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"A cutting-edge gene-editing trial in China went disastrously wrong. A family wants accountability."
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Huh, here’s the trailer for a new director’s cut (of...
Huh, here’s the trailer for a new director’s cut (of sorts) of the second X-Files movie (called I Want to Believe, orig. released in 2008) that, per Wikipedia , “will restore horror elements that were previously removed”.
Trump Proposes Lowest Smithsonian Budget in Years
But while those numbers are still preliminary, there are other, quieter ways in which the White House is trying to control how the institution uses available funding.
Rice University Extends Free Tuition to Families Earning Up to $200K
The announcement comes less than a year after the Houston university opened a new $76M home for its art department.
Valerie Hillings Named Inaugural Director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
She will return to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation after helming the North Carolina Museum of Art for nearly eight years.
Are You Good at Mowing Lawns?
I don’t know what sort of neurodiverse bucket this puts me in, but I think a lot about mowing the lawn 1 relative to how much time I actually spend mowing lawns (~6-7 hours per year). And so I was completely fascinated by The Pudding’s latest post on optimal lawn mowing paths
Kimsooja Comes Full Circle
Her first exhibition in the city for 30 years captures her single-minded focus on the needle as a metaphor for folding and unfolding, memory and displacement.
“ poetry camera is a new way to see your world....
“ poetry camera is a new way to see your world. take a photo with the camera… poetry camera thinks… and prints out a poem about the scene.”
Tiny Faces Surface Amid Sweeping Lines in En Iwamura’s Expressive Sculptures
En Iwamura is interested in the ways we measure and understand the spaces between ourselves and others. 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 Tiny Faces
The Day I Pleated With Iris van Herpen
A show at the Brooklyn Museum invites guests to work alongside the Dutch fashion designer in her recreated atelier.
The Phone in Your Hand . “A layer-by-layer teardown of...
The Phone in Your Hand . “A layer-by-layer teardown of the most intricate object you’ve ever held.”
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This August
Betye Saar’s wearable art, Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s mountain ranges, the world’s largest pop-up book, three South Asian artists redefine monumentality, and more.
An 8K Cinematic Tribute to the Artemis II Mission
Using high-definition open source videos and photos from NASA and his own music, John Boswell (aka Melodysheep ) created this mesmerizing eight-minute video recap of the Artemis II mission that enchanted us all back in the spring. Like all of his videos I’ve featured on KDO ,
What Did Ancient Rome Look Like? A 3D Virtual Tour of the City During the Second Century AD
The description “open-air museum” has often been applied, in various senses both positive and negative, to the country of Italy in general and the city of Rome in particular. Indeed, only the imagination of a truly blinkered (or unusually phone-addicted) tourist could fail to
The Past Catalog Archive is a throwback to fun & modest...
The Past Catalog Archive is a throwback to fun & modest personal projects on the web. “There is no reason to keep these old catalogs to myself, or only allow them to be viewed. Share them and let everyone take a trip down memory lane.”
Lydia Hansen Introduces Hikers to Native Midwest Mushrooms on Crocheted ‘Fungi Hunts’
An ongoing series of seasonal scavenger hunts in Minnesota woodlands playfully invite inquiry. 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 Lydia Hansen
Reading Maps : Journeys from books & films (Moby-Dick,...
Reading Maps : Journeys from books & films (Moby-Dick, Murder on the Orient Express, The Hunt for Red October, The Muppet Movie, etc.) plotted on a map.
Work vs gym: a simple way to decide whether to use AI...
Work vs gym: a simple way to decide whether to use AI for a task . “At the gym, it makes no sense for that robot to lift weights for you. The point of weightlifting isn’t to move heavy things across the room; it’s to actually lift those heavy things.”
Cryptic Photos by Susan kae Grant Plumb the World of Dreams in ‘Night Journey’
Forthcoming from MW Editions, the book features nearly 100 photographs from the last 25 years. 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 Cryptic Photos by
AI Is the New Book Burning
Humanity at stake in Anthropic’s mass book destruction, remembering gallerist Francisco Correa Cordero, pickleball murals in Pittsburgh, and more.
Towards an AI for Africa
Western-developed AI rides roughshod over Ubuntu values of connection and community that animate African ethical life - by Fainos Mangena Read on Aeon
Preference falsification
People lie. They lie in focus groups, they lie on surveys and they lie to themselves. Culture can be seen as an organized lying function. Be aware of what other people are thinking and make choices about your preferences so you can fit in. Without this effect, we wouldn’t have
Hear the Earliest Known Piece of Polyphonic Music: This Composition, Dating Back to 900 AD, Changed Western Music
Like digging for fossils or panning for gold, the research process can be a tedious affair. But for any researcher, long days of searching and reading will eventually result in discovery. These are the moments scholars cherish. It’s the chance discovery, however rare, that
Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: The Remarkable Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
A hymn of rage, a hymn of redemption, and a timeless love letter to the possible.
Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37
In the decade since starting his New York gallery, he mounted exhibitions of artists including Mira Dayal, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Parker Ito, Bryce Kroll, and Xingzi Gu.
Every Sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys
This video catalogs every borrowed sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, from the soundtrack to Car Wash to the Sugarhill Gang to the Eagles to the Ramones to the Beatles. They play the original first and then what they did with it on the album. Somehow this video