Four Centuries Later, We Still Don't Get Caravaggio
A British docudrama serves as a salutary primer on the Baroque master’s greatest works, but we should be wary of what it tells us about the personality of its subject.
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How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?
This video from Kurzgesagt is a great little primer on how the human brain stores memories. Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess. Your brain uses an incredibly complex biological system to preserve moments from your past that no longer exist, allowing you to
From the Brooklyn Public Library, a list of “the...
From the Brooklyn Public Library, a list of “the 250 most influential books in United States history” . Incl. Neuromancer , The Fire Next Time , Nickel and Dimed , The Power Broker , and The Snowy Day .
The Real Life Mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs
"The fragility and fantasy of old America."
New-to-me podcast that looks really interesting: Time...
New-to-me podcast that looks really interesting: Time Sensitive , “a podcast featuring candid, revealing long-form conversations with leading minds about their life and work through the lens of time”.
Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World
If you were to rip open a tattered matchbox, what might you find hidden in its confines? 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 Trompe-L’œil Paintings by
Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
"The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut."
Amazing Newspaper Ad Highlighting Period Poverty
To draw attention to the millions of girls who cannot afford period products, the MENstruation Foundation ran a unique advertisement in three major South African newspapers. Readers of The Star, The Mercury and Cape Times opened their newspapers this week to find something
The ICA at VCU Brings Immersive Installation "Deo Vindice" to Richmond
The gallery-sized installation at the Institute for Contemporary Art combines Greek mythology with Civil War history to examine white supremacy and hegemonic power.
Uncovered , a site for judging books by their first...
Uncovered , a site for judging books by their first pages. “No cover. No bestseller sticker, no celebrity book club, no BookTok trend. You read the opening of a real book, blind, and answer the only question that matters: would you keep reading?”
The Resonant Computing Manifesto . “We can now build...
The Resonant Computing Manifesto . “We can now build technology that adaptively shapes itself in service of our individual and collective aspirations. We can build resonant environments that bring out the best in every human who inhabits them.”
The Rosenberg Boys
"When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened."
Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’
Humans' futile control of time forms the basis of a new suite of works in Padeu's solo show at Larkin Durey. 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 Cocoa
What would a rainbow look like if we had two suns (like...
What would a rainbow look like if we had two suns (like on Tatooine)?
What remains
In an ingenious restoration project, the humble oyster shell is transformed into a powerful tool to halt coastal erosion - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Frederic Edwin Church’s Sublime
Benjamin Moser on a new biography of the Hudson River painter, allegations against Cape Town’s SMAC Gallery, and more.
Loitering towards war
While Vienna’s coffeehouses bred modernism, in Belgrade’s kafanas grew conspiracy and rage. Their clash consumed Europe - by Anton Cebalo Read on Aeon
God’s Children
The Kerrs were devoted to one another and to their faith. But when one of their own rejected modern medicine, they faced a dire question: What if her children ever needed a doctor to save their lives?
Two kinds of word salad
The right words in the right sequence create information. Ideas that change our world. The first kind of word salad allows the writer to hide. Fancy words, carefully juxtaposed, saying nothing. This can serve a valuable function for politicians, academics and bosses–but there’s
The Origins of the Monsters in Homer’s Odyssey: The Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla & More
Despite having been composed about two and a half millennia before the invention of cinema, Homer’s Odyssey has offered tempting material to generation after generation of filmmakers. Part of the appeal is, of course, the work’s age, which obviates the need for potentially
Hear Hours of Lectures by Michel Foucault: Recorded in English & French Between 1961 and 1983
Tucked in the afterward of the second, 1982 edition of Hubert Dreyfus and Paul Rabinow’s Michel Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics, we find an important, but little-known essay by Foucault himself titled “The Subject and Power.” Here, the French theorist offers
A few highlights from a collection of lovely...
A few highlights from a collection of lovely woodblock-printed sugoroku game boards from Japan . “The gameboards use stories and maps to teach children history and geography.”
The Naturalist’s Library (1833-43)
Nicholas Rougeux, whose work I have featured here before , has published a complete digital edition of William Jardine’s 40-volume book series on natural history published in the early-to-mid 19th-century. As part of the project, Rougeux restored each of the more than 1300
Cape Town Gallery Accused of Withholding Pay and Artworks
An artist who left SMAC Gallery late last year took to social media with claims of delayed payments and missing works.
Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon
Dan Werb on the understated intelligence of the animals that share our cities.
Beer With a Painter: Keltie Ferris
“I am playing with the building blocks of painting,” the artist told me at his studio in Woodstock, where he experiments with gestural compositions and monumental body prints.
Remembering Bruno Lucchesi, Pat Oliphant, and Edward Lucie-Smith
This week, we honor a figurative sculptor, a political cartoonist who revolutionized the form, and a prolific poet and writer.
