It’s getting a little ridiculous, isn’t it? 28 years of kottke.org, as of today. Older than Google. Older than The Matrix. Older than Christopher Nolan’s feature film career. Older than Elle Fanning. Older than Kurt Cobain when he died. 47,300 posts since March 14, 1998. It
The US and Israel target another glorious palace in Iran, Art Basel Qatar's complicity in anti-LGBTQ policies, the problem with art awards, and much more.
When an organization is known for speed and quality, it’s likely that if times get tough, quality will suffer before speed does. That’s because customers notice speed right away, but it takes a while to come to a conclusion about quality. If a musician or politician is known
"Human being, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance by a mysterious player."
For the first time in awhile, copies of two lost episodes of classic Doctor Who have been discovered . Both are from the William Hartnell era and feature the Daleks.
"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."
A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States.
Her practice was one of embodied noticing — exploring, feeling out, or reaching longingly for a Southern architectural vernacular.
By draping the tattered banner of feminism and anti-racism over state machinery, a Berlin publication parrots liberal talking points that demonize the Palestinian cause.
The Great Friendship Flattening . “I amass bits of knowledge about my loved ones — my sister’s boyfriend published a poem; my friend left her job — as a spectator, in the same way that I might learn about an influencer’s favorite books…”
Dreaming of showing at your favorite gallery? Paddy Johnson has the masterplan.
Why Movies Just Don’t Feel “Real” Anymore . “A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: on perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.”
The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a new study estimates.
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Some genius has taken an audio sample of the hum of a grocery store freezer, cleaned it up, and extended it into a 10-hour video . The freezer’s hum, variously compared to Brian Eno’s music and “an electrical gong bath”, went viral enough to warrant an article in the Guardian
Recommendations of 25 medieval manuscripts to explore online . “Almost every institution with a significant collection of medieval manuscripts digitizes many of their most significant works and makes them freely accessible online.”
The Z9GT model EV from China’s BYD “can be 70 percent charged in five minutes and be almost full in 12 minutes, even in temperatures as low as -30° C” and “has a range of up to 800 km” (~500 miles). The US is sooooo far behind here.
A new English-language monograph repositions the Armenian–Lebanese painter as a cosmopolitan modernist whose work demands to be read beyond national canons.
How do we conceive of change? With fear, excitement, or uncertainty? 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 In ‘Life Forms,’ Janny Baek Imagines a
The destruction of cultural heritage in the war-torn nation threatens to distort the past and present beyond recognition, fracturing Sudan’s future.
Since the comments are back open and folks here can now share a little about themselves with each other , I thought I’d open this post up for whatever you guys want to chat about. What are you particularly interested in these days? Working on any fun projects? Got a new hobby?
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Craig Mod is software bonkers . “I’m software bonkers: I can’t stop thinking about software. And I can’t stop building software.”