“When Jason Ganos was asked to help sell an old box full...
“When Jason Ganos was asked to help sell an old box full of NES cartridges…” How 97 Copies of an Unreleased Version of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Were Discovered in a Wisconsin Warehouse .
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Artists Commit to the Bit at This Year’s Vulva Gala
Over two dozen artists from the LA area were given homemade costumes to decorate as they pleased as part of the School of Sexuality Project’s community-centered celebration.
A View From the Easel
“A ritual I have is to always scribble a line or word, or poem that stayed with me while listening to an audiobook or song, onto the wall in my studio.”
UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center Provides Funded Fellowships in the Arts and Humanities
The humanities library and museum will award up to 50 fellowships to support scholars, artists, and writers conducting on-site archival research.
What a great idea for a book: Cookbooking: A Fan’s...
What a great idea for a book: Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide . “An eclectic, visually stunning pop-history, Cookbooking explores the most influential and beloved cookbooks through photographs, listicles, graphics, and snappy writing.”
On Vintage Boards, Lou Benesch Conjures the Fantastic World of The Magician
Lou Benesch translates the Magician's inclination for action and mysticism into a collection of works on found and antique materials. 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
Pavilions We Loved in Venice
Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian and critic Aruna D’Souza’s highlights from the biennale, plus six artworks inspired by the Odyssey.
The fog of hunger
From childhood, women are trained to restrict their appetite. And there’s a huge, hidden, cognitive price to pay for it - by Sarah Berg Read on Aeon
Assume misunderstanding
It’s possible that you were undermined, endangered, cut off or disrespected. But if we begin with that, then the relationship gets shaky. Perhaps the other person simply didn’t understand. It might be that they are focused on their issues, not yours. It could be that they’re
Why Americans Stopped Reading Books
The kids can’t read. Such has been the implication, even the declaration, made by a wave of articles in recent years. But the statement needs some qualification: the kids in question are American; what they can’t read is entire books, especially literary fiction; and it isn’t
How to Bear Your Desolations
"You may have to break your heart, but it isn’t nothing to know even one moment alive."
“ The principal aim of President Trump’s second...
“ The principal aim of President Trump’s second term is revenge ,” says Jamelle Bouie. “Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.”
The Resilience of Uncertainty: How to Hold the Universe in You
The great mercy of life is that we can change, we can reroute, we can surprise ourselves. The great pitfall of prediction is that, mercifully, we are unpredictable. — “All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured,” Tove Jansson wrote in one
How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust
"The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural feature of the human heart."
National Pavilions We Loved at the Venice Biennale
As the punishing heat waves of this summer taper off, this might be the perfect time to visit the international exhibition.
Weird Al Yankovic’s Tiny Desk Concert
Holy moly, NPR’s Tiny Desk has been going for a long time. Weird Al Yankovic first stopped by the desk in 2010 , so early that they didn’t even have it on YouTube until more recently. And the other day, they had him back for a second session ! Yankovic focused on originals the
Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use...
Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use with your Mac if you don’t have a newer Apple keyboard. It’s open-source… the code and instructions are on Github .
Six Epic Artworks Inspired by “The Odyssey”
From J.M.W. Turner to Romare Bearden, visual artists have long turned to Homer’s masterpiece and the power of myth as sources of inspiration.
Beer With a Painter: Rina Banerjee
“When you give up that power to the paint, it becomes your partner, helping you to make something beautiful,” said the Bengali-American artist at her studio in Dumbo.
Heatwaves in France Damage Beloved Flowers at Monet’s Gardens
Gardeners at the painter’s home and garden in Giverny said that nasturtiums will have to be replanted for next year’s bloom.
Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On...
Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On Anne Hathaway . “We estimate that Anne Hathaway films currently account for a staggering 63% of all U.S. exports.” Zendaya is the other 37%.
Wolf Kahn Foundation Opens New Space in NYC
A permanent home for the artist’s archives, MoMA PS1 is getting a new café, which museum scored a sweet early Rothko, and more in Art Movements.
‘Stories in the Seams’ Showcases the Enduring Legacy of Black Quilts Across Centuries
From 18th-century hand-appliqué cotton bedcovers to contemporary narrative textile works, Black quilts tell innumerable stories. 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