Tree of Life,’ Skander Khif Shares Intimate Stories in Black-and-White
Skander Khif was born in Tunis and first learned about the art of photography during a school project. But his studies eventually took him down an engineering path before he rediscovered his love for the medium and began focusing on its power to capture the intricacies and
‘It Comes for Your Very Soul’: How Alzheimer’s Undid My Dazzling, Creative Wife in Her 40s
"At 53, she died at least 20 years before her time, but there is much living to be had in 50—and she had it."
Forecasting D-Day
The D-Day landings turned the tide of war, but their success rested on the uncertain calculations of Allied meteorologists - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Simone de Beauvoir Explains “Why I’m a Feminist” in a Rare TV Interview (1975)
In Simone de Beauvoir’s 1945 novel The Blood of Others, the narrator, Jean Blomart, reports on his childhood friend Marcel’s reaction to the word “revolution”: It was senseless to try to change anything in the world or in life; things were bad enough even if one did not meddle
A branding exercise
My friend’s organization is working with a branding studio to think about how they appear to people who don’t know them well. This is sometimes called ‘rebranding.’ What is almost always done in practice is actually better referred to as re-logo-ing. A brand is not a logo. A
How Rome Began: The History As Told by Ancient Historians
Much attention has been paid to the fall of the Roman Empire, by everyone from august historians like Edward Gibbon to modern-day observers wringing their hands over the fate of the United States of America. But as every Rome enthusiast knows, that long collapse constitutes
New York Gears Up for 2024 Upstate Art Weekend
More than 145 arts venues will open their doors with exhibitions, open studios, free programs, and more, from a mermaid parade to a hot dog garden party.
Jimi Hendrix Goes Acoustic
A true master of the electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix missed the era of MTV Unplugged by almost 20 years and video & audio clips of him playing an acoustic guitar can be difficult to find. Open Culture recently collected a pair of videos of Hendrix unplugged . While Hendrix did
Five Art Shows to See in New York Before July Ends
From a Christmas-themed show to a window exhibition at Chinatown’s oldest running shop, this hot month is full of surprises.
In this interview, Errol Morris talks about truth, documentary filmmaking, and AI....
In this interview, Errol Morris talks about truth, documentary filmmaking, and AI . “Truth, I like to remind people — whether we’re talking about filmmaking, or film journalism, or journalism, whatever — it’s a quest.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
200 Years of Solitude: Great Writers, Artists, and Scientists on the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Fertile Aloneness
There is a silence at the center of each person — an untrammeled space where the inner voice grows free to speak. That space expands in solitude. To create anything — a poem, a painting, a theorem — is to find the voice in the silence that has something to say to the world. In