Satirical Video Game Lampoons Trump's Iran War Blunder
The fully functioning arcade game mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran.
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Taken : this is a web page that shows how much data your...
Taken : this is a web page that shows how much data your browser can collect that websites can use to “fingerprint” your device, even without cookies. “It identified your device with enough specificity to distinguish it from most others on the internet.”
Sophia Rivera’s Mythology of Everyday New York
Her photos are unresolvable, driving the viewer through wonder, horror, and laughter without necessarily leading one to acceptance.
Art Problems: WTF Is an A-Corp?
What exactly is an Artist Corporation, and should you start one? Paddy Johnson has your back.
Mesmerizing 4K Video of a Cat-5 Super Typhoon
Seán Doran, who I’ve featured here many times before for his remastered astronomy photos & videos, has taken photographs captured by a Japanese weather satellite of Typhoon Sinlaku in April 2026 and “repaired, remastered and transformed” the images into this breathtaking 4K
Did Zurbarán Believe What He Painted?
An exhibition about the Spanish painter in London made me ponder whether belief actually makes a difference in how well you paint.
The Desert Safety Net
"Every winter, tens of thousands of Americans migrate to public lands in the Arizona desert. For a growing number, it's not a vacation—it’s the only housing they can afford."
Markus Brunetti’s Monumental Photos Venerate European Ecclesiastical Landmarks
Along with collaborator Betty Schöner, Brunetti travels around the continent in a firetruck that has been converted to a photo lab. 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
What Did Mozart’s Life Look Like?
An exhibition at the Morgan Library guides visitors through the life and career of the virtuoso via art and well-preserved ephemera.
Interesting thread about why rural towns don’t...
Interesting thread about why rural towns don’t vote blue : they don’t have to because small towns “actually operate very similarly to the ‘socialist agenda’ they pretend to be so afraid of” and “they’ve already been having to take of their own…”
Wallace & Gromit 24/7 Livestream
Aardman’s official Wallace & Gromit YouTube channel is livestreaming what appears to be the four shorts featuring the duo: A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, and A Matter of Loaf or Death. I can’t find any further information about the stream — if those are
People Who Don’t Like People Are Making All of Our...
People Who Don’t Like People Are Making All of Our Decisions . “We are living in the ultimate revenge of the nerds, driven by a crew of socially awkward tech bros who won’t stop until the society that they never quite fit into is obliterated.”
Grandma Stand
Anyone of any age can stop by the Grandma Stand in New York’s Central Park to shoot the breeze with a grandmother . The concept has spread around the US and is now the subject of an hour-long documentary on PBS . At a time when the lack of connection is epidemic, wise witty
Where are the public benches on the internet?...
Where are the public benches on the internet? “Like cities that have prioritized cars, visiting the Internet now entails controlled apps and search engines, designed for extraction. There’s nowhere to rest because the benches are covered in spikes.”
Now open in NYC: a pop-up called The Donald J. Trump and...
Now open in NYC: a pop-up called The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room , which consists of “all 3.5 million pages, 3,437 volumes, and 17,000 pounds of the released and partially redacted Epstein files”.
The Hidden Cassettes . “This is going to sound...
The Hidden Cassettes . “This is going to sound insane, but when I was a kid I found out my dad secretly recorded our phone calls.” (Be sure to read the “What?!” link.)
The Hiding Man of Griffith Park
"A guerrilla artist has made the Eastside his canvas. His medium: Strange signs."
Habib Hajallie’s Meticulous Ballpoint Pen Drawings Examine the Depths of Emotion
In 'Black & Blue' at Larkin Durey, the Kent-based artist grapples memories, connection, and devastating loss. 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 Habib
My Life as a Sex Worker at a Nevada Brothel
"Men come to me for sex, yes. But in an age of profound loneliness and disconnection, they turn out to be looking for so much more."
Creative Thought Is Essential: A Letter from Our Editor
The ability to learn about and enjoy art must be universally available. 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 Creative Thought Is Essential: A Letter
Classroom 4
In this award-winning short, inmates and college students explore the history of incarceration from inside a US prison - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
Plus, the LA Art Book Fair, and a seagull becomes a Biennale star.
How Everest Has Changed Since Into Thin Air
"Scaling the world’s highest mountain is a very different experience than it was when I climbed it."
Children are apprentices
The emotional and practical skills of adulthood can only be learned from (appropriate) levels of discomfort and stress - by Niklas Serning & Nina Lyon Read on Aeon
The shared tragedy of Red Queen hiring
Runaway selection happens when organizations compete with each other far beyond the point where it’s rational to do so. We see this in species as well–peacocks have ungainly and inefficient feather displays because, as Alice’s Red Queen said, “It takes all the running you can
Why The Founding Fathers Were Obsessed with This Muslim Ruler
The writings of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America include many a reference to the likes of Cicero, Montesquieu, and John Locke. That the names Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan never appear may not sound like much of a surprise, even if you happen to know
Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station
It took nearly 50 years. WKRP in Cincinnati is no longer just a TV sitcom. It’s now a real radio station in Cincinnati. A Cincy-area FM station, known as “The Oasis,” has adopted the WKRP call letters after acquiring them from a nonprofit radio station in North Carolina. The