When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity
Basma al-Sharif’s screening at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement.
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Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and
Jeff Mills Loves to Forget
"How techno’s most vaunted architect is still building sonic futures."
The Afterlife of a Stolen Bike
"22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner."
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Demand Israel’s Exclusion
Artists Yto Barrada, Carolina Caycedo, Gala Porras-Kim, and Alfredo Jaar are among the nearly 200 signatories of a new missive.
What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind
"The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?"
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs....
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs. historic gear . “If they went on an expedition, and Ross wore modern kit while Hugo wore historic replicas, any difference in performance…could be attributed solely to the gear, not genetics.”
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.
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.
How to Get Love Less Wrong: George Saunders on Breaking the Patterns that Break Our Hearts
"We want to believe that love is singular and exclusive, and it unnerves us to think that it might actually be renewable..."
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.
