This year's cycle received more than 340 video entries from 40 different countries. 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 Microscopic Universes Come
I always learn so much from Evan Puschak’s videos about art. In this one , he takes a look at the work of Mary Cassatt, who, unlike many of her male peers, used the flattened perspective of Impressionism to reveal the thoughts and feelings of her subjects. Like Manet, she’s
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked
Mahershala Ali is dumbfounded like the rest of us when it comes to Marvel’s inability to get his “Blade” movie reboot off the ground. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast over the summer that he was “feeling like a gigantic loser and
After the explosive success of Palworld, Game Freak may feel pressure to develop a more ambitious type of Pokémon game after Winds and Waves
The fall festival triple crown ended the way it always does, with a Toronto audience getting the last word. On Sunday, those words were in Spanish. “La Bola Negra,” the sprawling Netflix epic from Los Javis, took TIFF’s People’s Choice Award, capping three weeks in which Venice
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have designed a new type of quantum nanostructure that could enable optical neural networks. This emerging technology has the potential to make artificial intelligence systems, like large language models and image generation,
When nearby lightning forces officials to delay a big college football game, the backlash from fans can be fierce, especially if the sky over the stadium is still mostly blue.
Counter-Strike co-creator says Valve employees once endured daily psychic damage from the founder's fixation.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), one of the many Democratic names floated as a possible 2028 White House contender, said Monday that his new book is not an indication of a presidential run. “A lot of politicians who write books seem to be potentially considering a presidential
Raymond Boodarian was ordered to remain in a state hospital under an involuntary medication order after being accused of fatally shooting Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca in July 2025
Their Win-Dow of opportunity has closed for the time being.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) bluntly criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday, denouncing the changes he has made to department leadership during his tenure. The retired Navy captain rebuked the secretary as “a guy who runs around on the stage, yelling about killing
Clown Panic arrives on Hulu next month
President Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, and the three outlets are suing him, alleging it abridges their First Amendment rights. In response to Trump’s ban of the news outlets, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and Fox News — which along
President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday he was deciding whether to "annihilate" Iran -- before revealing that US and Iranian officials had held talks for the first time in months. Trump's carrot-and-stick approach came as he delivered a bombastic speech to
Coco is having a major resurgence with new Disney Lorcana cards, a Kingdom Hearts 4 world, a theme-park attraction, and an upcoming sequel.
Xbox laid off many devs at Halo Studios as the Halo franchise moves under Activision
The United States and Iran held a rare three-hour meeting in New York to discuss ending the war between the two countries, Trump said.
Filmmaker (and real-life medical doctor) Roshan Sethi is behind the project that bowed at TIFF.
Sony Pictures has acquired North American rights to Toronto breakout “The Surgeon,” in what the studio characterized as a “highly competitive situation.” Sony also acquired rights in Latin America, Italy, China and Hong Kong to the film from Roshan Sethi, the director of “A
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne-Rubin Vega, and others will perform a livestream from Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre
Streaming service also to host docs on Martin Mull, Maria Bamford, and 'SCTV' in October
The Easter Sunday attacks killed 279 people.
Graveyard Keeper 2 is out today and once again there's lots of grisly crafting to do.
Melania Trump says the country is experiencing "an extraordinary moment in human history" at the "threshold of a technological revolution," as she touted new events and partnerships as part of her Fostering the Future Together initiative. "Fostering the Future Together is a
Scents govern most key events in the lives of mosquitoes, and there is extensive research on their sense of smell. A new study reveals how a young female mosquito shifts from focusing entirely on nectar to seeking only blood. An odor receptor that reacts to camphor was found to
Change can be so scary — an unknown, a fantasized result with no guarantee. But it also can be immensely rewarding. On her new single "Are You Willing To Change?," Alabama-raised, Brooklyn-based artist A.G. Sully makes change sound like a beautiful inevitable. The post A.G.
The One Ring TTRPG is returning with updated core rules, new Middle-earth adventures, a bestiary, and solo play through its latest crowdfunding
Her 25-day dance at MoMA is meta, but it’s not about dance itself so much as a lifetime of collaborating with dancers.
The Trump administration is considering a ban on exports of diesel as high prices of the fuel put a crunch on American agriculture and trucking. Asked Tuesday whether he was considering a ban on diesel exports, as some Republican lawmakers have called for in recent days,
Vincent Brown stands accused of aiding in genocide and crimes against humanity during the paroxysm of violence in his native country in 1993, charges he denies.
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved three Senate and four gubernatorial races to the left on Tuesday, citing the “persistently poor national environment” for the GOP ahead of the midterms. The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia’s election handicapper moved the Iowa
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
President Trump thinks the answer to skepticism about artificial intelligence is to try and change its name. At the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, Trump told the audience that the “United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the
On Tuesday, Portugal woke up in mourning: Jorge Palma died at 76 following a cardiorespiratory arrest. His songs remain. Euronews asked artists from Herman José to António Zambujo for their favourite song.
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A 2,000-year-old Roman city transformed by contemporary light art.
In July, Band To Watch Mary In The Junkyard released their stunning debut album Role Model Hermit . Today, they're back with another new single "Jane," that continues the group's streak of stilling rock ballads. The post Mary In The Junkyard – “Jane” appeared first on
The XCOM -like is reportedly selling well for the debut project from a new studio
After moving Halo to Activision, Microsoft only has three studios left under Xbox's own publisher
For parents whose children have just entered kindergarten or first grade, new fall routines can bring excitement—and some anxiety.
The Van Allen radiation belts are huge, doughnut-shaped regions of highly energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetosphere. These charged particles play a major role in space weather, so studying them is important for predicting and managing risks to satellites,
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” shot to the No. 1 spot on the Netflix Top 10 after its debut last week, reaching a strong 12.2 million views in its first four days of streaming. That puts the project on par with the two most recent editions of Ryan Murphy’s “Monster”
The actor, known for 'Oppenheimer,' 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Suicide Squad,' is adding Good Fiend Lit to his portfolio.
Alec Berg has signed an overall deal with Netflix, Variety has learned. The highly-successful TV writer and producer has previously been under overall deals at 20th Television (formerly ABC Signature) and HBO, the latter of which for nearly a decade. He has already set up his
Destin Daniel Cretton enters a three-year deal with Sony following the historic success of Spider-Man:Brand New Day
Despite the generic title, “Voices” is quite the novelty. Mixing the rarely combined genres of chamber thriller and musical, the film takes place almost entirely in one location — a Detroit motel room in 1967 — and focuses on just three characters. The actors start singing at
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary from Optomen focusing on weddings in Britain’s traveller community. Provisionally titled “My Big Day,” the feature-length doc will follow young couples as they prepare for their nuptials, some of which have turned into jaw-dropping
