Whether working in the studio or street, James Reka gravitates for vivid abstraction. 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 Minimal Shapes Layer into
"Hip-hop does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, nor does opera or symphony, orchestras," says the Kiss singer. "How come the New York Philharmonic doesn't get in?"
The Eagles could come to an end in 2026, as Don Henley suggested in an interview last week. But if so, the group is still adding shows without making any official declarations about an end run just yet. On Wednesday, the Eagles announced two additional dates for the band’s
Paris-based company The Party Film Sales has unveiled the first trailer for Alain Gomis’s “DAO,” in the run up to its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. The movie marks Gomis’ comeback to the Berlinale where he won the Silver Bear with his previous film,
Valentine's Day is traditionally a time of heart-shaped balloons, overpriced roses and fully booked restaurants. Couples kiss and hold hands, smiling selfies celebrate a day of public displays of devotion.
The people of Berlin woke on August 13, 1961, to discover that their city had been split in two.
OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik; editing by mark Heinrich)
The underage daughter of a former Meta safety researcher was bombarded with sexually explicit pictures and propositions within just days of creating her first Instagram account, according to bombshell testimony at a landmark New Mexico trial.
At the Winter Olympics, athletes race down immaculate white slopes. The snow looks perfect. But it is largely manufactured.
In March 2025, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen was at the heart of "a fraudulent system" that her party used to siphon off European Parliament funds worth €2.9 million.
Liu and her Pochita plushie were inseparable during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Inspired by the many iconic couch gags in The Simpsons, the opening animation for Mewgenics has hundreds of variations.
Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?
Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin was among the facial features Hammett used to describe his fictional detective's appearance, but starting with that distinctive chin was—at least from an
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider discusses “The Simpsons” reaching another astounding industry milestone, Episode No. 800. He details his reporting with producers and longtime cast members on how the beloved Fox animated series, now
The GOP goal of destroying the post office is coming along: the USPS is now so unreliable that newspaper delivery is delayed across the country . (My mail delivery is currently one bundle every week or two.)
What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully understand how volcanoes work, scientists study the volcanic products that
The 'bLLC' CPU die is allegedly 36% bigger than the regular high-performance die.
The performance and stability of smartphones and artificial intelligence (AI) services depend on how uniformly and precisely semiconductor surfaces are processed. KAIST researchers have expanded the concept of everyday "sandpaper" into the realm of nanotechnology, developing a
Islands are famous for producing some of the world's strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that the evolution of bird species on Hawaiian islands includes an ibis with unusually small eyes and limited visual capacity. The team from University of
Sailing from the Gulf of Finland and through the Baltic Sea, the ageing and poorly-maintained tankers mainly transport crude oil as well as refined products such as gasoline and diesel.
At the end of the week, the Paranoid Style — the rock band led by the great singer-songwriter, journalist, and occasional Stereogum contributor Elizabeth Nelson — will release their new album Known Associates. They’ve dropped a bunch of advance tracks, which we will include at
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said “something needs to be done” on the issue of affordability in America or Republicans will be imperiled in the upcoming midterm elections. “Fiscal conservatism has not been talked about at all during this administration,” Haley
The House on Wednesday advanced a Republican-backed voting requirements bill and three other measures, rebounding from a mini-GOP revolt that had derailed the passage of a procedural rule a day earlier. The lower chamber voted 216-215 to pass the rule, which tees up debate and
The Federal Aviation Administration’s overnight closure of the airspace over El Paso International Airport and subsequent decision to lift the restrictions roughly eight hours later caused “chaos and confusion" in Texas's sixth-largest city, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. El
A pair of Senate Democrats on Wednesday warned that the Justice Department’s attempt to indict six members of Congress who reminded active duty military members they are able to refuse unlawful orders represents a “master alarm flashing for our democracy.” Sen. Mark Kelly
Instagram's longtime lead Adam Mosseri arrived on Wednesday at a courtroom in Los Angeles.
Here are the three Resident Evil games you need play before starting Resident Evil 9, Capcom's new entry to the survival horror series.
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The result is predictable: serious accountability gaps and data pipelines to other
Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Salmonella and Acinetobacter, according to a warning issued by the World Health Organization last October. For the microbe that gives rise to
“Bosch: Start of Watch” is starting to build out its main cast, with Ariana Guerra joining the series. The “Bosch” prequel, which was picked up to series at MGM+ in October 2025, will star Cameron Monaghan as a young Harry Bosch in his rookie days in the LAPD, while Omari
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance was a celebration of America's cultural diversity, which was a defeat for Team MAGA in the culture wars, as evidenced by the failure of the Melania Trump documentary and the controversy surrounding Kid Rock's lyrics.
Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn anticipates the Federal Reserve will issue more interest rate cuts than what's being anticipated.
From Khal Drogo to saving Super Democracy
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Texas) is suggesting the Federal Communications Commission investigate pop star Bad Bunny over his halftime performance during Super Bowl LX on Sunday. "On the Bad Bunny bad performance at the Super Bowl ... we're still investigating this. There's a lot of
The real question: Will the Beastie Boys make it onto the soundtrack?
Criticize the government online? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might ask Google to cough up your name. By abusing an investigative tool called "administrative subpoenas," DHS has been demanding that tech companies hand over users' names, locations, and more. We're
"These losses—my limb, my students’ hopes, Thoreau’s mammals, the wings falling from our skies—they are not all that distinct from one another. They can’t be, because all of us, all of the material world, we are one and the same thing."
Don’t be surprised if this one wins a Grammy. R&B singer-songwriter Victoria Monét emerged from a primarily behind-the-scenes role to become a genuine star with 2023’s Jaguar II. The album spawned a hit with “On My Mama” and led to Monét winning Best New Artist at the 2024
ABC has dropped the first full-length trailer for its revival of the beloved medical sitcom “Scrubs.” The trailer shows Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes reprising their iconic characters alongside new and familiar faces in the series’
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🔎 Plus: New movement in Nancy Guthrie search {beacon} It’s Wednesday. Who else has the Olympics streaming while they work? 🙋♀️ In today's issue: Authorities question man in Nancy Guthrie case Bondi on Capitol Hill
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a soil amendment called humic acid-modified bentonite (HAMB). This amendment effectively enhances a soil's ability to hold onto ammonium while significantly reducing
Waiter, there's some Halo in my Overwatch.
A research team led by Prof. Fang Yonghua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed and systematically optimized a novel parabolic mirror cavity-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (PMCERS) technique, achieving a marked improvement in gas
Modern armor systems do not do a good enough job of protecting humans from blast-induced neurotrauma (brain and eye damage). To improve them, we may have to look to nature. In particular, a tiny shrimp that is able to protect itself from the shockwaves it generates to stun prey
After a delay, Honkai: Star Rail version 4.0 launches on Thursday or Friday, depending on your time zone. We list the launch times in our guide.