Living Colour recently visited the NPR Music office for a Tiny Desk Concert. Cult of Personality might be an all-time top 10 song for me — I vividly remember their 1989 appearance on Saturday Night Live . 1 They still got it! I probably saw their performance on Arsenio as well
Slice of Life ( trailer ) is a feature-length documentary about the American Dream through the lens of former Pizza Huts that have been transformed into everything from bars to churches to candy stores to cannabis dispensaries. A woman who runs an LGBTQ+ church out of a former
Nora Naranjo Morse’s colorful sculptures watch over the events and characters in her daughter Eliza’s paintings from their own unique perspectives.
The photographer of intimate images is behind a crotch shot accompanying the singer’s new record, which fans have dubbed “Lordussy.”
John Nichols remembers his colleague & friend, the legendary journalist Bill Moyers . “I can’t help but think that Bill Moyers was the best president we never had.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“[Showing] people they are not alone in caring about an issue” is an important and overlooked function of protest . “Silence begets silence, which begets further misunderstanding about what a society actually collectively believes or wants.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Between bouts of illness, relentless admin and crushing loneliness, many have found comfort in the 9-5 back home.
“When I was in high school, my friends and I had a game we used to play at the mall: we would go into the Apple store and try to make it to the back wall of the store, touch it, and exit out the front without an Apple staff person talking to us .” 💬 Join the discussion on
"Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it."
Freshly installed at the new LACMA building ahead of the museum’s spring reopening, the massive artwork resembling an abstract spider offers a link to the past.
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
The line of linkable digital speakers is an eclectic octuple of wooden characters. 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 Hear the Otherworldly ‘Choir’ of
ImillaSkate is a Bolivian female skate collective whose members dress in traditional cholita clothing. This is a great short documentary about the group , the challenges they face, and the change & joy they’re trying to bring to their communities. Some people in my generation
Spirituality, magic, and transformation are recurring themes in some of our favorite exhibitions on view, from Mestre Didi to Renée Stout.
Offering six- to ten-week stays with housing, studios, stipends, and mentorship to four artists each year, this residency in Atlanta, Georgia, is accepting applications until July 31.
Busting the Top 5 Myths About the Big Bang . “Even asking this question relies on a misconception: a misconception that the Big Bang was like an explosion. As we’ve just covered, the Universe didn’t explode; it simply expanded.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Union members, workers, and local advocates rallied for months to secure funding to prevent further layoffs at the institution.
The Internet Archive estimates the Wayback Machine will hit a lifetime total of 1 trillion archived web pages later this year in October. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Now that summer is in full swing, you might need this Comprehensive Guide to Yellow Stripey Things , so you can tell harmless bumblebees (you can pet them!) from “asshole” yellow jackets. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
LaMonte’s sculptures explore ideas around femininity, resilience, and conventions of beauty throughout 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
In a collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Evan Puschak made a video about 16th-century Dutch artist (and all-around polymath) Joris Hoefnagel, who painted some of the first dedicated and detailed images of insects in the world. His paintings were so accurate that if
Trying to cut back on social media? The methaphone is a phone-shaped slab of clear acrylic that you can carry instead of your phone to “help you manage cravings and withdrawal symptoms”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Don't forget to update your portfolio. 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 July 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers . “We want our publishers to stand with us. To make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines.”
“The Big, Beautiful Bill assigns each American a billionaire who will live the American dream for you . You can check in on your billionaire at intervals and see how he is using your money. Maybe he’s building a 19th pool…”
"Shoes are deeply personal, literally moulded to our lives. But they create our social lives as much as express them."
Artisans around the world are ditching the mortar and embracing an old method of building rock walls
The diagnostic category of adult ADHD is becoming more inclusive. That’s not the same as it being overdiagnosed - by Margaret Sibley Read at Aeon
A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind person. Who’s right? We each carry our own version of reality, our own story about what happened, what’s around us and how things work. Our chosen reality serves two useful
While our country looks like it might be coming apart at the seams, it’s good to revisit, every once in a while, moments when it did work. And that’s not so that we can feel nostalgic about a lost time, but so that we can remind ourselves how, given the right conditions, things