The teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three . I am...
The teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three . I am nonplussed by this trailer, both in the traditional and modern senses.
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Extreme Macro Photos of Insect Wings . Hundreds of...
Extreme Macro Photos of Insect Wings . Hundreds of images are stacked to create a deep depth of field that’s impossible to do optically, ensuring everything is in focus.
Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako’s Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures
Thousands of black LEGO bricks transform into fantastical Afrofuturistic forms. 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 Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow
Meet the First Cohort of Haystack’s Artist Grant Initiative
Eight artists pushing boundaries in design and materials find support through mentorship and an unrestricted grant award.
Planets and Bright Stars ID Chart
I love this planet & stars chart from XKCD because it’s technically correct but also completely useless. Tags: astronomy · infoviz · science · xkcd
I’m an NYU Contract Professor. This Is Why We Plan to Strike.
For years, NYU’s administrators have casualized the school’s teaching force, many of them artists, by creating a second tier of full-time contract faculty.
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity . “You...
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity . “You can’t write a compelling narrative about the thing you didn’t build. Nobody gets promoted for the complexity they avoided.”
Transference in the Afternoon
"I felt I was looking at something remarkable: a real-time record of the encounter between a patient and a therapist. It was an encounter that started off well before veering profoundly off course."
Battery prices continue to fall . “Lithium-ion...
Battery prices continue to fall . “Lithium-ion battery prices don’t get constantly discussed the way crude is, but these declines add up to a decisive shift that will determine the energy landscape of the next decade.”
“The US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster...
“The US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey”. The Varieties of Democracy Institute : “Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever…”
Photographer Dr. Elliot McGucken Seizes a Rare Superbloom in Death Valley
Over the past couple of weeks, a rare "superbloom" demonstrated just how vivacious the country's hottest, driest place can be. 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.
You Could Be Next
"Laid-off lawyers, history PhDs, and scientists are now part of a miserable gig economy in which they’re teaching AI how to do their old jobs."
Gainsborough’s Pride and Prejudice
Meet a pioneer in museum accessibility, NY Academy of Art returns Epstein money, Seurat and the sea, the politics of the sari, and more.
Abandoning ourselves
Since living requires choosing, we will always feel regret about the paths not taken. But what matters is the future we forge - by Tasha Kleeman Read on Aeon
Green flags
We were taught to look out for red flags. Little signs that something is wrong, that we should be careful or even turn around. Don’t let that distract you from being on the lookout for green flags. We might need encouragement to leap forward. If you look for the green flags,
Hear Paul McCartney’s Forgotten 1967 Movie Soundtrack, Arranged by George Martin
In 1967, a young Roger Ebert drew up a top-ten-films-of-the-year list including Bonnie and Clyde, Blow-Up, The Graduate, A Man for All Seasons, and Cool Hand Luke. Later, he added a few more pictures from this cinematic bumper crop that he remembered fondly, the first of which
Enchanting Video Shows How Globes Were Made by Hand in 1955: The End of a 500-Year Tradition
The first globe—a spherical representation of our planet Earth—dates back to the Age of Discovery. Or 1492, to be more precise, when Martin Behaim and painter Georg Glockendon created the “Nürnberg Terrestrial Globe,” otherwise known as the “Erdapfel.” It was made by hand. And
View 60 Captivating Finalists From the 23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. Then, Vote for Your Favorite!
This year’s finalists carry us across landscapes and cultures, into moments with people and wildlife. Now, you too can select the one you deem most deserving of the Readers' Choice award.
The Tender Work of Preserving Renee Good’s Memorial
A traveling photographer has decided to stay in Minneapolis to care for the hundreds of artworks, objects, and messages left in memory of the poet and mother.
The Sartorial Is Political in “The New York Sari”
At the New York Historical, an exhibition reminds us that the sari is a living art form, an heirloom, a document, and a political statement in one.
How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica
"What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide."
New York Academy of Art Says It Will Donate Epstein Money
The announcement follows new revelations about sex offender's ties to the school in the latest release of Epstein files.
Gullible, Cynical America . “They’ll insist...
Gullible, Cynical America . “They’ll insist that you can’t trust scientists, because they’re part of the conspiracy. The podcaster selling you his special creatine gummies, though? He seems trustworthy.”
“In today’s new Gilded Age, the 900-plus...
“In today’s new Gilded Age, the 900-plus billionaires in the US have far too much influence over our elections, our economy, our government policies and our news media, and it’s urgent for Americans to create a movement to curb their power …”
Competitive Scrabble Is A Lexical Shitshow
"JAKER entered the pantheon of Scrabble Words You’ll Never Forget Because Something Weird Happened."
Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible
The first head of Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art tells us about her path and the future of museum accessibility.
The Holocaust History Podcast : “In this episode,...
The Holocaust History Podcast : “In this episode, I talk with Andrea Pitzer about the long, global history of the concentration camp and its evolution over time. We talk about what the definition is, what qualifies something as a concentration camp…”
The Louvre has the Mona Lisa. Here’s what other...
The Louvre has the Mona Lisa. Here’s what other institutions consider their Mona Lisas . For instance: the National Portrait Gallery in London has a portrait of William Shakespeare and MoMA has the Gold Marilyn Monroe.