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Have your AI call my AI
Sharp lawyers have often used the fine print to win an advantage in a contract. It’s called the fine print for a reason–you’re not supposed to read it. But you should. Now, armed with AI, it’s significantly easier to bury arcane, unfair or unanticipated clauses in agreements,
A Literary Map of the United States
From Big Think and Pop Charts, A Literary Map of America that “highlights the real and imagined settings of hundreds of books”. Frank Jacobs takes a closer look at some of the imaginary places on the map , including Sleepy Hollow, Lake Wobegon, Brokeback Mountain, and F. Scott
At NYC’s ADAA Art Fair, Unlimited Shrimp and $2K Diebenkorns
The Art Dealers Association of America’s chummy five-day show returns to the Upper East Side after quietly canceling last fall’s edition.
45% of US Independent Arts Publications Face Existential Crisis, Report Finds
In addition to declining funding, the survey identified a disturbing correlation between censorship concerns and financial precarity.
Solving the Feynman restaurant problem, i.e. how many...
Solving the Feynman restaurant problem , i.e. how many dishes should you sample at a restaurant to find your favorite one? “Once you settle on a dish, the best strategy is to order it on every remaining visit.”
The Secret Life of Hockney's Beverly Hills Housewife
Taking David Hockney’s painting of arts patron Betty Freeman as his subject, James Cahill tells the engrossing story of two friends who shaped the cultural landscape of 1960s Los Angeles.
Tribal Groups Urge Congress to Halt Bill That Threatens Sacred Sites
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would speed up permitting for major projects and could impact Indigenous sovereignty over culturally significant land.
The Alchemical Possibilities of an Artist-Poet Collaboration
Four decades later, El Museo del Barrio restages Papo Colo's text-and-image show "Octopus and Others."
Paul Ford made an app called Mouse Party for easily...
Paul Ford made an app called Mouse Party for easily hosting video watching parties for your friends, no web server needed.
Botanical Artists Show Us What We Stand to Lose
Works at the American Society of Botanical Artists' annual exhibition radiate with majesty, and the intricate sumptuousness is agonizing.
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning
"Everything depends on the individual human being, regardless of how small a number of like-minded people there is... on each person... creatively making the meaning of life a reality in his or her own being."
The Surma Boys of Afghanistan
Afghan-American visual artist Daniel Malikyar recently shared some great photos of what he calls “a fashion subculture unlike anything I’ve encountered before” that he found in a remote village in the mountains of Afghanistan. I met a group of boys in a remote village who
Seven Museums to Host Solo Exhibitions Celebrating Wolf Kahn’s Centennial
Museums in Germany, New York, and Vermont are among those to honor the late abstract landscape painter next year.
The long-lost source for a sample in Craig Mack’s Flava...
The long-lost source for a sample in Craig Mack’s Flava In Ya Ear has been found . “Back then, rap producers took care in disguising the samples that they chopped up, making them difficult to trace — not just for legal reasons, but as part of the art.”
‘The Sacred Ordinary’ Shines a Light on Heritage in Birmingham’s Civil Rights District
The participatory public artwork includes a self-guided tour via text every night from 5 to 8 p.m. until December 13. 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
Literary Hub is trying to determine the best literary TV...
Literary Hub is trying to determine the best literary TV adaptation of all time . I have soft spots for Station Eleven, Mindhunter, Shogun, The Expanse, Normal People, and, especially, My Brilliant Friend. (Where is Fleishman Is in Trouble??)
Loving vs. Being in Love: Jane Welsh Carlyle on Navigating the Heart’s Contradictions
"A passion, like the torrent in the violence of its course, might perhaps too, like the torrent, leave ruin and desolation behind... My love for you... is deep and calm, more like the quiet river, which refreshes and beautifies where it flows."
Craft in America Concludes its Handwork Series with NORTH and SOUTH
Stream the PBS documentary series, which explores the impact of regional handmade craft in the north and south of the country.
Sicily and the Family Tree of Citrus
On his site Notes From the Road, Erik Gauger has a wonderful eight-part series on The Citrus Kingdom , a collection of illustrated stories about citrus fruit and Sicily. The key to the citron’s future—a future that links nearly every aspect of Sicily’s cultural, political and
A View From the Easel: Leslie Lewis Sigler
“The light and studio interior are literally reflected in my work.”
The 100 Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time. Includes...
The 100 Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time . Includes albums by Death Cab for Cutie, Neko Case, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bon Iver, TV on the Radio, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Liz Phair, and Sonic Youth.
Seán Doran’s ‘Crimson Star’ Tours the Raging Surface of the Sun
The sun, in crimson. 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 Seán Doran’s ‘Crimson Star’ Tours the Raging Surface of the Sun appeared first on Colossal .
Jono is a video game with 1,000,000 levels. Only one...
Jono is a video game with 1,000,000 levels. Only one person can play at a time, for 60 seconds, while everyone else watches on a livestream.” As of this writing, the game is up to level 179,579, and Jono has died 250,687 times.