If you head to the Louvre, make sure you visit the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Liberty Leading the People. But then swing by the Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities. There you might find (no guarantee!) a Roman mosaic featuring a rabbit riding a chariot
From Marcin Wichary, a history of Mac settings (1984-2004) . The article includes several embedded emulators, so you can actually use the setting panels under discussion. Amazing. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A Masterclass on Status, Power, & the Economy with Tressie McMillan Cottom . I’ve only started listening to this podcast, but it’s so good already and I’ve heard only great things about it. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned? Examining the evidence that the Bard smoked weed and that he was aware of its effect on his creativity. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The generator was inspired by the dystopian story of a Norwegian man who was denied entry into the US after agents found the meme on his phone.
The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia will soon show a trove of the artist’s textile works, costumes, performance documentation, and more.
Subcontracted staff alleged poor working conditions at Barcelona’s Museu de l’Art Prohibit, which houses works by David Wojnarowicz, Gustav Klimt, and more.
ChatGPT kept directing people to use a non-existent feature on Soundslice… so the team built it . “To my knowledge, this is the first case of a company developing a feature because ChatGPT is incorrectly telling people it exists. (Yay?)” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Whether it’s Hilma af Klint finding the soul in nature or a new perspective on chinoiserie at The Met, the shows below are about seeing things differently.
The artworks in Spora , unfolding over three years at the Swiss Institute, linger in the mind, its interconnections multiplying like spores.
A video from NOWNESS highlights how the Imillaskate collective combines a contemporary sport with time-honored cholita customs. 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.
This Breakthrough Sponge Could Change How the World Gets Clean Water . “A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking sponge-like aerogel that can turn seawater into clean drinking water using only sunlight.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived."
This is a unique look at the history of the world from 1925 to 2025 , told through the lens of movies whose plots take place in those years. For example, the WWII era is represented by The Sound of Music (1965), The Pianist (2002), The Darkest Hour (2017), Casablanca (1942),
How Four Masters — Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio & Bernini — Sculpted David . I saw Bernini’s David recently and it’s an amazing sculpture. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The first joint children’s exhibition by the Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Singapore explores ecology, sustainability, and imagination through art.
BlackStar presents its 14th annual celebration of indie film from the global majority, with screenings, panels, parties, and much more.
I Deleted My Second Brain. Why I Erased 10,000 Notes, 7 Years of Ideas, and Every Thought I Tried to Save. “Instead of accelerating my thinking, it began to replace it. Instead of aiding memory, it froze my curiosity into static categories.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Composed of 21 panels that stretch 100 feet wide, "Paradise Lost" traces four chapters of the artist's life, from childhood to 2015. 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
When in doubt, go for a walk . “Walking won’t solve everything. But it won’t make anything worse. That’s more than you can say for most things we do when we’re stressed, tired, or lost.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
In 1966, Huey Newton & Bobby Seale formed the Black Panther Party and wrote a 10-point manifesto of what the group stood for and what they wanted. Here’s the full text of the plan . 4. We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter of Human Beings. We believe that if the White
The shortlist for this year's competition features 30 photographs selected from more than 5,800 global entries. 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
Medieval Murder Maps . “Discover the murders, sudden deaths, sanctuary churches, and prisons of three thriving medieval cities. Click on a pin to read the story based on the original record written down in the rolls of the coroner.” (Fascinating…) 💬 Join the discussion on
"Two cars full of supplies and people for a weekend of living more with less."
"Millions of Americans a year visit national parks and many leave their business anywhere. Contrary to popular belief, that deluge of poop is not going to decompose."
"A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then they started talking about a different case altogether."
René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him? - by Sandrine Parageau Read at Aeon
“Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again,” Samuel Johnson wrote in the late eighteenth century. “None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for instruction,