Seabike is an “underwater mobility device” that can propel you through the water at “superhuman speed”. You pedal with your feet, driving a small propellor. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
NASA used one of their supercomputers to model what it would look like if you flew into a supermassive black hole . (You can watch the simulation in a 360° view on YouTube . I bet it looks great on a VR rig like Apple Vision Pro.) The movies begin with the camera located
Despite claims that CDs are raring back into the zeitgeist, only a small number of people today consume media through the slim, shiny discs. In an exhibition at Pace, artist Tara Donovan presents an ode to the outmoded, if not beloved objects through 11 towering works. The
"Bill Berloni has worked with pigs, geese, and butterflies. He recently prepared Bing for his starring role."
A neat technique to rebuild roads using a movable temporary bridge — traffic goes over and the work happens in the shade. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"This is the saga of Kitty Snows, street queen of Foggy Bottom, and the neighbors who are fighting over her."
A love letter to bicycle maintenance and repair . “Learning to fix bicycles has changed my outlook on manual labor, on the nature of work, and ultimately on life itself.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Here are a couple newish lyric videos that share a nice spirit of “Good riddance!!!”-ness. I learned of the Chappell Roan video from a comment in a post from earlier this week (comment of the week?? by my standards, anyway), and I love it. (Here’s Roan’s awesome Tiny Desk
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.”