Planned Charlie Kirk Statue Gets Trolled
Also: Trump shrinks two national monuments in Utah by 90%.
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Transit of wonder
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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Resources and focus
There are lots of things you can do, but it’s not clear you should. OpenAI has virtually unlimited resources. And in addition to building a chat-based AI, they chose to launch pretty good image generation, a basketball, a meme video generator (since cancelled), an upcoming
The Radical, Unclassifiable Art of William Blake
William Blake is a household name, or not far from it, but things get more complicated when it comes to professional description. He was a poet, a painter, and a printmaker, at least insofar as he wrote poetry, painted paintings, and made prints. But we can’t hope to attain
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Pat Oleszko Wins $100K Whitney Biennial Prize
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Artist’s Planned Monument to Charlie Kirk Gets Trolled Online
“God gave me permission,” Sergio Furnani, the NYC sculptor behind the design, told Hyperallergic about his unsanctioned and widely decried work.
Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
TV Appearance of Lincoln Assassination Witness
In 1956, 96-year-old Samuel Seymour appeared on a game show called I’ve Got A Secret…his secret was that he saw Lincoln’s assassination when he was five years old. Mind-blowing…the Civil War & Lincoln’s assassination directly linked to something as modern as a TV game show.
Required Reading
This week: Chitra Ganesh’s futuristic myths, André Breton and optimism, the mermaids of Florida, a Palestinian digital archive, Argentina and racism, and more.
What Training My Chaotic Dog Taught Me About Power,...
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Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments by 90%
The administration’s cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments include sacred Indigenous lands and archaeologically rich sites.
The Artists Working in Velvet, Amethyst, and Relics
An exhibition showcases works by Sky Hopinka, vanessa german, April Bey, and others that have connections to spiritual practices and rituals.
Four Centuries Later, We Still Don't Get Caravaggio
A British docudrama serves as a salutary primer on the Baroque master’s greatest works, but we should be wary of what it tells us about the personality of its subject.
How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?
This video from Kurzgesagt is a great little primer on how the human brain stores memories. Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess. Your brain uses an incredibly complex biological system to preserve moments from your past that no longer exist, allowing you to
From the Brooklyn Public Library, a list of “the...
From the Brooklyn Public Library, a list of “the 250 most influential books in United States history” . Incl. Neuromancer , The Fire Next Time , Nickel and Dimed , The Power Broker , and The Snowy Day .
The Real Life Mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs
"The fragility and fantasy of old America."
New-to-me podcast that looks really interesting: Time...
New-to-me podcast that looks really interesting: Time Sensitive , “a podcast featuring candid, revealing long-form conversations with leading minds about their life and work through the lens of time”.
The Wild Iris: Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on the Door at the End of Your Suffering
"Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice."
Trompe-L’œil Paintings by Jason Limon Reveal a Hidden Skeletal World
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Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
"The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut."
Amazing Newspaper Ad Highlighting Period Poverty
To draw attention to the millions of girls who cannot afford period products, the MENstruation Foundation ran a unique advertisement in three major South African newspapers. Readers of The Star, The Mercury and Cape Times opened their newspapers this week to find something
The ICA at VCU Brings Immersive Installation "Deo Vindice" to Richmond
The gallery-sized installation at the Institute for Contemporary Art combines Greek mythology with Civil War history to examine white supremacy and hegemonic power.
Marcus Aurelius on the Good Luck of Your Bad Luck: The Stoic Strategy for Weathering Life’s Waves and Turning Suffering into Strength
"What happened could have happened to anyone, but not everyone could have carried on."
Uncovered , a site for judging books by their first...
Uncovered , a site for judging books by their first pages. “No cover. No bestseller sticker, no celebrity book club, no BookTok trend. You read the opening of a real book, blind, and answer the only question that matters: would you keep reading?”
The Resonant Computing Manifesto . “We can now build...
The Resonant Computing Manifesto . “We can now build technology that adaptively shapes itself in service of our individual and collective aspirations. We can build resonant environments that bring out the best in every human who inhabits them.”
The Rosenberg Boys
"When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened."
Cocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’
Humans' futile control of time forms the basis of a new suite of works in Padeu's solo show at Larkin Durey. 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 Cocoa
What would a rainbow look like if we had two suns (like...
What would a rainbow look like if we had two suns (like on Tatooine)?