How to talk about “AI” without adding to the anthropomorphization . Suggestions: “artificial intelligence → probabilistic automation” & “AI agent → probabilistic, unverified software manipulator”. Seems like the horse is out of the barn on this though…
A visit to Akira Ikezoe’s studio, and contemporary artists’ takes on Lady Liberty.
Mister Rogers visits Eric Carle’s studio and paints with him (full episode). Carle wrote and illustrated The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other children’s books.
"In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace."
The London-based artist's monochrome compositions evoke wonder, mischief, and riddles. 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 Enigmatic Iconography and
Over the past few centuries, humans have decimated bird populations — you can hear it in the thinning of the dawn chorus — but it’s difficult to notice sometimes because of shifting baseline syndrome .
Martin Timko (aka matogolf ) cut this video of the best musical moments from Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert . He plays a number of pieces from various soundtracks, including Dunkirk, Gladiator, Interstellar, Dune, and The Dark Knight. Great to hear live
"You can almost build up a whole character for someone based on what’s inside their pocket or what socks they are wearing to work!" 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
Sloan on Fable : “This is literally the core muscle of any/every language model: ‘I need to quickly and accurately understand what kind of document I am inside.’ Yet the sensitivity of that orienteering, the subtlety of it, has gotten so much better.”
"After my husband’s death, I had never been more pliable, tender, open, or raw. It was then that I tried E.M.D.R. therapy."
New Patricia Lockwood for the London Review of Books: A Tradcath Wedding . “He pronounced the word ‘nuptial’ as noopt-see-all . If that’s correct, never tell me.”
"I am yearning to reject something that is not even being sold to me."
The White House accuses the public institution of “extreme activism”; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana.
Ming Dynasty China left us copious texts, but these veil the lives of the vast majority of its people from our view - by Craig Clunas Read on Aeon
In southeastern Italy, almond groves hold centuries of local history. A granddaughter returns to gather the bitter and the sweet.
A hundred and fifteen years ago, Christian Larson wrote one of the first popular self-help manifestos. The Optimist’s Creed argued that it was a choice, and a useful promise. Not to promise the world, or the boss, or the market. To promise ourselves. Optimism is not a mood.
Asked to identify “the Athens of the South,” many Americans might well point to Athens, Georgia, especially if they happen to be fans of REM, the B‑52s, or Of Montreal. In fact, that title was claimed by Nashville, Tennessee as early as the eighteen-fifties, when the city put
It’s never too late to thank the teacher who changed your life. Oprah Winfrey fell to pieces when she was reunited on air with Mrs. Duncan, her fourth grade teacher, her “first liberator” and “validator.” Patrick Stewart used his knighthood ceremony as an occasion to thank
"The intention of deep listening and loving speech is to restore communication, because once communication is restored, everything is possible."
The White House’s 162-page document claims museum leadership has promoted "extreme political activism."
A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.
"The price and quality of the $1.50 Costco frank haven’t budged in 40 years. It’s the last—and best—deal in the country."
Hyperallergic spoke with artist Alina Troyano about lesbian performance in 1980s Lower East Side, satirizing stereotypes, and embodying her iconic alter ego.
The morning raid at the Musée Lalique comes less than a year after the infamous heist at the Louvre.
Just dropped a couple of days ago: Lane 8’s Summer 2026 Mixtape (4 hours long). Also available on Soundcloud .
Shows at MCA Chicago and Wrightwood 659 chart a path from colonial dispossession to the possibilities of dance, music, and community.
769 photographers and astronomers submitted more than 4,000 images to this year's competition. 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 Nebulae, Comets, and
An exhibition in London traces how depictions of the monarch projected an image of authority, power, wealth, and the right to be regarded as a god in all but name.
