There’s More to Look at Than Learn in 100 Nights of Hero
The film’s simplification of the graphic novel’s multiple storylines weakens author the latter's investigation into how storytelling can subvert oppression.
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A soaring US vs a stagnant EU? “Europeans benefit from more leisure...
A soaring US vs a stagnant EU? “Europeans benefit from more leisure time than Americans, higher life expectancy & lower inequality levels, all w/ comparable productivity rates. However one looks at it, this is a considerably better economic performance.” 💬 Join the discussion
Alexandra Petri: I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go...
Alexandra Petri: I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well. “I have just driven six and a half hours to Ohio in order to forecast my own weather. From a hot-air balloon.” She also inspects milk & does lawn work on National Park land.
Derrick Guild Summons Historical Portraits in Fragmented Trompe-l’œil Paintings
Paintings by Velázquez, Ramsay, Hodges, and more provide the starting point for Guild's intimate works. 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 Derrick
What You’re Watching Isn’t What You’re Really Watching. “You think you’re watching...
What You’re Watching Isn’t What You’re Really Watching . “You think you’re watching an innocent woman being shot and killed in cold blood by the federal government, but what you’re really watching is the death of the United States of America.”
Art Against ICE
How protestors are memorializing Renee Nicole Good, an homage to NYC’s MetroCard, an exclusive look at Joiri Minaya's artist film, and our weekly community columns.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: January begins, finding beauty, powerful blues, toxic water, and begonia batons.
Assume bugs
Of course it’s not going to work the first time. You’ll need to fix errors in the code. Adjust errors in measurement. Deal with changing conditions. Perhaps there are systems effects no one could have predicted. If we begin a project with the high school mindset of getting a
Trevor Noah Explains How Kintsugi, the Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery, Helped Him Overcome Life’s Tragedies
Trevor Noah ended his stint as the host of The Daily Show a little over three years ago, but he’s made himself into another kind of pop-cultural presence since then. In evidence, we have his appearance above on the popular podcast and YouTube show Diary of a CEO. For more than
The Strange Tale of Sigmund Freud’s Begonia
"How the gift of a plant helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather."
Artists React to the ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good
Online and on the streets, protesters are expressing their rage and grief through art.
Required Reading
Roxane Gay on the Guerrilla Girls, the uncertain future of the dictionary, Trump’s attacks on Venezuela and manufacturing consent, anti-ICE whistles, Snoopy turns 75, and more.
Art Movements: Knights, Presidents, and Crooks
Christie’s auctions off a painting by Jimmy Carter, Trump sells a painting of Jesus, King Charles hands out honors, and more.
Dennis Lehtonen’s Aerial Views of Remote Greenland Villages Illuminate an Evolving Land
Lehtonen is documenting all the inhabited places in Greenland. 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 Dennis Lehtonen’s Aerial Views of Remote Greenland
NYC’s Transit Museum Pays Homage to the MetroCard
An exhibition reminisces about the yellow icon’s 32-year reign as the MTA retires the payment method for good.
