How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails. They reveal “a power elite practiced at disregarding pain” who have “learned to look away from so much other abuse and suffering” to protect their network of power.
So I’ve been watching Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus on Apple TV and this review from Inkoo Kang resonated with me (emphasis mine): Millions of offscreen casualties aside, it’s clear that Gilligan is aiming for a lighter — and stranger — outing than his two
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30. I can’t remember if I was one of the few that saw this in the theater, but I loved this movie on VHS/DVD. Haven’t seen it for, what, 20 years though… 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“Today, the only naked bodies that many Americans will likely ever see are their own, a partner’s, or those on a screen. Gone are our unvarnished points of physical comparison — the ordinary, unposed figures of other people.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Kita imbues seemingly mundane tasks with consequence and emotion, freezing them in time. 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 Emotions Manifest as
We’ve talked before about how some people can picture things in their heads quite vividly and others can’t at all . The latter group has a condition called aphantasia . As soon as I close my eyes, what I see are not everyday objects, animals, and vehicles, but the dark
Activists are role-playing ICE raids in games like Fortnite & GTA to teach people what to do IRL situations. “Many people may not have seen an interaction with ICE yet, it’s a way to get folks to know or get used to what that might look like.”
Sebastian Foster's Fall Print Set is the perfect spot to shop for the next piece to add to your collection or meaningful holiday gifts. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7
The World Lost the Climate Gamble. Now It Faces a Dangerous New Reality. “We are heading into ‘overshoot’ within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?”
The Bad UX World Cup 2025 . “Build a date picker with bad UX (the worse, the better).” The winning entry used a Tinder-like interface to swipe your desired days, months, and years. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Who belongs to our moral community? The Greek philosopher Empedocles had an answer: all life, from humans to the laurel bush - by Tristan Moyle Read on Aeon
Of course, a book with a title like this gives us pause–when we think of marketers, we don’t ordinarily think about Jerry, Phil, Bobby and the rest of the crew. But that’s one reason why the insights are so profound. Marketing isn’t hype or hustle or scamming. It’s not spam or
Images courtesy of the Library of Congress. Actor George Takei was once best known as Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu. He still is, of course, but over the last couple decades his friendly, intelligent, and wickedly funny presence on social media has landed him a new popular role as a
New York isn’t the oldest city in the United States of America, and it certainly isn’t the newest. But it is, quite possibly, the American city where more layers of history coexist than any other, a quality that manifests most vividly in its built environment. Even the most