Happy last Saturday of the year. We've spent the past few weeks rounding up the best of the best of 2025 — our favorite exhibitions and artworks, the books and films that moved us, memes that made us laugh and helped us process an increasingly dystopian reality. We
The Method: Everyone who disagrees with you is right to do so–based on who they are and what they see Attention is priceless and trust is worth even more Marketing is the generous act of helping someone solve a problem Don’t find customers for your products, find products for
“Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity,” wrote Rachel Carson. “Our world, and the worlds around and within it,” wrote Sy Montgomery a generation later, “is aflame with shades of
My new favorite description of Christianity’s God is from Vince Staples (~16:05): “a floating man with a blowout” .
From public murals to museum walls, artists mobilized their practices to call out injustices, expose wrongdoing, and advocate for a better world.
From our coverage of the Louvre heist to the rising authoritarianism in the White House, this year has generated plenty of fodder for art discourse, memes, and more.
It’s Time to Accept That the US Supreme Court Is Illegitimate and Must Be Replaced . “…so that Americans don’t have to suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule that makes a parody of the democracy they were promised.”
The Anthony Bourdain Reader ( Amazon ) is a collection of writings from the late author, TV host, and chef, including some unpublished pieces. The Anthony Bourdain Reader is also a showcase for new and never-before-seen material, like diary entries from Bourdain’s first trip
Digging the soulful jazz + drum & bass energy of Chanpan . Hard to categorize what this is — so many influences and styles . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Clean Energy Is Still Winning. These 10 Charts Prove It. In March 2025, more electricity was generated with clean energy than with fossil fuels for the first time. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Martin Scorsese remembers his friend Rob Reiner . “He had a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom, fully enjoying the life of the moment, and he had a great barreling laugh.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Adam Serwer : “The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back.”
Since we had a robust discussion last month on whether Pluribus sucks or not, I thought I’d ask: now that the season finale has aired, what did you think of the first season as a whole? My impression of the show has improved slightly, but this feeling remains: It was
The data is clear: congestion pricing in NYC has been a “huge success” . “Pollution: -22%. Revenue for mass transit: $548M.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Infinite Ball Drop : what if the Times Square NYE ball started dropping now? (It’s currently more than 200 miles above the surface of the Earth.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
I joined Hyperallergic six years ago because I was drawn to its integrity and its commitment to tell stories that no other art publication would. And then I discovered the most rewarding part of working here — the freedom to speak my mind without fear. That’s not