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Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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Nan Goldin's Battle Against Censorship
Also: Street signs against fascism, Gabrielle Goliath's lesson in resistance, and how Joan Miró fell in love with America.
It Was the Most Violent Prison in America. Then the Guards Went on Strike
"What happens when a group of men, incarcerated under bleak conditions, are left to govern themselves? In Walpole State Prison in 1973, ‘peace reigned’ for weeks—until the guards were sent back in."
On the hiring line
There have always been two sides: Hiring people to do tasks and jobs, or hoping to be hired to do those tasks and jobs. The difference now is that it’s increasingly difficult to find a good job to get hired for, and easier than ever to be the person who hires an AI or a […]
RIP Gladys Mae West, the Pioneering Black Mathematician Who Helped Lay the Foundation for GPS
Gladys Mae West was born in rural Virginia in 1930, grew up working on a tobacco farm, and died earlier this month a celebrated mathematician whose work made possible the GPS technology most of us use each and every day. Hers was a distinctively American life, in more ways than
Walter Benjamin Explains How Fascism Uses Mass Media to Turn Politics Into Spectacle (1935)
Image via Wikimedia Commons In his 1935 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproducibility,” influential German-Jewish critic Walter Benjamin introduced the term “aura” to describe an authentic experience of art. Aura relates to the physical proximity between
The Light Between Us
"As long as space and time divide you from anyone you love... love will simply have no choice but to go into battle with space and time and, furthermore, to win."
The Importance of Being Scared: Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear
"Andersen had the courage to write stories with unhappy endings. He didn’t believe that you should try to be good because it pays ... but because evil stems from intellectual and emotional stuntedness and is the one form of poverty that should be shunned."
An Archive of Italian Graphic Design
“ Archivio Grafica Italiana is the first online archive dedicated to the entire Italian graphic design heritage.” (via sidebar ) Tags: design
Nan Goldin Speaks Out on Art Gallery of Ontario’s Halted Acquisition
“It’s chilling that this censorship plays out especially regarding Palestine, the great exception to free speech,” Goldin told Hyperallergic.
For Dyani White Hawk, Love Is an Act of Resistance
Her exhibition "Love Language" invites viewers into the vibrant cultural legacies of Native art, and connections to land, lineage, and community.
Dabin Ahn Lingers in Loss in a Mournful Series of Sculptural Paintings
In 'Golden Days,' Dabin Ahn reflects the grief of losing his father. 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 Dabin Ahn Lingers in Loss in a Mournful Series
Artist’s Street Signs in Philadelphia Warn of Fascism Ahead
The guerrilla imitations of common road signage use a distinctive brand of Philly humor to alert residents of ICE threats and looming authoritarianism.
Studio Museum Closed for the Week After Water Damage
A “sprinkler emergency” at the newly reopened Harlem institution forced staff to evacuate visitors
Gabrielle Goliath Strikes a Tuning Fork of Dissent
The cancellation of the South African artist’s Venice Biennale pavilion reveals the machinations of state censorship — and the ways we can collectively resist it.
An impressive isometric map of NYC, built with AI agents. “I’m particularly...
An impressive isometric map of NYC , built with AI agents . “I’m particularly interested in scaling up the grindy repetitive tasks that make many ideas practically impossible.”
The Student Behind a Phishing Empire
"£100m stolen across Europe . . . How did Ollie Holman do it?"
Watch Classic Episodes of Sesame Street for Free on YouTube
Sesame Street has uploaded a bunch of classic episodes to YouTube that are free to watch , including the very first episode from 1969, the one where Mister Rogers visits, and the episode where Mr. Snuffulupagus is finally revealed. The most recent one was uploaded just a couple
Jeff Koons’s Trumpian Reflections
The African diaspora pictures itself, James Castle dreams of transcendence, and more to get you through a freezing week in New York.
Baby-Making on Mars
"In the depths of the Cold War, scientists from the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. joined forces to answer a still-urgent question: Can mammals reproduce in space?"
You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule. “Kitchen work is all about proportions,...
You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule . “Kitchen work is all about proportions, and nothing beats the slide rule for proportions.”
An Expansive New ‘Skyspace’ by Perceptual Artist James Turrell Debuts in Aarhus
"In this 'Skyspace,' the day has weight, the evening has temperature, and the change belongs to you," Turrell says. 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
Information You Could Hold in Your Hand
Whoa, this is a fantastic archive of tangible media objects — like gramophone records, punch cards, 8-tracks, floppy disks, etc. (via unsung )
Woodland Creatures Waken from Branches and Twigs in Rodolfo Liprandi’s Sculptures
Nature and landscapes are sources of infinite wonder for the Warsaw-based artist. 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 Woodland Creatures Waken from
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since...
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since Trump took office .
The Comics Journal’s obituary for Scott Adams. “Dilbert’s tone shifted during the...
The Comics Journal’s obituary for Scott Adams . “Dilbert’s tone shifted during the 2010s, punching down at targets, mocking and belittling societal shifts and perceived “political correctness,” with more cynical, even bitter humor…”
How Joan Miró and America Fell in Love
“In the future world, America, with its energy and vitality, must play a leading role,” he told Matisse.
This video from December is about a pair of teenaged ICE trackers....
This video from December is about a pair of teenaged ICE trackers . “Armed with phone and body cameras, Ben and Sam patrol the Chicago suburbs in hopes of tracking ICE agents and filming raids they see as unwarranted and unjustified.”
Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death
"The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia."
When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality
Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty at the intersection of science and spirituality.
Immortality in Passing: Poet Lisel Mueller, Who Lived to 96, on What Gives Meaning to Our Ephemeral Lives
"What exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious."
What It’s Like to Touch the Bottom of the World
The history of our species is the history of mistaking the limits of our imagination for the limits of the possible. It is salutary, I think, for us to be reminded regularly that this world is far wilder and more alien than we suppose it to be, that flowers are not what we
A 90-minute ICE Watch training session via Zoom “on effectively protecting your...
A 90-minute ICE Watch training session via Zoom “on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions”. Jan 28, 7pm ET. Sign up here .
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong. “Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection,...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong . “Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection, aid, and observation. When matters escalate, it is usually the choice of the federal agents.”
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
"The Trump administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled."