James Cahill’s Character Study of the Art World
“The Violet Hour” is a dreamy chronicle of fame, greed, and ambition, full of cartoonish personalities you’ve likely had the misfortune of encountering firsthand.
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Elliot McGucken Suspends Einstein’s ‘Light Cones’ Over Desert Expanses
The sublime enigmas of nature form the basis of the physicist-photographer's explorations of landscape and light. 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
Not surprising to KDO readers and I don’t really know who...
Not surprising to KDO readers and I don’t really know who still needs to hear this in June 2026 but: the US is in the middle of a “rolling coup” by ultra-conservatives who are “well along the path of destroying our democracy”.
Hundreds of Artists Ask NYC Mayor to Ban AI in Schools
Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple, and Laurie Simmons are among the artists urging Mayor Mamdani to “protect New York City’s creative future.”
Yet another unsurprising article about how bigger SUVs...
Yet another unsurprising article about how bigger SUVs and trucks have resulted in more pedestrian deaths in the US over the past two decades.
Going Deep With Brenda Goodman
“I remember taking a plaid dress, tearing it up and using it as paint rags,” the 83-year-old painter tells me in a knee-to-knee interview at her studio.
Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops...
Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times . “The reason I pulled you over, that light back there, you peeled out.”
Some Great Deals on Tech Stuff
Amazon is doing their Prime Day sale again this summer and for those with Prime memberships , it’s a chance to upgrade some tech items at rarely seen prices. Here are a few items I’ve got my eye on: The AirPods Pro 3 are still my daily headphones; I really do love them so
Lenka Clayton Reflects on Motherhood and Finding Connection in Everyday Objects
"There is only connection in life," the artist says, "and my work is just looking at those connections, so that we can create a shared experience." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as
Cranbrook Academy of Art Reopens Applications for Fall 2026
The art institution is accepting applications from June 22 through August 15 for artists and designers considering graduate study.
How the Crossword Conquered America
"Even in a boom time for games, the decidedly old-fashioned puzzles are more popular than ever. I went to the best place on Earth to understand why."
Brexit vote: 10 years on . “‘Absolute...
Brexit vote: 10 years on . “‘Absolute nightmare, shambles, and still is to this day,’ says Tony Rutherford a decade after he voted leave to save the British fishing industry.”
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning
"Everything depends on the individual human being, regardless of how small a number of like-minded people there is... on each person... creatively making the meaning of life a reality in his or her own being."
James Wagner, Insatiable Art Collector, Dies at 85
“His pursuit of knowledge knew no bounds, and he represented the very best of what might be considered the true collector’s spirit,” says artist Man Bartlett.
Plane Lands/Takes Off In Only 20 Feet
I posted a video earlier today of a Super Cub airplane landing on the side of a mountain . Super Cubs are ideal for that undertaking because of their low stall speed and short take-off and landing distances. But I had no idea you could land and take off in one in the space of
Construct Your Own Miniature Paper Brutalist Circuses with ‘Cirk’
The new book from David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka of Zupagrafika highlights a wide range of futuristic arenas. 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
I love this playable 3D-rendered reel-to-reel player...
I love this playable 3D-rendered reel-to-reel player made by Dunstan Orchard and Kristina Dutton . Despite their virtuality, the buttons are delightfully clicky and the attention to detail is impressive.
Step into a virtual Criterion Closet . “A walk-in...
Step into a virtual Criterion Closet . “A walk-in closet of 1,327 real Criterion editions, shelved in spine-number order — exactly as a true collector keeps them. Look around, read the spines, and pull any one off the shelf to inspect the case.”
The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother
"It is not easy to give closeness and freedom, safety plus danger."
Trump’s Slimy Pool Breeds Memes
An interview with Flavia Rando, Danielle De Jesus at the Knicks parade, and the great Reflecting Pool fiasco.
Brave New World: A Reading List About the Dark Future
Five stories that make Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel feel like nonfiction.
This Man Has Been Drawing a Map of an Imaginary Land Since 1963
At one time or another, we all feel twinges of anxiety about what will constitute the legacy we leave behind. Jerry Gretzinger may well be subject to just the same discomfort, but at least he can point to the Map: an enormous representation, made of thousands and thousands of
Limited swag (the Knot multipack)
Promotion, activation, and conversation come together when the early adopters have a tool to share a new idea. My new book is out a few months, and it’s a chance to create a share package with swag. There are only 1,000 sets. Each includes 10 first-printing copies of The Knot
How Can I Know Right From Wrong? Watch Philosophy Animations on Ethics Narrated by Harry Shearer
The history of moral philosophy in the West hinges principally on a handful of questions: Is there a God of some sort? An afterlife? Free will? And, perhaps most pressingly for humanists, what exactly is the nature of our obligations to others? The latter question has long