Trump Adds His Face to the US Passport
The new passport design is an audacious escalation of the president’s attempts to tag public resources with his name and likeness.
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Édouard Glissant’s Museum-as-Archipelago
An exhibition of his collection finds provisional alliances between artists, rather than reiterating established hierarchies.
George Herms, Titan of West Coast Assemblage, Dies at 90
He transformed found materials and cast-off debris into poetic representations of impermanence, suffused with pathos and humor.
The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI . “If...
The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI . “If universal basic income enables even one more Einstein to become Einstein over the course of the next century, it will have paid for itself a thousand times over.”
Sotheby’s Auction Raises Funds for Yale MFA Scholarships
The sale includes works by Howardena Pindell, Josef Albers, Richard Prince, and others.
May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
The latest opportunities you don't want to miss. 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 May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for
Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life?...
Who Are the Unexpected Friends in Your Life? “Little did I know that I would find this kind of friendship with my 70-something neighbor, Jesse.”
Remembering Raghu Rai, Jack Thornell, and Jarvis Rockwell
This week, we honor India’s most celebrated photojournalist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, and a multi-media artist.
“There is a feeling I search for: being in good...
“There is a feeling I search for: being in good hands . It is the feeling I look to give and the feeling I look to receive. I know I am in good hands when I sense a cohesive point of view expressed with attention to detail.”
“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But...
“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely.”
Linocuts by Eduardo Robledo Celebrate Mexican Heritage and Community
Robledo draws on his upbringing in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco for bold prints. 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 Linocuts by Eduardo
NADA New York 2026 Welcomes 121 International Galleries
The 12th edition of the New Art Dealers Alliance’s signature fair presents an expanded selection of contemporary art from around the world. On view May 13–17.
On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of...
On May 22, Boards of Canada is doing a handful of listening parties around the world (NYC, Tokyo, London, etc.) for their new album . “Tickets live Friday 1 May. Sign up for access by Thursday 30 April, 15:00 BST.”
Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour...
Holy moly, DJ Shadow is doing a 30th anniversary tour for Endtroducing… Starts Sept 24 in San Diego. Endtroducing… is one of my all-time favorite albums.
I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What...
I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What I’m Doing With It . “I created an iOS app for Friendster, and I made it so that in order to connect with someone as a friend, you have to actually tap phones together in real life.”
Reclaiming the Self-Taught Artist’s Creative Identity
“Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists” at the American Folk Art Museum offers rare first-time views, and always-free access, to over 90 works shifting art historical narratives.
A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his...
A Georgia teen diagnosed with a rare cancer used his Make-A-Wish gift to help the homeless in his community . “I got out of my version of heck, and I want to help others who are in a similar situation, their own version.”
The intelligence of LLMs is “a function of the...
The intelligence of LLMs is “a function of the social complexity of the civilization whose language it digested”, and their widespread use will lead to a thinning of that complexity , “undermining the conditions for its own advancement”. (And ours.)
Asian Mothers, Bad Feelings: Notes on An All-conquering Stereotype
"A certain image of the tiger mom— strict, cold and demanding—is ubiquitous in popular culture. Why?"
Teaser trailer for season four of Ted Lasso . Looks like...
Teaser trailer for season four of Ted Lasso . Looks like he & Coach Beard are back in the UK to coach AFC Richmond’s women’s team. Premieres Aug 5 on Apple TV.
Up In Smoke
"I woke up one day to the realization that I had written ten good pages of a book that was due in five months."
Spell Your Name with NASA’s Earthly Alphabet of Aerial Images
Landsat, a NASA and USGS program, has documented the surface of Earth from space since 1972. 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 Spell Your Name with
Shall We Play a Game?
"Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement."
1,000 years of Japanese swords
From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to see - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The US Pavilion Wants Your Money
An unusual funding call for Alma Allen’s Venice exhibition, a sculpture at LACMA creates controversy, and join Hyperallergic’s event with Jeremy Frey.
Was It Worth It?
"I didn’t think about those nachos even once. I had never experienced anything like it. Is this, I asked my friends, how it feels to be normal?"
The Productive Writing Routines of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, and Virginia Woolf, Explained
Just days ago, Haruki Murakami’s Japanese publisher announced that his sixteenth novel will come out this summer. A brief section of The Tale of KAHO, translated into English by Philip Gabriel, appeared in the New Yorker in 2024. The full book will run to 352 pages, making it a
Photoshopping the package
I bought a snack food the other day, and was disappointed to discover that the thing inside the container had little in common with the picture on the front. It was pallid, lifeless and drab. The marketer who decided to improve the picture was making a choice, one with
The Psychology Behind Why Some Homes Feel Good But Most Don’t: Interior Design Principles Explained
Though it may have enjoyed occasional waves of pop-cultural prestige over the years, interior design remains an overlooked art. That is to say, few bother to appreciate, or even to notice, its similarities with other, more “serious” forms of human endeavor. Watch the recent
Remembering Roberto Clemente’s 3000th Hit
This story by Kevin Guilfoile about his aging father (who worked for the Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame) and the mystery of what happened to the bat that Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit with is one of my favorite things that I’ve read over the past few months. [My
Five great book critics writing today (and where to find...
Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them) .
The US Venice Pavilion Wants Your Donations
The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen’s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions.
The US Pavilion Is Taking Online Donations
The American Arts Conservancy, the nascent nonprofit executing Alma Allen’s 2026 pavilion project, said it received no financial support from institutions.
Lina Lapelytė Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building
"We Make Years Out of Hours" invites the public to remake structures from 10-centimeter blocks. 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 Lina Lapelytė Fills
This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM , trained...
This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM , trained on “historical pre-1931 English text”. “The training data for the base model is entirely out of copyright (the USA copyright cutoff date is currently January 1, 1931).”