“A flock of ring-necked parakeets that were filmed feasting on the wall...
“ A flock of ring-necked parakeets that were filmed feasting on the wall of a 19th Century barn were echoing Amazonian feeding habits…near Welwyn in Hertfordshire .”
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Pam Connolly Tenderly Weaves Family Snapshots on Vintage Potholder Looms
The Hudson Valley-based artist channels an interest in the relationship between the imaginary and the real. 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 Pam
The immortality paradox
Most people live as though death is undesirable. But would immortality be a blessing – or an interminable curse? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
How to Piss Off Trump
A mysterious public artwork on the National Mall, the Philadelphia Art Museum's ongoing rebrand debacle, new Louvre heist footage, and Yoko Ono's relentless positivity.
Identity violation and pricing
Why do books and records have standard pricing? You’d think that a record from Miles Davis or Patricia Barber would cost more than one from the local garage band. Economists tie themselves into knots trying to explain why wine and handbags have such wide price variation, but
A Brief Introduction to Buckminster Fuller and His Techno-Optimistic Ideas
Buckminster Fuller was, in many ways, a twenty-first century man: an achievement in itself, considering he was born in the nineteenth century and died in the twentieth. In fact, it may actually count as his defining achievement. For all the inventions presented as revolutionary
Watch the First Episode of Sesame Street and 140 Other Free Episodes
?si=4AEj95O5wdpShG3I FYI: Sesame Street has released on YouTube more than 140 full episodes from past seasons. On the Sesame Street Classics channel, you’ll find some iconic episodes, starting with the very first 1969 broadcast. Watch it above. Also on that same channel you can
How to Be an Instrument of Kindness in a Harsh World: George Saunders on Unthinking the Mind, Unstorying the Self, and the 3 Antidotes to Your Suffering
Here is the mathematical logic of the spirit: If love is the quality of attention we pay something other than ourselves and hate is the veil of not understanding ourselves, then loving the world more — the other word for which is kindness — is largely a matter of deepening our
Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public
The video shows how the thieves made it in and out of the museum's Apollo Gallery almost seamlessly with the nation's crown jewels.
A Rotoscoped Film Underscores How Fantasy Is the Only Reprieve in Solitary Confinement
"Inside, The Valley Sings" is a devastating look at solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. 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 A Rotoscoped Film
Accessibility Should Be at the Center of Museum Education
Art history departments often fail to embed disability studies into their curricula when engaging with art, politics, and identity.
Philadelphia Art Museum Might Rebrand Its Botched Rebrand
The institution set up a task force to evaluate the controversial new brand identity as it parts ways with its chief marketing officer.
Plume: A Tale of Murder and Martyrdom in the Everglades
"Guy Bradley gave his life to save South Florida’s tropical birds, becoming one of the environmental movement’s first martyrs."
Koyaanisqatsi In Five Minutes
Wyatt Hodgson took Koyaanisqatsi and sped it up 1552% so you can watch the whole movie in about five minutes. Reggio uses time lapse in the film to great effect — you notice different things at different playback speeds — and Hodgson’s clever use of the same technique reveals
New Artwork on National Mall Lampoons Trump-Epstein Birthday Card
The sculpture's authors told Hyperallergic that they erected the piece after the government failed to release the complete Epstein files.
Clouds Billow and Caverns Melt in Gabe Benzur’s Mystical Landscapes
The Brooklyn-based artist's compositions teeter between representation and the imaginary. 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 Clouds Billow and Caverns
What Art Films to See at Sundance This Year
Art-related features at the film festival run the gamut from niche subjects to crowd pleasers.
Incredible drone footage of a pileup of 100+ cars, trucks, and semis...
Incredible drone footage of a pileup of 100+ cars, trucks, and semis in winter conditions in Michigan .
A Monumental Bisected Orb by SpY Glows Amid Scaffolding in Xi’an
"Divided" is a part of the artist's 'Earth' trilogy. 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 A Monumental Bisected Orb by SpY Glows Amid Scaffolding in
In 1983 Steve Dyer created the Usenet group soc.motss, possibly the first-ever...
In 1983 Steve Dyer created the Usenet group soc.motss, possibly the first-ever online LGBT community .
John Wilson Bears Witness
The Met has a union, John Wilson has a message, Ana Mendieta’s traces, and other happenings around the city this week.
Yoko Ono’s Art Is an Exercise in Hope
By inviting viewers to participate in her work, she has consistently framed collective hope amid a cultural backdrop of suffering and pain.
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. “We can’t count on change being brought about by elections when we can’t count on elections. We can’t count on the freedoms & resources we enjoy today to still be available to us tomorrow.”
Lydia Polgreen: In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War. “Good’s killing was...
Lydia Polgreen: In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War . “Good’s killing was emblematic of [the occupation’s] true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance against Trump’s dark vision of America.”
A report from occupied Minneapolis: So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?...
A report from occupied Minneapolis: So, How’s the Occupation Going for You? “The physical machinations of the occupation are nearly impossible to avoid. ICE stops people randomly on the street. ICE rams cars, sometimes through intersections…”
Margaret Sullivan: With Democracy in Free Fall, the Media Must (Finally) Wake...
Margaret Sullivan: With Democracy in Free Fall, the Media Must (Finally) Wake Up . “It’s as if a five-alarm fire is consuming a city and the mainstream outlets are saying they might smell something burning…”
For Which It Stands…
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this major loan exhibition at the Fairfield University Art Museum explores more than a century of artists taking on the American flag.
Reporting on Homeland Security’s seige of Minneapolis. “No one…is even really bothering...
Reporting on Homeland Security’s seige of Minneapolis . “No one…is even really bothering with the pretext that they’re here to make the city safer. This is Donald Trump’s revenge campaign, and they’re the foot soldiers.”