“People Want That African Euphoria”
"Black Americans are moving to Ghana — and driving up the cost of living for everyone around them."
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Diogo Jota, Liverpool and Portugal footballer, dies aged 28 in car crash....
Diogo Jota, Liverpool and Portugal footballer, dies aged 28 in car crash . This is sad news. Jota was a favorite player of mine; he brought a positive energy to the pitch. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Cinematic shots of Californian farmland frame the stories of its immigrant workers, who live between precarity and hope - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
From scattered traces
How the ideas circulating among one noblewoman’s coterie in 16th-century Dubrovnik anticipated modern feminist thought - by Luka Boršić Read at Aeon
Fleeing Family: A Reading List on Estrangement
Seven stories highlighting the perspective of estranged adult children.
Which shelf is yours?
A friend sorts his records in an interesting way: not by name or genre, but by which musicians are friends with each other. That means some shelves are very crowded, and I’m imagining a few notorious artists have plenty of room all to themselves. It’s possible that we sort the
Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read
Image via Wikimedia Commons A number of years ago, a Reddit user posed the question to Neil deGrasse Tyson: “Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet?” Below, you will find the book list offered up by the astrophysicist, director of the Hayden
Kilmar Ábrego García says he was tortured in El Salvadorian prison. Hundreds...
Kilmar Ábrego García says he was tortured in El Salvadorian prison . Hundreds of people are still there, sent there from the US by the Trump administration to be tortured, all sanctioned by the Supreme Court and Congress.
Wanna Sit Down? You Gotta Solve The Rubik’s Cube Chair.
If you want to sit in this chair, you have to be able to solve a Rubik’s Cube because the chair is a Rubik’s Cube . (Ok, technically it looks like you only need to place the four leg corners of the chair correctly, but we’re not going to pick nits on this because it is fun and
Explore Centuries of Art History 15 Minutes at a Time in James Payne’s ‘Great Art Explained’
The YouTube series began in May 2020 with the simple premise that great art can be explained clearly and concisely in 15 minutes. 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
American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history. “Over...
American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history . “Over the first half of 2025, the US has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science may be a gift to the rest of the world.”
Khaled Sabsabi Reinstated as Australia’s Venice Biennale Artist
An independent review found “a series of missteps” related to the initial decision to drop the Lebanese-born artist as well as curator Michael Dagostino.
Architect David Romero has built several digital models of Frank Lloyd Wright’s...
Architect David Romero has built several digital models of Frank Lloyd Wright’s unrealized buildings , including a mile-high Chicago skyscraper with 528 floors . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Five Art Books for Your July Reading List
A new translation of a beloved Argentine comic, artists over 50 tell their stories, diasporic Puerto Rican art history, and more to enjoy by the seaside (or your A/C).
10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This July
Mungo Thomson examines the mundane, Esiri Erheriene-Essi reflects on Black life, Llyn Foulkes satirizes Americana, and more.
Trump Seeks to Defund Institute of American Indian Arts
“Nearly 63 years of progress in Indigenous higher education and artistic expression is at risk," said IAIA President Robert Martin.
Shu Lea Cheang’s Art of Hacking
Cheang is concerned with the ways technology enables commodification and control, from communication to nourishment to sex.
Vision of the Womb and Vision of the Brain: H.D. on the Two Kinds of Seeing and the Key to Over-mind Consciousness
“One must be a seer, make oneself a seer,” Arthur Rimbaud wrote, “by a long, gigantic and rational derangement of all the senses.” As more and more of our senses are being amputated by the blade of our image-centric culture, reducing the vast and delicate sensorium of human
8 Forgotten Figures From the American Revolution, including Margaret Corbin, Joseph Brant,...
8 Forgotten Figures From the American Revolution , including Margaret Corbin, Joseph Brant, James Armistead Lafayette, and Joseph Plumb Martin. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
On global homogenetic culture. “GHC is Trader Joe’s bags outside of the...
On global homogenetic culture . “GHC is Trader Joe’s bags outside of the States. GHC is people en masse wearing the same exact outfits on accident in public. GHC is adult dorms. GHC is a Louis Vuitton in every city. GHC is Shake Shake going global.” 💬 Join the discussion on
The Kindly Brontosaurus
I read this piece by Jessica Winter a few months ago and it’s come in handy a few times so I thought I’d share. If you want something from someone, adopting the pose of the Kindly Brontosaurus might go a lot further than throwing a fit. A practitioner, nay, an artist, of the
Before he died, David Lynch talked to Natasha Lyonne about AI. “Natasha,...
Before he died, David Lynch talked to Natasha Lyonne about AI . “Natasha, this is a pencil. Everyone has access to a pencil, and likewise, everyone with a phone will be using AI, if they aren’t already. It’s how you use the pencil. You see?”
In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home
"For six years, two photographers have carefully followed the canines and documented their secret lives."
Photos by Charly Broyez and Laurent Kronental Celebrate Architecture Ahead of Its Time
The seminal work of architect Jean Balladur, modernist resort La Grande Motte was once panned by critics. 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 Photos by
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose. “Not hiring...
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose. “Not hiring enough agents leads to longer wait times, which in turn weeds out a percentage of callers. Choosing cheaper telecom carriers [can mean] many of the calls disconnect on their own.” 🤬 💬 Join the discussion on
Editorial Template for Every Time the United States Goes to War. “President...
Editorial Template for Every Time the United States Goes to War . “President [GUY WHO HAS COMMITTED MULTIPLE WAR CRIMES], a [REPUBLICAN / DEMOCRAT], sidestepped his [COMPLICIT / COWARDLY / TOTALLY INEPT] Congress…”