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Richard Tsao's "Sanuk" Art
In an interview with Hyperallergic, the artist known for his "Flood Room" paintings compares his decades-long practice to "the need for food."
A Visual Cacophony of People, Places, and Things Fill Chris Millar’s Mixed-Media Paintings
Millar's meticulous mixed-media works conjure enigmatic contraptions and look-and-find books. 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 Visual Cacophony of
Apple Just Raised Prices. But Deals Are Still Available.
Apple raised their prices on their laptops, iMacs, and iPads today due to the high cost of memory (driven by AI demand). The Macbook Neo’s price went up $100 with most other machines getting a $200-500 bump. But those prices have yet to take effect at Amazon, where Apple
2000-Year-Old Roman Amphitheatre Hosts World Cup Watch Party
Fulfilling the purpose for which it was built almost 2000 years ago, football fans packed the Roman Theatre of Amman to watch the Jordan v Algeria World Cup match. I don’t know whether Roman rulers, builders, and architects envisioned their works would remain standing & useful
The Mars Delusion
"Establishing a human colony on Mars is fraught with risk. Why are so many people obsessed with achieving it?"
Reset: Hat
This portrait of a life reimagined is a meditation on identity, happiness and the balance between freedom and conformity - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Victory for Claire Valdez
The artist and union organizer sweeps the NYC primary, and what makes an antiquities looter loot?
Who are the fire-tamers?
From remote farmhouses to oncology clinics, a secret world of French healers works in parallel with conventional medicine - by Susanna Crossman Read on Aeon
Curiosity as Compassion: A Conversation with Susan Orlean
Why it's important to cultivate resilience and curiosity as a writer.
Standby –> Intervention
Look around the room you’re in. There are dozens of electrically powered devices, each waiting for you to request their assistance. A toaster, six lights, an oven, the ice maker, stereo, TV, microwave… It’s a very long list. Silent and ubiquitous. Of course, electricity didn’t
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835: Where “Fake News” Began
Thinking back to the many childhood grocery-store trips made with their parents, Americans of a certain age will remember nothing so vividly as the Weekly World News. It always stood out on the checkout stand’s impulse-buy rack, in part because of its adherence to stark yet
When The Surrealists Expelled Salvador Dalí for “the Glorification of Hitlerian Fascism” (1934)
Image by Carl Van Vechten, via Library of Congress and Wikimedia Commons We may be conditioned to offering an opinion at the push of a button, but before venturing on the question of whether we can, or should, separate the art from the artist, it seems ever prudent to ask,
Kurt Vonnegut’s Life-Advice to His Children
Educate yourself, welcome life's messiness, read Chekhov, avoid becoming an architect at all costs.
Good headline from the NYT for a change: President...
Good headline from the NYT for a change: President Narcissus and the Fetid Reflecting Pool .
Don’t Ask Lari Pittman What His Work Is “About”
The Colombian-American painter discusses his new body of work, the complexity of queerness, and the reprieve of the analog.
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
This is a five-minute video of Andy Warhol eating a Burger King hamburger accompanied by Heinz ketchup. The scene is part of a film done by Jorgen Leth called 66 Scenes from America . Leth had his assistant buy some burgers and directly advised him to buy some in halfway
Remembering Frayda Feldman, James Wagner, and Melodee Strong
This week, we honor an Andy Warhol print expert, a tireless art collector, and a beloved Minneapolis muralist.
Mentioned this in passing a few months ago, but wanted to...
Mentioned this in passing a few months ago, but wanted to remind you that The Art of Star Wars: Andor is coming out in about a week. Looks great.
Inside the Mind of an Antiquities Looter
"The Man Who Stole the Gods" author Matthew Campbell discusses Western collectors' rapacious hunger for ancient Cambodian art and the sheer violence it took to satiate it.
Epictetus on Love and Loss: The Stoic Strategy for Surviving Heartbreak
"Who is good if he knows not who he is? and who knows what he is, if he forgets that things which have been made are perishable, and that it is not possible for one human being to be with another always?"
Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley’s comet, twice?...
Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley’s comet, twice? It’s complicated. Halley’s Comet came around in 1066 and it’s likely Eilmer of Malmesbury saw a different comet in 1018, not Halley’s in 989.
Claire Valdez Claims Resounding Win in NYC Primary
The Mamdani-backed assemblywoman and artist is poised to represent "Commie Corridor" in Congress.
23,000-Square-Foot Clasping Arms Celebrate Community Resilience in Minneapolis
Hundreds of residents turned out in a demonstration of solidarity, resilience, and togetherness. 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 23,000-Square-Foot
How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans...
How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans People . No surprise: it became much more negative, less affirming/protective and more skeptical/restrictive.
Return to the River
"Nearly a year after the devastating July 4 floods, Hill Country communities are still grieving and rebuilding, while hoping to welcome visitors back to the Guadalupe."
Lifts in Film : a collection of movie & TV scenes...
Lifts in Film : a collection of movie & TV scenes featuring elevators, including Speed, The Shining, Drive, Mad Men, Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Silence of the Lambs, and many more.