What does it feel like to be struck by lightning?...
What does it feel like to be struck by lightning? “Some have to relearn simple things, things they’ve done their whole life — how to read, how to sing, how to ride a bike.”
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Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper into Detailed, Trompe-L’œil Tableaux
Pejac challenges our sense of space and the possibilities of the "blank slate." 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 Pejac Transforms Basic Graph Paper
Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day . I like that Tom...
Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day . I like that Tom Holland. I’m into it.
The Fascinating Engineering of the Titanic: How the...
The Fascinating Engineering of the Titanic: How the Great Ocean Liner Was Built . “Issues of the journal The Engineer published between 1909 and 1911 contain detailed photographs of the construction of both the Titanic and Olympic…”
Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing...
Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years . “Ms. Murguia and another woman, Debra Rojas, say that Mr. Chavez sexually abused them for years when they were girls, from around 1972 to 1977.”
Pratt’s 2026 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions, on View This Spring
Pratt Fine Arts is delighted to invite visitors to a two-part show curated by Alessandra Gómez at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Degrees of Separation
"Israel’s new international college programs offer American students an escape from campus activism while training them as state cheerleaders."
Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s Expressive, Eccentric Puppets
Johnston's otherworldly cast seems both familiar and strange. 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 Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s
Riding the Subway to Coney Island in 1987
This is a mindblowing time capsule of ordinary life: video of a group of friends taking the NYC subway to Coney Island in 1987. Because it was before mobile phones, they had to arrange to meet one of the group members in the first car of the train along the way. The film was
Jamelle Bouie says the SAVE Act will take us back to Jim...
Jamelle Bouie says the SAVE Act will take us back to Jim Crow South : “a one-party state, backed by the threat of violence, where the law ensures that most people cannot hope for meaningful political representation.”
In Search of Banksy
"The British street artist’s identity has been debated, and closely guarded, for decades. A quest to solve the riddle took Reuters from a bombed-out Ukrainian village to London and downtown Manhattan—and uncovered much more than a name."
Where Duolingo Falls Down: How I Learned to Speak Welsh With My Mother
"Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation."
Islamic Futurism Here and Now
The future of Islamic art, boycott calls at the Venice Biennale, a guide to New York's spring art fairs, and a different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition.
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Neal Allen and Anne Lamott
The authors of the new book Good Writing share their insights on reading, writing, and their day-to-day life.
The hollow orange
It’s tempting but useless. The skin is unblemished and the perfect color. It’s well displayed, promoted widely and on sale. But there’s nothing inside. It’s not worth eating and certainly not worth sharing. This is the streaming series with great lighting and talented actors,
In Her Final Reflections, Jane Goodall Issues a Warning: “Without Hope, We Fall Into Apathy”
For many of us, Jane Goodall was one of those cultural figures who seemed always to have been around, and on some level, made us feel like she always would be. But of course, no human being lives forever, no matter how widely admired. Goodall made her own departure last fall,
Learn Ancient Greek in 118 Free Lessons: A Free Online Course from Brandeis & Harvard
Leonard Muellner (Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Brandeis University) and Belisi Gillespie (who now teaches classics at Agnes Scott College) have posted 118 videos on YouTube, which, when taken together, “present all the content covered in two semesters of a
“This is an interactive story about In Vitro...
“This is an interactive story about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) told from two perspectives: Parent and Child. Select one to continue.”
Your Go-To Guide to NYC's Spring Art Fairs
From art-market darlings at Frieze to a show billed “The Art Fair Mamdani Would Love,” there’s something for everyone this season.
The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We...
The Mysterious Redditor Who’s Changing the Way We Do Laundry . “Most of the world uses powdered laundry detergent, which allows for more enzyme flexibility; Americans generally prefer liquid, which doesn’t always contain these precious enzymes.”
The New New Museum
The Manhattan institution reopens this week! Plus, the sari in NYC, Gainsborough, Carol Bove, and a tiny haven for experimental art in Brooklyn.
The Canonization of Frida Kahlo
An exhibition blasts apart any crystallized conception of the artist until no easily digestible singular figure emerges.
Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion
Islamic visual traditions have long made space for realities beyond direct perception, and these artists work in calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making to carry them forward.
When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity
Basma al-Sharif’s screening at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement.
Vertical Societies
Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and
Jeff Mills Loves to Forget
"How techno’s most vaunted architect is still building sonic futures."
The Afterlife of a Stolen Bike
"22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner."
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Demand Israel’s Exclusion
Artists Yto Barrada, Carolina Caycedo, Gala Porras-Kim, and Alfredo Jaar are among the nearly 200 signatories of a new missive.
What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind
"The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?"
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs....
Twin adventurers are cleverly testing modern vs. historic gear . “If they went on an expedition, and Ross wore modern kit while Hugo wore historic replicas, any difference in performance…could be attributed solely to the gear, not genetics.”
The teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three . I am...
The teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three . I am nonplussed by this trailer, both in the traditional and modern senses.