The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: January begins, finding beauty, powerful blues, toxic water, and begonia batons.
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Assume bugs
Of course it’s not going to work the first time. You’ll need to fix errors in the code. Adjust errors in measurement. Deal with changing conditions. Perhaps there are systems effects no one could have predicted. If we begin a project with the high school mindset of getting a
Trevor Noah Explains How Kintsugi, the Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery, Helped Him Overcome Life’s Tragedies
Trevor Noah ended his stint as the host of The Daily Show a little over three years ago, but he’s made himself into another kind of pop-cultural presence since then. In evidence, we have his appearance above on the popular podcast and YouTube show Diary of a CEO. For more than
The Strange Tale of Sigmund Freud’s Begonia
"How the gift of a plant helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather."
Artists React to the ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good
Online and on the streets, protesters are expressing their rage and grief through art.
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Roxane Gay on the Guerrilla Girls, the uncertain future of the dictionary, Trump’s attacks on Venezuela and manufacturing consent, anti-ICE whistles, Snoopy turns 75, and more.
Art Movements: Knights, Presidents, and Crooks
Christie’s auctions off a painting by Jimmy Carter, Trump sells a painting of Jesus, King Charles hands out honors, and more.
Dennis Lehtonen’s Aerial Views of Remote Greenland Villages Illuminate an Evolving Land
Lehtonen is documenting all the inhabited places in Greenland. 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 Dennis Lehtonen’s Aerial Views of Remote Greenland
NYC’s Transit Museum Pays Homage to the MetroCard
An exhibition reminisces about the yellow icon’s 32-year reign as the MTA retires the payment method for good.
University of Notre Dame Offers Fully-Funded MFA With Generous Stipend
Notre Dame is accepting graduate applications for fall 2026 in Studio Art (Painting/Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture) and Design (Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design).
Joiri Minaya: Venus Flytrap
Co-directed by Joiri and Xenia Matthews, the film follows the artist through the creation of a performance series and installation in North America's oldest surviving botanical garden.
Step Into a Uniquely Cavernous House Installation by Japanese Art Collective 目
Explore a cave in the unlikeliest of places. 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 Step Into a Uniquely Cavernous House Installation by Japanese Art
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When This Restoration Expert Gets His Hands on a Relic, the Result Can Send You Back in Time
At a Maryland antiques mall, Curtis Kauffman takes trinkets from the past and makes them better than ever. For his customers, that’s worth a lot
The Real Da Vinci Code
"Scholars on a quixotic quest to identify Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA achieve a milestone."
New York City Ballet Art Series Presents Thibaut Grevet
The French director and photographer’s work will be on view at three special performances in January and February. 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 Plea to Museum Leaders
Why museums should voluntarily recognize unions, the art dealer guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, impressions from Guatemala’s Paiz Art Biennial, and more.