Jon Krakauer writes about what has changed about climbing Mt. Everest since he wrote Into Thin Air . “The deadly hazards I wrote about attracted novice climbers to Everest like gamblers to a slot machine.”
Merryn Omotayo Alaka and Sam Frésquez's synthetic hair sculptures suspend from the ceiling and splay across the floor like organic growths. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as
Infants are dying because parents are opting-out of vitamin K shots . “In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound pharmaceutical intervention.”
My pal Matt Haughey recut the first season of Apple TV’s Murderbot into a 3.5-hour-long movie . “I did it fast so there are a few jarring cuts, but I now have an entertaining as hell movie with zero interruptions.”
In NYC, an exhibition of cherished letters, photographs, and talismans brings us into the daily life of the reluctant Beat Generation icon.
"Art should broaden how we see the world—and that includes how we see bodies, too.” 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 How Fatinha Ramos Channels
"The tech world assumes that AI-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite."
Activists led by the Art Not Genocide Alliance blocked the entrance to Israel’s pavilion while waving Palestine flags on the first day of exhibition previews.
Opening May 9 at Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider sculpture and perception.
Explore thousands of images taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their 10-day flyby mission around the moon. 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
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
"David Attenborough turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning."
"Most drugs are banned in the world of elite sports, but not here. In this competition—backed by Peter Thiel, Donald Trump Jr., and Saudi royalty—the athletes are guinea pigs. And if those backers have their way, you’re next."
In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her education - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Cultural groups call for a “boycott of the genocide pavilion,” shows to see in Los Angeles, memes from the out-of-touch Met Gala, and more.
Five short entries a day. It’s easy to imagine that if you do this 200 workdays in a row, your career will advance. And it makes it easier to prepare for your annual review or that next job interview. Like most habits, the hardest part is committing to begin.
More than a few medievalists object to the term “Dark Ages” as applied to the period in which they specialize. That can seem wishful in light of most comparisons between medieval times and the Renaissance that came afterward, or indeed, the era of the Roman Empire that came
No more bummin’, let’s all get to work… Actually, hold up a sec. We’ll all be happier and more productive if we take a moment to start our work day with Confidence, a peppy musical animation from 1933, starring newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mickey Mouse
Today, using AI is almost always a solo endeavor. From the very start, forty years ago, the internet (inter + network) has amplified the exchange of information. But the first cycles of AI have been just one person at a time. No one joins in your chats, no one sees them. It’s
Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to "shut down the genocide pavilion."
Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to "shut down the genocide pavilion."
Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored event were flogged relentlessly online with some of the most creative insults ever crafted.
Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono’s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew’s “mindscapes,” Gordon Parks’s musical output, and more.
Hyperallergic sat down with the Minnesota-based Seneca artist to discuss her exhibition at the Walker Art Center.
This is nuts: Fred Again has uploaded a video of every single show he did during his USB002 tour (except Mexico City) — it’s four and a half days long. “im told this is the longest video on YouTube ever?”
Some nice work here from Swedish designer Eric Rohman, who designed thousands of movie posters in the early-to-mid 20th century. (via meanwhile ) Tags: design · Eric Rohman · movie posters · movies