This essay and poem are part of the Universe in Verse book. “My business is circumference,” Emily Dickinson wrote in one of her most cryptic letters. Since ancient times, human beings have been enchanted by the immutable relationship between the circumference of a circle and
It’s getting a little ridiculous, isn’t it? 28 years of kottke.org, as of today. Older than Google. Older than The Matrix. Older than Christopher Nolan’s feature film career. Older than Elle Fanning. Older than Kurt Cobain when he died. 47,300 posts since March 14, 1998. It
The US and Israel target another glorious palace in Iran, Art Basel Qatar's complicity in anti-LGBTQ policies, the problem with art awards, and much more.
When an organization is known for speed and quality, it’s likely that if times get tough, quality will suffer before speed does. That’s because customers notice speed right away, but it takes a while to come to a conclusion about quality. If a musician or politician is known
"Human being, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance by a mysterious player."
For the first time in awhile, copies of two lost episodes of classic Doctor Who have been discovered . Both are from the William Hartnell era and feature the Daleks.
"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States.
Her practice was one of embodied noticing — exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular.
By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause.
The Great Friendship Flattening . “I amass bits of knowledge about my loved ones — my sister’s boyfriend published a poem; my friend left her job — as a spectator, in the same way that I might learn about an influencer’s favorite books…”
Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan.
Why Movies Just Don’t Feel “Real” Anymore . “A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: on perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.”
The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a new study estimates.
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Some genius has taken an audio sample of the hum of a grocery store freezer, cleaned it up, and extended it into a 10-hour video . The freezer’s hum, variously compared to Brian Eno’s music and “an electrical gong bath”, went viral enough to warrant an article in the Guardian
Recommendations of 25 medieval manuscripts to explore online . “Almost every institution with a significant collection of medieval manuscripts digitizes many of their most significant works and makes them freely accessible online.”
He is considered one of China’s greatest 20th-century opera performers, and his influence on the art form is still felt today