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Take a Random Walk Around the Berlin Wall Just Months Before Its Sudden Fall (Summer 1989)
Officially, the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. Demolition would take more than four years, and a few sections remain for memorial purposes, but it was on that date that passage between East and West Berlin — and thus East and West Germany — opened to all citizens of both
The meatseller
Selinna is 15 when she leaves her home in Nigeria, bound for Italy, a journey as perilous as it is transformative - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Haegue Yang’s Meditations on Exile
Also, the controversy around an AI-altered version of an Ansel Adams photo.
Grate Expectations: The Troubled Quest for Tasty Vegan Cheese
“The plant-based boom failed to deliver. But there may yet be hope.”
Which one do you want?
Not, “what do you think you can get?” Not, “what you’d be willing to live with…” Instead: If you were willing to be on the hook for the responsibility (if it works out) and the disappointment (if it doesn’t), which one do you actually want? It’s harder to answer than it sounds.
M.I.T. Computer Program Predicts in 1973 That Civilization Will End by 2040
In 1704, Isaac Newton predicted the end of the world sometime around (or after, “but not before”) the year 2060, using a strange series of mathematical calculations. Rather than study what he called the “book of nature,” he took as his source the supposed prophecies of the Book
Trump Re-Erects Monument of Enslaver Removed in 2020
The statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is now on display in DC's Freedom Plaza.
My Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon ....
My Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon . “As I watched my son play Prodigy, it became clear there wasn’t much learning happening. In about 10 minutes of gameplay, he spent less than 30 seconds answering math questions.”
Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers
"The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm."
The In-Between Worlds of Larissa Borteh
In the artist's paintings, are we looking at plants in a state of beautiful decay, ghosts, deities, fairylands, or something from a dream?
The first-ever Enhanced Games (open to those using...
The first-ever Enhanced Games (open to those using performance-enhancing drugs) featured 42 athletes, three of whom were competing clean. All three won their respective events .
It's Art-World Summer in NYC
Celebrate with a visit to Betye Saar's doll collection and Roberto Lugo's ode to Puerto Rico.
Miami Graffiti Legend Eric Alan Hirt "Eson" Killed in Train Strike
The prolific tagger boldly transformed the city's street infrastructure for decades.
Ansel Adams Trust Decries Dealer's Sale of Photo Colorized Using AI
The trust said gallerist James Danziger's AI-altered editions, offered at an art fair, “exploited Ansel’s name, reputation, and his most iconic image."
Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical letter yesterday; it’s entitled Magnifica Humanitas Of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV On Safeguarding the Human Person In the Time of Artificial Intelligence . It is very long and I haven’t been able to read the whole thing; here’s a
The Private Worlds of Charlotte Brontë and Octavia E. Butler
Behind The Huntington Library’s glass cases, the layers of motherhood, career, friendship, family, and loss are revealed in personal objects.
Haegue Yang’s Constellations for a Divided Korea
The artist’s play on light and shadow transforms Venetian blinds into haunting reflections on exile, borders, and the longing for reunification.
250 to 250. We Are America.
The 250th birthday of the United States is coming up and I know many of us are having a tough time feeling celebratory because *waves hands around at everything* . To mark the occasion in a decidedly non-jingoistic manner, historian Heather Cox Richardson is producing a series
Tenderly Tracking My Husband . “Knowing when to...
Tenderly Tracking My Husband . “Knowing when to step in and tell a loved one with [Alzheimer’s] that they can no longer do something because it’s too risky is a game of chance we caregivers hate to play.” Lovely & heartbreaking.
Oliver Sacks on Memory, Originality, and Why Forgetting is Necessary for Creativity
"Memory is dialogic and arises not only from direct experience but from the intercourse of many minds."
Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise
"An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction."
Great title for a book: Fascist Yoga . “Ever...
Great title for a book: Fascist Yoga . “Ever since, the world of yoga has been full of grifters, occultists and white supremacists, all out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise.”
I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who’s the Robot Now?
"Cooking. Doing laundry. Tidying up. All your household tasks can be turned into data to train future humanoids—if you’re prepared for the consequences."
Eight London Underground Restrooms Get Vibrant Refurbs with Illustrated Tiles
Hugh Broughton Architects incorporates designs by artist and illustrator James Lambert, who interprets the distinctive character of each location. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as
Pinterest Has Become Unusable . “When I started...
Pinterest Has Become Unusable . “When I started painting again in January, I went back to Pinterest and found it overrun with AI slop. It’s continued to get worse and worse, and it’s now basically unusable.”
Stephen Colbert Hosts Only in Monroe
The day after ending his run on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert hosted a show called Only in Monroe on a Michigan public access channel . His musical director for the show was Jack White, nestled onstage between a boombox and a reel-to-reel recorder. His guests included Byron
An unusual new-to-me animal: the aardwolf . It’s a...
An unusual new-to-me animal: the aardwolf . It’s a hyena but it eats insects like an aardvark . The cubs are incredibly cute .
Ava Roth Collaborates with Insects to Create ‘Kintsu-Bee’ Ceramic Vessels
As bees build their hive, ceramics are mended in the spirit of a time-honored Japanese craft tradition. 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 Ava Roth
Essential summertime reading: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like...
Essential summertime reading: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning . “Drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.”