Ecological Crisis Echoes Through the Church of San Lorenzo
Restor(y)ing Oceania provides a powerful sense of the devastation faced by Pacific Islanders — and the ecosystems that may soon be lost.
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When “Made in China” Becomes a Poem
Rather than deduce manufacturers’ intentions with typo-ridden clothing, the collective New York Shanzhai Lyric trains attention on the artistic value of these texts.
The Palestine Congress That Never Was
Inside Berlin’s censorship of a Palestine solidarity conference that police shut down as soon as it began.
Celebrating Seder at Columbia’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The student protest was a most fitting setting for a peaceful, focused, and deeply moving Passover seder.
Courbet’s Famous Painting of a Vulva Tagged With “MeToo”
"The Origin of the World" was one of several artworks targeted in a performance by artist Deborah De Robertis at the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
What Do Dolphins and Stress Balls Have in Common?
At Hunter College’s MFA thesis show in Manhattan, six artists decode modern life through unusual, surprising, and joyful installations.
Original Caravaggio Almost Sold for Just $1,500
“Ecce Homo”(c. 1605–1609) was previously misattributed and slated to hit the auction block before experts stepped in to halt the sale.
The Most Dystopian Memes of the 2024 Met Gala
Online, parallels to the Hunger Games saga abounded as the lavish display of wealth proceeded amid several international humanitarian crises.
“For the first time ever, more online news sites produced Pulitzer finalists...
“For the first time ever, more online news sites produced Pulitzer finalists than newspapers did .“ 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
How Rope Was Made the Old Fashioned Way
This is a clip from the BBC series Edwardian Farm that shows how rope was made in the olden days. The entire series is available to watch online . [This is a vintage post originally from Mar 2013.] Tags: Edwardian Farm · how to · timeless posts · TV · video
An Ambulance, An Empty Lot and a Loophole: One Man’s Fight for a Place to Live
"He sees himself as many Angelenos do: in the gray area between homeless and homeowner."
Joshua Tree’s Celebrity Rattlesnake Wrangler Wants to Change How You See Reptiles
"Danielle Wall’s first encounter with a rattlesnake “wasn’t that scary,” she said. Now the reptiles are her passion."
The Teens Making Friends with AI Chatbots
"But Hawk still finds it easier to chat with character.ai bots than real people."
Through the Work of More than 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Traces the Rise of Textiles in Contemporary Art
In the historic South Street Seaport area of Manhattan, a former 18th-century mercantile warehouse sets the scene for a monumental exhibition of contemporary textile art. The Golden Thread: A Fiber Art Show, presented by BravinLee , gathers more than 100 artworks by 61 artists
New Pompeii excavations reveal frescoes & mosaics about the Trojan War. “The...
New Pompeii excavations reveal frescoes & mosaics about the Trojan War . “The flickering light of the lamps had the effect of making the images appear to move, especially after a few glasses of good Campanian wine.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Light Eaters and Plant Intelligence
Zoë Schlanger’s new book (out today) sounds really interesting: The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth ( Bookshop.org ). It takes tremendous biological creativity to be a plant. To survive and thrive while
I’ve known Anil Dash for 20+ years and I still keep finding...
I’ve known Anil Dash for 20+ years and I still keep finding out all sorts of crazy things about him. “Fun fact: Prince bought the house used in the filming of Purple Rain right after I tweeted at him that it was on sale.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Did you know that “Broccolini” is actually a registered trademark of Del...
Did you know that “Broccolini” is actually a registered trademark of Del Monte? That they haven’t enforced for decades? “That, generally speaking, is how marks lose their distinctive nature and become generic.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
An Update on the Beloved Broccoli Tree
Do you remember the Broccoli Tree ? Photographer Patrik Svedberg photographed a Swedish tree that resembled a broccoli floret over a number of years, posted the results to Instagram , and made the tree internet famous. Then some asshole vandal sawed through the branches of the
Thanks to a newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll, researchers have pinpointed the location...
Thanks to a newly deciphered Herculaneum scroll , researchers have pinpointed the location of Plato’s grave in Athens and know what he did on his final day. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
This is the goofiest, dorkiest advertising/marketing I’ve ever seen from Apple —...
This is the goofiest, dorkiest advertising/marketing I’ve ever seen from Apple — and also really fun. See if you can find all of the Star Wars Easter eggs . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A North Yorkshire county authority banned apostrophes on street signs because they...
A North Yorkshire county authority banned apostrophes on street signs because they cause problems with poorly designed computer systems . “I walk past the sign every day and it riles my blood to see inappropriate grammar or punctuation.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Nicolas V. Sanchez Captures Ancestral Stories and Memories in Meticulously Detailed Equine Portraits
When Nicolas V. Sanchez ’s dad was young, he was partially raised by his grandfather in Mexico while his own father established roots in Michigan. “My great grandfather bred show horses for festivals and performances, and my dad told me about a specific horse in particular that
I Read Everything Elon Musk Posted for a Week. Send Help.
"If your media diet looked like his, you’d be red-pilled too."
This Thriving Terra Cotta Workshop Gets an Impressive Brick Makeover in Rural Vietnam
In the village of Dien Phuong in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam, a thriving workshop received a striking expansion with the help of Ho Chi Minh City-based architects Tropical Space . In 2016, the design firm conceived of a cubic studio for local artist Le Duc Ha in the form
Decoupling
We need to find a way for human societies to prosper while the planet heals. So far we can’t even think clearly about it - by Ville Lähde Read at Aeon
Death of the Hiker
Lost on a dangerous trail, Leyton Cassidy’s thoughts take her down a dark path.
Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection
The world has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, albeit not quite as dramatically as how we see the world. That’s just what’s on display at the David Rumsey Map Collection, whose more than 131,000 historical maps and related images are available to browse (or
The half-life of magic
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke Try to imagine the you of twenty years ago holding a Rabbit R1, or using a cell phone or being able to listen to every song, ever recorded, for just a few dollars a month. We don’t just
4 Franz Kafka Animations: Watch Creative Animated Shorts from Poland, Japan, Russia & Canada
Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari thought of Kafka as an international writer, in solidarity with minority groups worldwide. Other scholars have characterized his work—and Kafka himself wrote as much—as literature concerned with national identity. Academic debates, however,
Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala
“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.