Phillip Guston, Lush and Forlorn
Also, the Guggenheim Museum union authorizes a strike and new findings on human DNA in cave art.
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Can you believe it?
The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it. The newspaper said it. I saw a photo. I saw it on TV. I read it on the internet. That’s what the AI said. There has always been room for doubt. But the last century […]
The Thai Beef Noodle Soup That Has Been Continuously Simmering for 52 Years
As Bangkok rises into the ranks of the world’s great culinary destination cities, its restaurant scene caters to ever more well-heeled travelers. There, you can now visit establishments with not just one, and not just two, but three Michelin stars. Even so, many a Bangkok
Isaac Asimov Laments the “Cult of Ignorance” in the United States (1980)
Rochester Institute of Technology, via Wikimedia Commons In 1980, scientist and writer Isaac Asimov argued in an essay that “there is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been.” That year, the Republican Party stood at the dawn of the Reagan
Playwright Georgica Pettus has written a play called...
Playwright Georgica Pettus has written a play called Truck , which is based on the excellent documentary Hands on a Hardbody . “I thought, ‘This is the best premise for a play, because all the attention goes to the dialogue.’”
What is queer typography? “I think that covers a...
What is queer typography? “I think that covers a lot of what queerness means: an attitude in the face of conformity, an attitude in the sea of passivity, an attitude to say yes when others say no.”
Human DNA in Cave Paintings Can Survive For Millennia, Study Finds
The discovery points to the future potential of archaeogenetics in recovering the identities of ancient artists from thousands of years ago.
The Ballroom Icon Who Paved a New Way
Amid all of the kitty-kat meow of today’s Vogue Fem performers, Andre Mizrahi Clark has the stern, calm energy of a lion tipping on its toes.
Fancy food update
Everybody eats. And, now and then, it’s fun to find something better. In the scheme of things, fancy foods are a bargain, a chance to have the best in the world for a few dollars. Here are some persistent (and new) favorites. For those outside the US, I hope you can find even
Philip Guston’s Lines of Poetry
A show of his works from 1964–1978 focuses on the artist’s transformation and on his wife, poet Musa McKim, as a principal supporter and source of inspiration.
Jack Halberstam’s Trans Theory at a Slant
Hyperallergic spoke with the scholar about transness, architecture, and how we can make a better world by first unmaking it.
Guggenheim Museum Union Votes to Authorize Strike
With an emphasis on job security after abrupt layoffs last year, negotiations for the second contract have been ongoing since December.
My Mayor Muslim, My Art Political
Street photographers hit the NYC streets; plus, an inside look at the Pace Gallery downsizing.
Scan More than 60 Million Stars in the Most Detailed Photo of the Milky Way Ever Taken
Scientists can pinpoint exoplanets and measure their mass by monitoring tiny changes in starlight over time in a process called microlensing. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as
The Clip Stage
"The clip is something like the primary episteme of the World Cup, for the simple reason that there is too much soccer."
“Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme...
“Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court’s opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday.” That means another Trump-appointed justice on the Supreme Court. That’s it, I’m out for the day.
Gah, this is another thing I’m completely fucking pissed...
Gah, this is another thing I’m completely fucking pissed about today: Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls’ sports .
Great piece by Andrea Pitzer on how lost Ezra Klein is...
Great piece by Andrea Pitzer on how lost Ezra Klein is in this current moment , newly relevant because he interviewed fascist activist Christopher Rufo on his NYT podcast (JFC!) “If you don’t know what your core beliefs are, you’re going to get played.”
I found this AI Compass quiz genuinely useful for...
I found this AI Compass quiz genuinely useful for pinpointing how I actually feel about various aspects of AI. At the same time, I don’t think my result (“The Kontextmaschine”) quite fits…
Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a ‘Weather-to-Painting Experiment’
Visualize your local weather with art history. 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 Mark Rothko’s Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a
There’s a Grocery Price Emergency in America....
There’s a Grocery Price Emergency in America. “Our research shows that even relatively well-off families are struggling with high prices… President Trump and Congress are neither investing in long-term solutions nor offering short-term relief.”
On Description
"If a depiction only distinguishes one thing from another, what else is lost?"