The defining experience of fascism is “getting yelled at by dumbasses”....
The defining experience of fascism is “getting yelled at by dumbasses”.
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One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies
"Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era."
12 Art Books to Read This Fall
A Louise Bourgeois biography, Joe Sacco’s latest graphic investigation, a Wifredo Lam catalog, a study of diasporic Nigerian women artists, and more.
The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Emphasize Epic and Endangered Migrations. I love...
The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Emphasize Epic and Endangered Migrations . I love the shot of the acorn woodpecker. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Fire Tears Through Iconic Artist Building in Brooklyn
Some tenants say they’ve lost a lifetime of work to the blaze that ravaged a Red Hook building housing dozens of studios and art businesses.
Sprawling Mural in Support of Immigrants Unveiled in St. Patrick’s Cathedral
The 12-panel artwork by Adam Cvijanovic is the largest ever commissioned for the Neo-Gothic landmark.
Pussy Riot Members Sentenced to Russian Prison in Absentia
“I stand by every single word and my anti-war stance is clear,” said Diana Burkot, a member of the exiled feminist art collective.
How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps. “I have...
How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps . “I have been gripped by a need to understand more not only about the women in the Auschwitz orchestra…but also what hearing music in this inferno meant to the other prisoners.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A Neo-Impressionism Show for the One Percent
An exhibition shows off the movement’s socialist politics via works a wealthy benefactor unironically chomped up.
For Lygia Clark, Art Was a Means of Survival
The pioneering Brazilian artist and therapist used interactive works to show that art, therapy, and politics are more connected than we may think.
A View From the Easel
“Funny enough, what I want in my studio is what I want for my life.”
Required Reading
This week: Ta-Nehisi Coates on responses to Charlie Kirk’s death, building the Sagrada Família, the Studio Museum’s intergenerational impact, plastic surgery waste, and more.
Of Oz the Wizard, an Alphabetized Version of The Wizard of Oz
Of Oz the Wizard is the entire Wizard of Oz movie presented in alphabetical order by dialogue. So it starts with all the scenes where Dorothy and the gang say “a”, “aaiee”, “along”, and proceeds through “you’re” and “zipper”. Even the words on each of the title cards are sorted
Elmgreen & Dragset’s Uncanny Sculptures Make Reality Feel Like ‘Alice in Wonderland’
'The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome' opens with a silicone gallery attendant followed by a disorienting array of sculptures. 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
Gina Trapani writes about taking a sabbatical. “Take afternoon naps. Bigger things...
Gina Trapani writes about taking a sabbatical . “Take afternoon naps. Bigger things like foster a box of 6 kittens, do a 10-day silent retreat, quit coffee, start lifting, train for a triathlon, take vacations to explore…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Borusan Contemporary Presents Edward Burtynsky: Shifting Topography
Curated by Marcus Schubert, Edward Burtynsky’s first major solo exhibition in Türkiye brings together works from the past 30 years with new commissions.
ArtFields Awards Over $100,000 in Prizes to Southeastern US Artists
This competition will transform Lake City, South Carolina, into a living art gallery during an expanded 17-day festival in April 2026.
This sounds like a cool project: Pocket Fiche is a pocket-sized microscope...
This sounds like a cool project: Pocket Fiche is a pocket-sized microscope that comes with a ultra-high resolution, nano-fabricated image. “Think of Pocket Fiche as the Earth bound version of the Voyager golden record.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Cosmic Wonders Abound in the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
See the winners selected from more than 5,800 entries, also on display at the National Maritime Museum in London. 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
Some unusual rocks observed by NASA’s Perseverance rover “could be the clearest...
Some unusual rocks observed by NASA’s Perseverance rover “could be the clearest signs of life ever found” on Mars . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The H-2A Visa Trap
"She was sold the American dream with a farmworker visa. Shewound up in a nightmare."
Some KDO Updates: We’ve Got Ourselves a Stew
Hey folks, I know there’s a lot going on these days, but I wanted to update you on a few things I’ve been doing for the site lately. Alright, looking through my Git commits from the last couple of months: I already told you about the Rolodex . Hoping to provide access to the
Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night...
Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up .
Man pulls off daring scuba heist of Disney paddleboat restaurant, netting $10K-$20K...
Man pulls off daring scuba heist of Disney paddleboat restaurant, netting $10K-$20K before successfully escaping into the water from whence he came. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Expressive Kitties Emerge from Energetic Graphite Lines in Drawings by ShouXin
Simple yet deft gestures convey an array of cattitudes. 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 Expressive Kitties Emerge from Energetic Graphite Lines in
Have We Been Measuring Mountains All Wrong?
"A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition."
The Universe in motion
What does the deep future hold for our night sky? Extraordinary data visualisations of the coming distortions of the Universe - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Divine dividends
In China, companies that are closer to temples are more generous to shareholders: religion subtly shapes economic behaviour - by Zhangxin (Frank) Liu Read on Aeon
Friendship is a story
How did we meet? What were we doing when we shifted from acquainted to friends? Who else is in our circle? How do we make space for each other and how do we dance together toward our center? You’ve shown me who you really are, and I trust you enough to share my dreams and […]
A 107-Year-Old Irish Farmer Reflects on the Changes He’s Seen During His Life (1965)
Talk to a clear-headed 107-year-old today, and you could expect to hear stories of adolescence in the Great Depression, or — if you’re lucky — the Jazz Age seen through a child’s eyes. It’s no common experience to have been formed by the age of radio and live deep into the age
An Art Conservator Restores a Painting of the Doomed Party Girl Isabella de’ Medici: See the Before and After
Some people talk to plants. The Carnegie Museum of Art’s chief conservator Ellen Baxter talks to the paintings she’s restoring. “You have to … tell her she’s going to look lovely,” she says, above, spreading varnish over a 16th-century portrait of Isabella de’ Medici prior to