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The African diaspora pictures itself, James Castle dreams of transcendence, and more to get you through a freezing week in New York.
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You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule. “Kitchen work is all about proportions,...
You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule . “Kitchen work is all about proportions, and nothing beats the slide rule for proportions.”
An Expansive New ‘Skyspace’ by Perceptual Artist James Turrell Debuts in Aarhus
"In this 'Skyspace,' the day has weight, the evening has temperature, and the change belongs to you," Turrell says. 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
Information You Could Hold in Your Hand
Whoa, this is a fantastic archive of tangible media objects — like gramophone records, punch cards, 8-tracks, floppy disks, etc. (via unsung )
Woodland Creatures Waken from Branches and Twigs in Rodolfo Liprandi’s Sculptures
Nature and landscapes are sources of infinite wonder for the Warsaw-based artist. 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 Woodland Creatures Waken from
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since...
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since Trump took office .
The Comics Journal’s obituary for Scott Adams. “Dilbert’s tone shifted during the...
The Comics Journal’s obituary for Scott Adams . “Dilbert’s tone shifted during the 2010s, punching down at targets, mocking and belittling societal shifts and perceived “political correctness,” with more cynical, even bitter humor…”
How Joan Miró and America Fell in Love
“In the future world, America, with its energy and vitality, must play a leading role,” he told Matisse.
This video from December is about a pair of teenaged ICE trackers....
This video from December is about a pair of teenaged ICE trackers . “Armed with phone and body cameras, Ben and Sam patrol the Chicago suburbs in hopes of tracking ICE agents and filming raids they see as unwarranted and unjustified.”
Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death
"The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia."
When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality
Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty at the intersection of science and spirituality.
Immortality in Passing: Poet Lisel Mueller, Who Lived to 96, on What Gives Meaning to Our Ephemeral Lives
"What exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious."
What It’s Like to Touch the Bottom of the World
The history of our species is the history of mistaking the limits of our imagination for the limits of the possible. It is salutary, I think, for us to be reminded regularly that this world is far wilder and more alien than we suppose it to be, that flowers are not what we
A 90-minute ICE Watch training session via Zoom “on effectively protecting your...
A 90-minute ICE Watch training session via Zoom “on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions”. Jan 28, 7pm ET. Sign up here .
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong. “Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection,...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong . “Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection, aid, and observation. When matters escalate, it is usually the choice of the federal agents.”
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
"The Trump administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled."
Artists Pay Tribute to Alex Pretti
Artworks in homage to the 37-year-old nurse killed by federal agents, an exhibition of Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot, and remembering Marian Goodman.
A lesson in coexistence
The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women) - by Toby Green Read on Aeon
Insulation > power
When energy is cheap, people build buildings that are poorly insulated. It’s faster and cheaper in the short run. In the long run, though, insulation always wins. You invest in it once and get the rewards forever. And of course, this is true for all things, not just buildings.
Lessons in Creativity from Rick Rubin: Focus on Your Art, Not the Audience
If you’ve heard Run‑D.M.C.‘s Raising Hell, Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled debut, Johnny Cash’s American Recordings, or Adele’s 21, you’ve heard the work of Rick Rubin. Yet even if you’ve listened closely to every song on which he’s been credited as a producer over the
‘Actually Really Sacred’: A George Saunders Reading List
Nine essays and interviews from literature's favorite laureate of compassion.
Enjoy a Medieval Cover of R.E.M.‘s “Losing My Religion”
?si=2xjPU8WlS7Yk5tRI During her lifetime, the medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) composed roughly 77 songs and hymns. She remains the earliest known woman composer in Western classical music and one of the most important composers of the High Middle Ages. In her
Albert Camus on How to Live Whole in a Broken World
Born into a World War to live through another, Albert Camus (November 7, 1913–January 4, 1960) died in a car crash with an unused train ticket to the same destination in his pocket. Just three years earlier, he had become the second-youngest laureate of the Nobel Prize in
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: The Remarkable Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
A hymn of rage, a hymn of redemption, and a timeless love letter to the possible.
Is There a God? Stephen Hawking Gives the Definitive Answer to the Eternal Question
"The universe is the ultimate free lunch."
Scott Galloway Explains How YOU Can Stop Government Overreach Using the Power of Your Purse
Above, Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher explain how everyday Americans can push back against government overreach—by focusing on the economic decisions they make each day. “Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets,” says Galloway. Ergo, it’s time for an
Artists Memorialize Alex Pretti, Minneapolis Man Killed by Border Patrol
Fury and grief are reverberating through the creative community after federal agents shot the 37-year-old ICU nurse.
An Exclusive Look Inside the Largest Effort Ever Mounted to Keep the Great Barrier Reef Alive
"Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters."
Influential Art Dealer Marian Goodman Dies at 97
The gallerist who put many European artists on the map in the US described her approach as finding a “humanistic concern” across different visual practices.
A Delightfully Tactile Stop-Motion Music Video Pieces Together 300 Ceramic Tiles
Julia Fernandez's stop-motion animation for "Dirt" is a poetic ode to two tactile media. 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 Delightfully Tactile
Your 2026 Art Book Reading List
Plus, a sexual history of the internet as told by sex workers and cyberfeminists.
Cephalopod Atlas: Stunning, Sensual Illustrations from the World’s First Encyclopedia of Octopus and Squid Wonders from the Ocean Depths
Ravishing otherworldly wonders of the cosmos beneath the surface, from the first expedition to prove that life exists in the depths.
The African Diaspora Pictures Itself
A new exhibition rejects Western colonialism as a framework for understanding African aesthetic production.
This Handprint May Be the World's Oldest Rock Art
The painting predates 66,000-year-old rock art attributed to Neanderthals in Spain, which was previously believed to be the earliest example of its kind.
A collection of dartboards used in different areas of the UK. “The...
A collection of dartboards used in different areas of the UK . “The closure of pubs and leagues not being fed with new players, unfortunately, leads to some of the boards just being consigned to history.”