Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize
Staffers at the New York City institution have filed a petition for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Evening Auctions to Watch During Fall’s Marquee Week
From Rothko and Klimt to Maurizio Cattelan's solid gold toilet, these NYC sales could rake in over $1 billion over the course of five days.
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran has...
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani . “Zohran has been marinated in love, not just from us, his parents, but from intergenerational family life. He’s so secure in knowing who he is.”
Will Jeff Bezos Ruin The Met’s Costume Institute?
Sponsored by the billionaire, its upcoming fashion show will “reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.” Groundbreaking!
Art Problems: Do I Need a Studio?
Worried your kitchen studio might hurt your career? Dread not, Paddy Johnson is back.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
Karin Davie’s Oceans of Color
Davie lays everything bare in her brushstroke, while withholding how she controls sometimes two or more colors within a single mark.
The Sacrifices of the Single-Mother Artist
Artists in Residence tells the story of Lois Dodd, Eleanor Magid, and Louise Kruger as they forged lives as working artists and single mothers in midcentury New York.
Stress Is an Ancient Superpower That Is Slowly Killing You
Stress in pre-modern times was a “biological superpower” that helped humans hunt for food and survive in harsh environments and situations. But our bodies can’t easily tell the difference between the stress of encountering a lion in the jungle and a worrying email from your
Heavy Metal is Healing Teens on the Blackfeet Nation
"In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival."
15 Art Books to Gift This Holiday Season
A Ruth Asawa catalog for the disenchanted, artsy almanac for the planners, Prospect Park photo book for the New Yorkers, Vermeer tome for the Golden Age fans, and much more.
The Spanish Quarantine Island Residency Where Artists Disconnect—and Phones Are Banned
Mindset is key at Quarantine: why do artists make? 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 The Spanish Quarantine Island Residency Where Artists
What US Tech Did to Ireland
"The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple."
How to Photograph an Active Volcano Without Getting Vaporized. “It’s dangerous and...
How to Photograph an Active Volcano Without Getting Vaporized . “It’s dangerous and completely mesmerizing. Everyone edges closer even though your brain’s screaming don’t. It’s pure moth-to-flame energy.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Climate Change in America: Is It Too Late to Wake Up?
From Vann R. Newkirk II, a editor & journalist who hosts the Floodlines podcast (about Hurricane Katrina), a long piece about the climate chaos that’s taking hold in the US: What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century . Over the next 30 years or so, the changes to
Uman: After all the things … On View at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Uman’s first solo museum exhibition debuts a new body of work, including paintings, works on paper, video, and sculpture.
NADA Miami Returns With Its 23rd Edition
This fair will showcase a diverse selection of nearly 140 galleries, art spaces, and nonprofit organizations spanning 30 countries and 65 cities.
Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities...
Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities and contradictions” of US history (including slavery) and found they were receptive to it . “Doesn’t seem that hard. Just say both things.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Kevin Kelly shares some essential apps & services for independent travel in...
Kevin Kelly shares some essential apps & services for independent travel in China . “A good rule of thumb is to download your apps outside of China before you leave, because most are behind their great firewall.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
In ‘Dripping Earth,’ Cannupa Hanska Luger Ushers the Past into a Speculative Future
The artist's solo exhibition at the Joslyn Art Museum explores history, artifacts, tradition, and time. 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
All the Cats, Explained
From MinuteEarth, a quick tour of all the different kinds of cats in the world, extinct, wild, and domesticated, and how they are related to each other. Some interesting facts I learned: The saber-toothed tiger was the largest cat to ever live and researchers now believe it
They’re making a live-action Legend of Zelda movie?...
They’re making a live-action Legend of Zelda movie ? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after...
The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world , after workers placed the first part of a cross at the top of its central tower. The Barcelona church will top 564 feet when the rest of the cross is placed in the next few months. 💬 Join the discussion on
Domestic Life Dissolves into Blooming Gardens in Sarah Ann Weber’s Works
Sarah Ann Weber marks two momentous occasions: the birth of her daughter and moving back to her hometown. 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 Domestic
A digital atlas of the Roman Empire’s entire road network (180,000+ miles)....
A digital atlas of the Roman Empire’s entire road network (180,000+ miles). “The data creation is a collaborative ongoing project edited by a scholarly community.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Skydiving the Sun
Skydiver & musician Gabriel Brown and astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy teamed up to capture these incredible photos of Brown transiting the Sun while skydiving. You can see a video of the jump and some behind the scenes calculations on Instagram . We had to find the right
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
"Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species."
Even If You’ve Never Seen 'Seven Samurai,' You’ve Certainly Seen Movies Influenced by It
Director Akira Kurosawa broke all the rules—and budgets—of Japanese filmmaking with his 1954 classic. But the final product influenced a generation of directors
The quest for exomoons
Exoplanet discoveries have reshaped astronomy. Are exomoons next? Brian Greene in conversation with David Kipping - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
‘I awoke at ½ past 7’
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame - by Elena Mary Read on Aeon
Are These Clams Key to Climate Adaptation?
"They have carried different names — from maritime menace to indigenous delicacy to scientific marvel — yet none alone captures their multitude."
Caveman economics
Marshall Sahlins and others showed that early hunter gatherer societies generally didn’t work very hard. Two or three hours a day were spent gathering food, and the rest of the time was for social engagement and family. With all the technology and innovation that has followed,
Why Overconfidence Is Our Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias
In the two-thousands, the magician-comedians Penn and Teller hosted a television series called Bullshit! In it, they took on a variety of cultural phenomena they regarded as worthy of the titular epithet, from ESP to Area 51, exorcism to creationism, feng shui to haute cuisine.
AC/DC Plays a Short Gig at CBGB in 1977: Hear Metal Being Played on Punk’s Hallowed Grounds
Punk rock and heavy metal were two genres that evolved over the ‘70s, but seemed to run parallel to each other, despite sharing common fashion, sounds, and attitudes. But then there are moments in history, where everybody plays together in the same sandbox. For example, the