AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is Taught ; they can “free up time for us to teach higher-level thinking — for example, how to design software, what is the right problem to solve, and what are the solutions.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Marisa Adesman unsettles domestic stability by twisting common sights into the surreal. From her studio in St. Louis, the artist infuses still lifes evocative of the Dutch Golden Age with a strange animism: forks coil around lit taper candles, an upside-down terracotta pot
Some tips for long walks . “We’re prone to lean forward when we walk. Over long distances, this wreaks havoc on one’s lower back and hips. As such, ‘head over hips’ is something to be conscious of.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
If you play carefully by not stomping enemies, not collecting coins, not eating mushrooms or flowers, and hopping on the flagpole at the very last second, you can rescue the princess in Super Mario Bros with only 500 points. One bit is surprisingly tricky: How tough is that
I missed this from last year: the original “on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” New Yorker cartoon sold for $175,000 at auction . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Inspired by Dada and Surrealism, Anja Brunt ’s instinctive paper medleys evoke a sense of whimsy, spontaneity, and randomness. The Amsterdam-based graphic designer has been creating assemblages for six years as a way to relax. After falling in love with the many possibilities
"Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the staff of the Columbia Daily Spectator."
Highlighting notable reads from Jasper Craven, Lisa Kaltenegger, Adam Iscoe, Lisa Abend, and Paul Schrodt.
How perforated squares of trippy blotter paper allowed outlaw chemists and wizard-alchemists to dose the world with LSD - by Erik Davis Read at Aeon
Just a couple of days ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted out a video promoting, “the new iPad Pro: the thinnest product we’ve ever created.” The response has been overwhelming, and overwhelmingly negative: for many viewers, the ad’s imagery of a hydraulic press crushing a heap of
In any creative endeavor, it’s possible to define success as the big win, the moment when your dreams match reality. Success is the end of imposter syndrome, stability and finally making it to the other side. By this definition, it’s clear that success isn’t going to happen.
Image by Michiel Hendryckx, via Wikimedia Commons Occasionally I slip into an ivory tower mentality in which the idea of a banned book seems quaint—associated with silly scandals over the tame sex scenes in James Joyce or D.H. Lawrence. After all, I think, we live in an age
"You cannot know what freedom means till you have seen a peregrine loosed into the warm spring sky to roam at will through all the far provinces of light."
The action drew connections between the student mobilization for Gaza and the Free Cooper Union movement in 2011.
Just some lovely painted skies to end the day. ( Above , below .) Tags: Amy Jean Porter · art · skies 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Students renamed the art school’s Washington Place building after the late Palestinian artist Fathi Ghaben, who died in Gaza in February.
The pair work in tandem across coasts to craft hilarious yet moving portraits of criminals including Sam Bankman-Fried, Elizabeth Holmes, and Anna Delvey.
At Appleton Farms, a new installation provides endangered bobolinks a secure place to nest, affirming a sense of human agency in the face of ecological loss.
Livestreaming, confessional monologues, and subjects’ willingness to let mass audiences surveil them all started here.
Across multiple media, USC art students’ works paired meditations on discomfort, isolation, and technology with an impressive aesthetic rigor.
Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is considering turning it into a toilet — or a bible study.
This week, Audubon bird prints, the meaning of “Indigenous,” Met Gala responses, Zadie Smith roasted, backlash to iPad ad, and more.
“Working in a space that is somewhat detached from the confines of time allows me to create and solely place my focus on my art.”
A group exhibition by BravinLee Programs pushes the boundaries of the already open-ended medium through more than 100 works.
Hundreds signed a letter in support of Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ after Oolite Arts removed their work, which referred metaphorically to the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
“Was the human voice the very first musical instrument? I don’t know, but I expect it will end up as the very last one.” Tyler Cowen shared an eclectic choral music playlist the other day, with the preceding lines as an intro, and the idea of a “last instrument” was pleasingly
"Twenty-five years after it came out—and got bulldozed in theaters by The Matrix—the timeline-twisting indie comedy Go looks better than ever."
A couple years ago, the NYT columnist David Brooks published a story called “ The Greatest Life Hacks in the World (For Now) .” It was mostly a tribute to Kevin Kelly’s famous life advice posts, but Brooks added one of his own, and I’ve thought of at least once a week since:
Since its establishment in 2016, the VH AWARD , hosted by Hyundai Motor Group, has offered a platform for emerging media artists to showcase their artistic expression and discuss diverse cultural and socio-political issues. Artists interested in applying for the 6th VH AWARD
This is the first I’m learning of the spookily named Decline at 9 phenomenon , in which kids apparently lose interest in reading around age nine. (Per the article, 57% of 8-year-olds claim to read for fun daily, vs. only 35% of 9-year-olds.) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 💬 Join the discussion on