Their Ancestor Was an Enslaved Potter. They Are Battling to Recover His Legacy.
"The descendants of David Drake learned who he was 10 years ago. They see his jars as his artistic and spiritual inheritance—and their own."
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Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday Moments
The artist's solo exhibition 'The Wee Small Hours' continues through May 3 in Glasgow. 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 Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant
Who invented bad guys?
The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Trump Puts His Face on the Passport
Plus, John Yau on Édouard Glissant’s collection, Sotheby’s holds a benefit auction for the Yale MFA program, and more.
The Ethiopian running secret
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons - by Michael Crawley & Geoff Burns Read on Aeon
One thing at a time
Multi-tasking is mostly an illusion. What we’re actually doing is slicing our focus, jumping from one thing to another and then back again. All that jumping decreases our productivity and worse, erodes our peace of mind. You’re only doing one thing at a time anyway. Might as
Why Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel Made the Still-Shocking Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Under most circumstances, there’s nothing particularly shocking about cutting into an eye removed from a dead animal. Gratuitous, maybe, and surely disgusting for some, but certainly not psychologically damaging. I remember a man turning up one day to my first-grade classroom
The Simpsons Present Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” and Teachers Now Use It to Teach Kids the Joys of Literature
The Simpsons has mocked or referenced literature over its many seasons, usually through a book Lisa was reading, or with guest appearances (e.g., Michael Chabon & Jonathan Franzen, Maya Angelou and Amy Tan). And it has referenced Edgar Allan Poe in both title (“The Tell-Tale
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 .
Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 .
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.
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?"