Traversal (FSG) broadens and deepens the questions raised in Figuring, the questions we live with: the relationship between chance and choice in becoming who we are, between chemistry and consciousness in being what we are, the tension between our love of truth and our lust for
Variety has a list of 50 great movies from 2025 that are now streaming , incl. One Battle After Another (HBO), Bugonia (Peacock), Black Bag (Prime), Frankenstein (Netflix), Sinners (HBO & Prime), Weapons (HBO), and Train Dreams (Netflix). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
With his haunting exhibition, Passages, the Guyanese-British artist reminds us that when we survive, so do our ghosts and our wounds.
As the United States marks its 250th, institutions must resist the pull to simply commemorate and instead communicate the relevance of history.
Investigating a possible Daft Punk Easter egg: is the tempo of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger an exact 123.45 BPM and if so, was that intentional on the part of “our helmet-clad robot friends”? 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The artist’s photographs of a masked Arthur Rimbaud touring New York offer timely insights about visibility and resistance.
The fair-skinned, light-eyed figure resembling an AI rendition of the Shroud of Turin was live-painted by a Christian artist in 10 minutes.
360-degree panoramas of the interiors of several Star Trek ships (Enterprise, TNG’s Enterprise D, Voyager, Defiant, etc.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
In 2023, Paul Scheer spent a few days talking to fathers who accompanied their daughters to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in LA, either as concert-goers or just chauffeurs. I love this video. One of the dads summed up the vibe of being there for your loved ones, even if it’s maybe
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
A collaboration with the Kohler Co. pottery and foundry, this funded industrial residency enables artists to produce ambitious new works in vitreous china, cast iron, and brass.
Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things! “Thermochauvinism is the (often unconscious) assumption that it’s reasonable to live in cold places but unreasonable to live in hot ones.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“What if you held a tree long enough for it to grow around your hand?” For a piece called It Will Continue to Grow Except at That Point , Giuseppe Penone fitted a cast of his hand to a growing tree and the tree grew around it for more than a decade. Penone has been featured on
Facey works out of a shed that is set up much the same as any other wood shop. 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 Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates
Stewart Cheifet died last weekend at age 87 . Those of a certain age and nerdiness will remember Cheifet as the host of Computer Chronicles , a public television show about personal computing that aired in the 80s and 90s. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump status quo won’t work. The country needs a democratic transformation .”
NeatoCal is a tiny JavaScript app that outputs a printable calendar with a full year on a single page. I love the view where all the weekends line up. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Another year has come and gone with what feels like record speed. If you’re like me, January is a time to slow down and ease into the new year with quiet reflection, soft music, and silent reading. One of my favorite reads this time of year is A
An essential feature of every bottle is the neck. No neck, no bottle. There are bottlenecks in every process, every project and every method. Something is limited. We can pretend that’s not the case and avoid the discussion. Or we can see it as an opportunity. Successful
In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the eruption of Mount Unzen in Nagasaki. Inexplicably, Werner Herzog didn’t get around to making a film about them for more than 30 years. These would
Espresso is neither bean nor roast. It is a method of pressurized coffee brewing that ensures speedy delivery, and it has birthed a whole culture. Americans may be accustomed to camping out in cafes with their laptops for hours, but Italian coffee bars are fast-paced