Media Matters : “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a...
Media Matters : “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined 194 segments about the three major heat events” that hit the US this summer and not a single one of them mentioned climate change . Not one!
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The Winners of the 2026 Pure Street Photography Awards Invoke Happenstance and Commotion
Eight winners were selected from nearly 1,600 entries submitted by photographers in 50 countries. 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 The Winners of
Fun little review by Marcin Wichary of a 1984 flying...
Fun little review by Marcin Wichary of a 1984 flying video game called Sopwith , which was never supposed to be released to the public (an event that the game’s creator didn’t learn about until years later).
16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building
The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence.
Cooling System Malfunction Shutters Seven Smithsonian Museums
Washington, DC, is experiencing yet another swampy summer, with heat index values reaching near 100 degrees.
I love this little video of burbling pasta sauces...
I love this little video of burbling pasta sauces (sound on). Wish there was a 10-hour YT version for work background noise…
How Ancient Greek Warships Worked: The Engineering of the Trireme Explained in 3D Animation
Recall, if you will, the first time you read Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad. The section likely to have given you the most trouble — unless, of course, you’re blessed with an obsessive interest in ancient naval warfare — is the much-remarked-upon Catalogue of Ships, a rundown of not
I’d Be Lead Harpooner on the Pequod If It Wasn’t for...
I’d Be Lead Harpooner on the Pequod If It Wasn’t for These DEI Hires . “I’m just telling you that it’s getting hard out there for us blue-collar Nantucket lads when all the ships’ owners are catching the Abolitionist Mind Virus.”
How War Has Redefined Marriage in Gaza
"Celebrating the bond between two lives is a declaration that life itself, however diminished, is still worth living."
25 things that explain America , including personal...
25 things that explain America , including personal injury lawyer advertisements, Crest Whitestrips, Costco rotisserie chicken, and the Pizza Hut lamp. “The T-shirt cannon merges three American obsessions: guns, sports and freebie giveaways.”
Ani Boghiguian on Weaving Armenia
“The gift of being alive is developing a garden in oneself,” the Armenian-Egyptian artist told Hyperallergic, “and to move towards heaven.”
How Does an Enigma Machine Work?
This is a completely fantastic look at how the Enigma Machine works . Jared Owen constructed a 3D model of the German cipher device and clearly walks the viewer through how the electricity flows through the machine to scramble and unscramble secret messages. When electricity
How Wildfire Smoke Is Reshaping Childhood ....
How Wildfire Smoke Is Reshaping Childhood . “Repeated smoke events are changing children’s daily routines, limiting opportunities for outdoor play and social interaction and reshaping how many families experience summer.”
A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80s
Breton coastal residents grew up collecting parts of a 1984 Garfield-themed plastic telephone on the beach—and still do. 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
This guy hooked his hamster’s wheel up to Strava —...
This guy hooked his hamster’s wheel up to Strava — Mollie is logging 5-6 miles per day.
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
"Olo can be described as the 'greenest green,' though it can never be captured by a camera. But its development tells us a lot about our color vision."
The great arc
A striking meditation on inequality via the bold sculptures that sit amongst skyscrapers in Paris’s business district - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Secrets of the Atomic City
"For decades, workers at a nuclear facility in Kentucky were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. Management assured them nothing was wrong. Then four friends risked everything to reveal the truth."
Hundreds Demand Return of SAIC Professor
Plus: devastating drawings by children held in ICE detention facilities.
Culture clash
C P Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’ lecture provoked a savage response from fellow critic F R Leavis. What was at the heart of it all? - by Sam Dresser Read on Aeon
The modern library
Is this where books go to die? There are about 7500 public libraries in the US, and until recently, more than a third of their transactions were for DVDs. What’s a library for? The media has changed, our needs have changed, but the dynamics of funding, architecture and
Mark Twain Predicts the Internet in 1898: Read His Sci-Fi Crime Story, “From The ‘London Times’ in 1904”
Most people know that Mark Twain wrote about Jim and Huckleberry Finn navigating down the Mississippi. Less well known is that he occasionally dabbled in the burgeoning genre of science fiction. His 1898 short story “The Great Dark” is about a ship that sails across a drop of
Astronomers have measured the size of the largest galaxy...
Astronomers have measured the size of the largest galaxy : it’s 1.7 million light years across (17x the diameter of the Milky Way) and contains ~3.4 trillion solar masses in stars.
Hundreds Demand Reinstatement of SAIC Professor Savneet Talwar
The graduate art therapy professor was placed on leave last semester after she assigned her class a case study that mentioned violence against Palestinians.
Advocates Rally to Stop Sale of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts
The now-defunct museum’s building and archives span over five decades of Scottish cultural and art history.
The Scent of Ancient Rome in St. Louis
An exhibition makes a case for the sensuality of these marble sculptures, recreating the perfumes and balms that once adorned them.
The Fruitless Search for Vermeer’s Personal God
A recent biography spends too much time speculating about the Dutch artist’s religious beliefs and not enough exploring other mysteries, including his possible use of a camera obscura.
Remembering Milan Knížák, Simone Forti, and Francisco Correa Cordero
This week, we honor a Czech Fluxus artist, a pioneering choreographer, and a promising gallery director.
“ In this video , I’ll take you from farm to...
“ In this video , I’ll take you from farm to factory to show you how chocolate is made, and at the end, we’ll use all the chocolate you’ll see in this video to attempt the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest chocolate bar.”
Drawings by Children in Texas ICE Facility Are a Cry for Help
The heartbreaking messages, seized by ICE from young children in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, were acquired by podcaster Allison Gill.
