The Astronomy Picture of the Day , in which the...
The Astronomy Picture of the Day , in which the International Space Station looks like it’s landing on the Moon.
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Project Plowshare: Nukes for Peace!
I’d vaguely heard of Project Plowshare but good god, what a ridiculous and dangerous waste of time and money . At the height of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were seen not only as devices of destruction, but also as tools for progress. Project Plowshare was a bold attempt to
“ Here are some things that have been found in...
“ Here are some things that have been found in donation bins : A live puppy. Live Japanese grenades. An 1854 tombstone for Rebecca Jane Nye. Old skulls. A stolen Frederic Remington sculpture. Customized Air Jordans made for Spike Lee.”
Maria Britton: Second Sleep
Discarded bedsheets shape portals of reflection, obscuring the past or inviting to imagine what lies beyond in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.
Historian Eric Cline, author of 1177 BC, explains how...
Historian Eric Cline, author of 1177 BC, explains how the collapse of several civilizations circa 1200 BC was the result of an “overly interdependent system that had no way to absorb multiple shocks at once”.
A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel
The artist uses light-colored wool for the first time in a large-scale installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 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
Leaving America
"Americans have always moved away. These days, expat Lindsey Tramuta writes, record numbers are leaving or planning to leave in search of health care, civil rights, freedoms, even safety. Does exiting the United States mean you’ve given up? Not necessarily."
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: the jaws of history; war and piece(s); the last day of camp; stay a while; picture me rollin’.
LACMA Got a Makeover
Photos from the revamped LA museum, impressions from MoMA PS1's “Greater New York,” Artnet and Artsy lay off dozens of workers, and a Lebanese artist’s balm for collective wounds.
The invention of the soul
Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred - by Nicholas Humphrey Read on Aeon
The second circle
What do your supporters tell their friends? That’s the unseen force behind every successful brand, movement or idea. Most people don’t care about you. They’re not listening to you, not wondering what you’re up to, and certainly not taking the time to seek you out. All you have
A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity
Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we’re sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, and Bob Dylan have never hesitated to acknowledge his
Orcas and the Price of Consciousness: Lessons in Love and Loss from Earth’s Most Successful and Creative Predator
Marbling the waters of every ocean with their billows of black and white, orcas are Earth’s most creative and most successful apex predator. Although they are known as killer whales, they are the largest member of the dolphin family. Older than great white sharks, they hunt
The Thing Itself: C.S. Lewis on What We Long for in Our Existential Longing
"...only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never visited."
Rehabilitating the Active Imagination: Samantha Harvey on How to Be a Reader in the Age of Fractured Attention
A habit is a spell you cast upon yourself that only you can break. “We are spinning our own fates, good or evil,” William James wrote in his pioneering treatise on the psychology of habit. What we habitually let in — ideas into the mind, people into the heart — shape what we
Hollywood’s World Map of California
This is a map published in 1927 by Paramount Studios showing the areas of California & Nevada that doubled as shooting locations for far-flung locales, including Siberia, Wales, the Nile, New England, the Red Sea, and the Alps. Tags: Hollywood · maps · movies
MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York” Is Gritty, Stunning, and Gutting
The survey, which happens every five years, rejects the out-of-towner’s glossy surfaces in favor of the view from inside.
Art Movements: Dozens Laid Off at Artnet and Artsy
Also, the Denver Art Museum's new associate curator of Native Arts, the Toronto Biennial of Art, and Marilyn Minter chats with Monica Lewinsky.
Rawya El Chab Tends to the Wounds of Lebanon's Civil War
The latest segment of her performance series “Crossing the Water” chronicles life under military occupation after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
The Unnameable Artists of the Canton Trade System
In a book on Qing-era trade portraitists whose names are lost to history, Winnie Wong shows us how our restless pursuits of authenticity guide us into pitfalls of our own making.
In Surprising Twist, ADAA Art Fair Will Now Benefit the Whitney Museum
The organization abruptly terminated its longstanding partnership with the Henry Street Settlement social services organization last year.
William James on the Psychology of Habit
"We are spinning our own fates, good or evil, and never to be undone."
LACMA’s New Building Invites You to Chart Your Own Path
Some visitors may feel unmoored by the museum’s open plan and free-floating associations, but others will welcome the unconventional approach.
Required Reading
This week: Tania Bruguera’s museum manifesto in stained glass, Molly Crabapple on AI’s art heist, Rachel Corrie’s mother speaks out, remembering Ashaji, right-wing knitters, and more.
Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects
Kosaka painstakingly replicates vintage radios, game consoles, cameras, and more using just one material. 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 Marvel at
Researchers have found that some aspects of sperm...
Researchers have found that some aspects of sperm whales’ communication are “remarkably similar” to human languages .