It’s the Age of Electricity and America Isn’t Ready . “Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future of more expensive, less reliable energy, and slower economic growth.”
"The self, the place where we live, is a place of illusion. Goodness is connected with the attempt to see the unself... to pierce the veil of selfish consciousness and join the world as it really is."
Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin . “In a little more than a year, Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health and the environment into one that, more or less openly, sides with polluters.”
The idea for 'Patterns: Art of the Natural World' emerged from a period of quiet reflection. 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 From Micro to Mega,
Did you know that between 1976 and 2011, admin jobs at American universities grew by a staggering 369% while full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty grew by only 23%? That’s because of the “administrification” and financialization of institutions of higher learning, writes
For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings - by Vivek V Venkataraman Read on Aeon
On shitty first, second, and third drafts; embracing the struggle to write; and more.
Paw prints and feline urine stains on a medieval scribe’s manuscript, perhaps they weren’t entirely out of the ordinary in the 15th century. But cats strapped to mini-powder kegs, bounding off to burn down a town — now that’s pretty unusual. The incendiary feline featured above
In a brisk WIRED interview, Professor Tarek Masoud answers frequently asked questions about Iran’s history. He explains that Iran is not an Arab country but a predominantly Persian one, with a distinct language and identity. He traces how the country became an Islamic republic
Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic : There’s no clean way to hive off terms like fascism or authoritarianism from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is backed up by a genuine attempt at intellectual justification for it. The use of
Organizers discussed making the nation’s pavilion accessible only during the vernissage dates to select guests and the press, according to reports.
The nation’s highly criticized pavilion will reportedly be accessible only during vernissage dates to select guests and press.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity . “We are ruled by a class of people who seem either to believe or presume that war, disease, and apocalyptic destruction are things that will only ever happen to poorer and browner people.”
Art hangs on cubicle walls and utility closets at The Gallery, an exhibition space housed in a former guitar string-maker’s office.
The show at Ritsch-Fisch Galerie in France features work by people currently or formerly imprisoned in Russia, including Ukrainian civilians.
Nicole Nikolich is a textile artist whose current focus is making crochet artworks that reference old school technology . You can explore her work on her website, at Paradigm Gallery and on Instagram . Some of her artworks are available for sale here . I’m a sucker for these
“It’s a lifelong project,” he said about the 50-foot replica, now on view at the Museum of the City of New York. “I’ll never, ever, ever be finished with it.”
Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (perched 145 feet up in a pine tree) with two fuzzy bald eagle chicks that hatched 3 weeks ago .
Best known as co-founder of Sonic Youth, her visual art incorporates humor, intelligence, vulnerability — and, of course, music.
The nonagenarian South Korean artist helped catapult fiber art from the realm of domestic craft and tradition into the experimental field of contemporary art.
Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination . “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”
What better way to meditate on nature's most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? 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
Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA dinner . “This guy is indicative of people who are anti Trump not having a voice because Congress and SCOTUS have enabled Trump to obliterate any recourse they have when he does horrible things.”
This essay is adapted from Traversal. “In the great chain of cause and effect,” Alexander von Humboldt wrote as he was teaching science to read the poetry of nature, “no single fact can be considered in isolation.” When the first European colonists made landfall on New
“Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects… are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across global species – including in humans.” Argh, no one wants a Children of Men prequel…
The expansive model consists of 340 individual sections, each constructed with materials like balsa wood, cardboard, and glue. 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.
Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . “Space is limitless in its beauty. And in its terror.” (Reminder: they are doing an episode with puppets this season.)