How Mexican Photographers Made a Nation
A show at the Getty demonstrates the way modernist approaches to photography shifted the visual culture of Mexico in the 20th century.
Headlines
- All
- Africa
- Asia
- Business
- Culture
- Environment
- Europe
- Gaming
- Markets
- Middle East
- Movies & TV
- Music
- Politics
- Science
- South America
- Tech
- World News
John Oliver on the Republican Party and the Far Right...
John Oliver on the Republican Party and the Far Right (redundant).
In Battle Over Auschwitz Watercolors, Roma Victims Are Getting Left Behind
As the legal dispute over the paintings’ ownership continues, no one seems to be asking: What were their names? Who may still be grieving their deaths? What decision would best honor them?
Playfully Vibrant Abstract Murals by Zebu Enliven Urban Walls
The Berlin-based duo draw on their background in illustration and graphic design to create eye-popping compositions. 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
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement of African-American artists in the 1920s and 30s. In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves threw a party in Duke Ellington’s apartment for some surviving members of the movement and recorded the whole thing. The footage
The Ledger and the Blade
"The 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles and our quest for optimization."
Tom Hegen’s ‘The Mineral Age’ Documents the Indelible Effects of the Green Transition
There's no question we need to move away from fossil fuels. But who bears the cost of the green transition? 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 Tom
Apple Music’s 404 page features a fully functional iPod...
Apple Music’s 404 page features a fully functional iPod simulator.
Short video teasing an new collab between Daft Punk and...
Short video teasing an new collab between Daft Punk and Lego , including a forthcoming Lego set based on this fan-submitted entry .
Ursula von Rydingsvard, Who Sculpted Monuments of Cedar, Dies at 84
"She was like the sun. She was this force that pulled people in and kept them orbiting around her," said her studio manager.
Timeless Totemic Figures by Izumi Kato Coexist in an Otherworldly Aquatic Realm
The artist's eponymous solo exhibition opens tomorrow at Perrotin in New York. 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 Timeless Totemic Figures by Izumi
The American Divide on Empathy
PRRI’s 2026 American Values Survey reveals some, uh, interesting views on whether Americans think empathy is a good thing or not. Those respondents unaffiliated with a religion were much more inclined to think that empathy is “a foundational moral value that helps build a
Studying Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute
Where critical thinking meets contemporary practice across key art world capitals.
Layli Long Soldier’s Poetic Lifeblood
I spoke to the poet, who is my longtime friend and colleague, about her new book, the threads connecting poetry and visual art, and how Lakota philosophy suffuses her work.
OMG, the height of these waves hitting a seawall in...
OMG, the height of these waves hitting a seawall in Taiwan as Typhoon Champi hit the island nation a few days ago. That’s gotta be close to 100 feet. Waves also inundated this 75-foot-tall lighthouse and a crane 164 feet tall , knocking it over.
Michael Pollan reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in...
Michael Pollan reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the 20 years since he wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma . “Looking at the landscape of food and farming today, I’m sorry to report that things haven’t changed all that much.”
Matt Webb is bunkering down, bracing for more LLM-driven...
Matt Webb is bunkering down , bracing for more LLM-driven security exploits. “Realistically, let’s say the internet gets infested with AI worms and we need to turn it off and on again, could we do it?” I had not heard of the air-gapped LLM communication 😳
Marcus Aurelius on the Good Luck of Your Bad Luck
"What happened could have happened to anyone, but not everyone could have carried on."
Go Fast, Turn Left: The Anderson Speedway & Indiana’s Data Centers
"The racers do their first tenuous laps behind the pace car. The subterranean rumble of their engines grows."
“I Play the Field; I Read Around.”
The Great Circle Author on Her Omnivorous Habits, E-Reader Renaissance, and Unending Search for “The One.”
The Gospel According to Paul Pfeiffer
The sculptor and video artist talks mass culture, and Nathan Fielder as performance artist?
Love with nowhere to go
Grief is not only for the dead. When we are unable to honour other profound losses, we become strangers to ourselves - by Derek van Zoonen Read on Aeon
The half-life of disappointment
When things don’t turn out the way you pictured, how long does it take for you to move on? Reducing this window of disappointment unlocks the path to creativity and leadership. People who get over disappointment more quickly aren’t less excited about the project than the
How Balzac’s Extreme Coffee Habit Fueled His Productive Writing Routine
Even now, in this age when the very reading of literature is endangered — or so the articles tell us — Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) retains a notable ability to pick up new admirers. But even though he may have a decent readership by the standards of French novelists who died
A Soviet Animation of Stephen King’s Short Story “Battleground” (1986)
Stephen King has that rare, and spectacularly profitable, skill to suck you into his world and compel you to flip to the next page. And when you’re hooked, his words have the uncanny ability to simply unfold like a movie in your head. So it isn’t surprising that his books have
Harry Kane is this year’s men’s winner of the Ballon...
Harry Kane is this year’s men’s winner of the Ballon d’Or . 100% the right choice — he had the best season of anyone. Like, almost ever.
Lula Victory Memes That Make Us All Want to Be Brazilian
Images rooted in queer and pop culture and national pride celebrate a progressive win at the polls and a step back for fascism.
A poignant short documentary about a mother who only...
A poignant short documentary about a mother who only knows her son is alive by the new graffiti tags he leaves around town. Eventually, she started tagging back…
At 60, a Legendary LA Print Workshop Still Urges Us to Pay Attention
From Robert Rauschenberg and Josef Albers to Vija Celmins and Julie Mehretu, artists have tinkered outside their comfort zones at Gemini G.E.L.
From Charles Mann, a quick history of porcelain, which is...
From Charles Mann, a quick history of porcelain , which is basically what his pricey induction stovetop is made from. (Fun fact: I went to grad school for ceramic engineering before dropping out after a semester to teach myself web design.)