Nvidia CEO Pours $75M Into San Francisco Art Campus
Vanderbilt University's building on the ruins of the California College of the Arts will bear the billionaire's name
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Trump Installs Thomas Jefferson Statue in the Rose Garden
The artist behind the piece is also responsible for a MAGA-friendly Trump statue.
Sable Elyse Smith Reveals the Shapes of State Violence
The artist’s critique of the prison-industrial complex simultaneously deepens and skewers the legacies of Minimalism.
Emory Douglas’s Lifetime of Revolutionary Art
At age 83, the former Black Panther Party culture minister continues to explore the possibilities of unapologetically political art.
Damien Aubin Documents a Former Soviet Mining Settlement Suspended in Time
"The place has not been abandoned. It has been left in suspension," Damien Aubin says. 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 Damien Aubin Documents a
Felicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily Life
Felicia Chiao's warm illustrations capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal compositions. 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
A View From the Easel
“Always in stock: coffee, beer, tequila, and that Swiss chocolate named Ragusa.”
A New Colossal Shop Collection Highlights Local Artists and Chicago-Made Goods
Discover one-of-a-kind and handmade objects from artists we're excited to share a city with. 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 A New Colossal Shop
The Biggest American Wiener
A visit to the “Most American Pageant Ever!” and the story of a broken Jefferson statue’s quill.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: loving a killer; GRASE under fire; the marvelous mundane; Texas on two wheels; and the man who would be T. rex king.
Signal then storm
Allan Basbaum has spent 50 years searching the nervous system for the places where pain begins – and where it can be stopped - by Stephani Sutherland Read on Aeon
A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out.
"An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework."
First take/next take/last take
Nailing it in the first take is a sign of preparation and professionalism. No need for two tries if you are clear about what you’re doing and how. The next take is where hope lies. This one was pretty good, but next time, we’ll bring it. And the last take is good enough. That’s
Where Did Europe’s Countries—and the United Kingdom—Get Their Names?
The typical student traveling on a Eurail pass will stop in such lands as Österreich, Italia, Česko and Schweiz — also known as Suisse, Svizzera, and Svizra. If that student happens to hail from the English-speaking world, the names Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic (the
19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Creatively Illustrate the Inner Workings of the Human Body
Folks with a passing knowledge of ukiyo‑e, the Japanese woodblock print art form popular in the 17th through 19th centuries, will be familiar with its landscapes, as well as its portraits of courtesans and kabuki actors. But often these prints were educational, as demonstrated
Albert Camus on the Three Antidotes to the Absurdity of Life
"In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among men, a greater sincerity."
New orca behavior unlocked. They’ve been known to sink...
New orca behavior unlocked. They’ve been known to sink boats and wear salmon for hats; now they’re ramming fish so hard they explode . “Orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed…”
It’s our ethical duty to understand large numbers ....
It’s our ethical duty to understand large numbers . “Our world is increasingly moving towards extreme values: Damages from climate change, deaths due to genocide, wealth that knows no bounds. We can’t tackle them if we can’t wrap our heads around [them].”