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Roses and Thorns of Greater New York
An artist on saying no to the US Biennale pavilion, Dumbo Open Studios turns 10, and the Rijksmuseum takes on Ovid's magnum opus.
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Vauhini Vara
The author of Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age and The Immortal King Rao on memorable meals and books about whales.
The banal djinni
Technology changes things. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. When a powerful new technology arrives, it offers us wishes. Too often, we waste them, asking it to take on simple chores or offer us trivial conveniences. We’re in the biggest moment of technical change of our
Why Animals Look So Strange in Medieval Manuscripts
Though you may not hear it every day, chimera remains an evocative word, perhaps even more so for its rarity. It descends from the Greek Khimaira, literally “year-old she-goat,” the name of a mythical fire-breathing creature with a caprine body, sure enough, but also the head
“The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken”: The 1927 Solvay Council Conference, Featuring Einstein, Bohr, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger & More
A curious thing happened at the end of the 19th century and the dawning of the 20th. As European and American industries became increasingly confident in their methods of invention and production, scientists made discovery after discovery that shook their understanding of the
Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50...
Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50 years : a) The Silence of the Lambs, b) The Princess Bride, c) The Return of the King (LoTR), d) Apocalypse Now, or e) Jurassic Park?
What We Loved (And Didn’t) in “Greater New York”
Plus, the works we’re on the fence about in the massive MoMA PS1 survey.
The Great Ozempic Experiment
"It's a new era of D.I.Y. medicine. Now the health establishment needs to catch up."
A French corporation was recently found criminally...
A French corporation was recently found criminally liable for enabling terrorism . “The court in Paris has just ruled that cynicism and an exclusive focus on profits can constitute a crime.”
A Poetic Tribute to Ona Judge Is Coming to Philadelphia
The new work at the ArtPhilly festival will honor Judge, who fled enslavement by the Washington family, and Rem'mie Fells, a Black transgender woman murdered in 2020.
How One Cooperative Champions the Quechua Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley
"Some people say, ‘Why do you weave?’ But they don’t understand this work." 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 How One Cooperative Champions the
Barbara Chase-Riboud Speaks Out on Declining US Biennale Pavilion
The sculptor told the Financial Times that “this was not the moment” to represent the nation at the Venice Biennale.
Highlights and Hidden Gems at Dumbo Open Studios
Works on paper were a highlight in the event’s 10th year — not to mention the impromptu conversations and artistic community.
Joan Semmel & Rama Duwaji
MoMA PS1 opens its once-every-half-decade “Greater New York” survey. Plus, we interview the great Joan Semmel and NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji.
The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine
This is an animal called the leaf sheep: It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. Leaf sheep are kleptoplastic organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs:
Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re...
Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re Looking at the Wrong Culprit. “One drive to the work I do on the Colorado River used more than 20 times the water of everything I did with AI in 11 weeks.”
A Blockbuster Take on Ovid’s “Metamorphosis”
The Rijksmuseum exhibition raises questions about gender, sexuality, and transformation that it is not prepared to answer.
The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock . “This clock...
The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock . “This clock displays the current time alphabetically.” Totally deranged…I love it.
Criterion x Every Frame a Painting: The Edges of Wuxia
Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou are back with a video essay about pushing the boundaries of genre in Tsui Hark’s 1995 film The Blade . One reason filmmakers like to work in a genre is that it gives us a pre-made box: a set of expectations, tropes, and
Teaser Trailer for Silo Season Three
As I watched the teaser trailer for season three of Silo , I discovered that I am very much looking forward to this new season. July 3, 2026. Tags: silo · trailers · TV · video
Trials for a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine :...
Trials for a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine : “Nearly 90% of people whose immune systems responded to the vaccine were still alive up to six years after receiving the last treatment. The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is around 13%…”
“ NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected organic...
“ NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected organic molecules on Mars , including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life of Earth.” And: “We think we’re looking at organic matter that’s been preserved on Mars for 3.5bn years.”
It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary...
It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad. “The word salads that we might identify as AI today may not be the kind of machine-made writing that we will see tomorrow.”
ReciproCard : “Start by searching for your home...
ReciproCard : “Start by searching for your home library above to instantly see every free reciprocal agreement you qualify for.” Use this to have more options for Libby ebooks.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
"For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters."
“ The Extrapolated Futures Archive is a...
“ The Extrapolated Futures Archive is a reverse-lookup for speculative fiction. Describe a situation you are facing, and find the SF stories that already worked through the implications.”
Stained Glass Objects by Pia Hinz Reflect the Contrast Between Strength and Fragility
The artist “questions our relationship to objects, their use value, and their narrative potential.” 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 Stained Glass