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How Russia’s Children Got So Violent. “There is no positive ideology for...
How Russia’s Children Got So Violent . “There is no positive ideology for children in a country fighting a murderous war.” Ultranationalist & xenophobic violence is encouraged by Putin’s regime.
Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized
The new union will represent staff across 50 departments of the Manhattan institution.
This website is compiling a sourced list of ICE abuses in Minnesota....
This website is compiling a sourced list of ICE abuses in Minnesota . (Click on “List” for the full listing.)
Emerson on How to Touch the Universe
The astonishing thing is that even though we will never truly know what it is like to be another creature or another person or any configuration of chemistry and chance other than ourselves, we are made of the same matter as the granite that will mark our graves and share 98%
Leafy Greens and Loaves of Bread Transform into Playful Ceramics by Eléonore Joulin
The Brussels-based artist has a tendency to play with her food. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Leafy Greens and Loaves of Bread Transform into
Photos of China’s Green Energy Transition
These photos by Chu Weimin show the mind-boggling scale of China’s green energy buildout. Last year China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of
Wikipedia turns 25 years old. (I can’t believe it’s only been around...
Wikipedia turns 25 years old . (I can’t believe it’s only been around for 25 years…trying to imagine the web without it is impossible at this point.)
At the Stone Skimming World Championships in Scotland (at an old slate...
At the Stone Skimming World Championships in Scotland (at an old slate quarry), it’s distance that counts, not the number of skips. “Anyone who is familiar with slate could instinctively tell you that it’s a particularly good rock for skimming.”
A Very 2026 Art Reading List
Also, the Smithsonian complies with Trump, the Asian Art Museum's baby rave, and an interview El Salvador's Venice Biennale artist.
The shape of time
In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant – with profound implications for how we experience the world - by Emily Thomas Read on Aeon
The squeeze
Once a company hits a plateau in its market share, the pressure begins to mount. Investors want more of a return, shareholders want the stock price to go up. Managers pay attention to the metrics they’re held to, and the squeeze begins. At first, the squeeze focuses on
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: ICE fighter, tectonic researcher, prairie preserver, regal grandmother, wild timekeeper.
MTV Rewind Lets You Revisit 40,000 Music Videos & Commercials from the Golden Age of MTV
MTV still exists. At least, it still exists in the United States, or in certain of that country’s markets, for the time being. A flurry of premature obituaries recently blew through the internet after the announcement that the network had shut down in other parts of the world,
15 Art Books We're Excited to Read in 2026
Books about Marcel Duchamp, Frida Kahlo, Alma Thomas, and more, plus critical studies of lipstick and complaining, are on our radar.
Art Movements: Pineapples, Coconuts, and More Art Awards
Organizations including United States Artists and Creative Capital announced millions of dollars in grants this week. Plus: a baby rave!
Required Reading
The Schomburg Qur’an, Auudi Dorsey’s paintings of Black community at the beach, an unsolved Pollock theft, remembering Claudette Colvin, dollhouse furniture, and more.
Meet the Artist in El Salvador’s First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion
J. Oscar Molina hopes his exhibition, “Cartographies of the Displaced,” will cultivate “patience and compassion for newcomers.”
By All Measures. “Our scales are too imbalanced; we are unable to...
By All Measures . “Our scales are too imbalanced; we are unable to think the unthinkable. It goes without saying that it can be paralyzing, demoralizing, to be an individual acting as part of the collective, globe-sized world.”
In ‘Funeral for a Tree,’ Steve Parker Etches Bird Song into Playable Oak Records
When an oak tree died in his yard, Steve Parker created a sound sculpture as tribute. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In ‘Funeral for a Tree,’
Smithsonian Complies With Trump’s Documents Request
The institution handed over wall texts and other materials as part of the White House's targeted inquiry into the museum system.
Visualizations of the growing undersea network of submarine cables, 2013-2025....
Visualizations of the growing undersea network of submarine cables, 2013-2025 .
Where the Prairie Still Remains
"Are pioneer cemeteries key to the Iowa prairie’s revival, or its final resting place?"
Michelangelo Made His First Masterpiece When He Was 12 Years Old
The painting was attributed to another Renaissance artist's workshop for centuries. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Michelangelo Made His First