Image by Ironie, via Wikimedia Commons The average Open Culture reader may well be aware that there is such a thing as Archaeology YouTube. What could come as more of a surprise is how much back-and-forth there is within that world. Below, we have a video from the channel
These are the stories I couldn't stop thinking about—the ones that ask us to sit with darkness and still find reasons to keep going.
In 1980, Newsweek published a cantankerous and sadly on-the-nose diagnosis of the United States’ “cult of ignorance” — written by one Isaac Asimov, “professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine” and “author of 212 books, most of them on various scientific
She is the first artist with a learning disability to earn the coveted distinction.
“I have always felt that a human being could only be saved by another human being,” James Baldwin wrote in one of his finest essays. “I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each other some of the time.” It happens so rarely
It was a year of surprising pairings and standout exhibitions by artists including Kerry James Marshall, Jenny Saville, and Leigh Bowery
Our series on painters and their practices is back, this time for an interview with the New York-based artist who creates “paintings in felt” to explore her Irish and Indian family history.
But the ripple effects of the abrupt fund withdrawals are still being felt, organizations say.
Our favorite shows in the city all year, and the events we’ll be attending this week.
Despite pushback from right-wing leaders, nativity scenes with a humanitarian message are spreading across the country.
Listen to jazz trio The Commercialists play Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas live in a small club called The Estate in Milwaukee. That’s this afternoon’s chill work music sorted then. If you’re anywhere near Milwaukee this month, it looks like there are still tickets
An overdue MoMA show reminds us that Lam pursued his own dialogue with African and Afro-diasporic visual cultures, even as the Parisian avant-garde exoticized his heritage.
Whether you're doing some holiday shopping or looking for your own next read, consider our thoughtfully curated lists.
We Asked Critics From Authoritarian Regimes What They Wish They’d Known Sooner . “You cannot make authoritarian leaders the center of your narrative. You have to make the people the center of your narrative, and you have to be passionate about it.”
Our favorite titles this year invite readers to take in the beauty of nature and our cultural rituals
The Drawing Center’s Voice of Space has vast potential, but a lack of strong focus and commanding imagery makes it more earthbound than cosmic.
Myles Connor is one of the very few people alive to have come out ahead after lifting an artwork from the wall of a museum, as Anthony M. Amore explores in his new book.
A “particularly inventive” Rube Goldberg marble run maze . Lots of elements doing double duty. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The two-year, tuition-free Master of Design in Communication Design program blends studio-driven research, community engagement, and advanced design practice.
In the exhibition curated by Raphael Fonseca, Li Yi-Fan will continue his longstanding exploration of image-generation technology and improvisational narrative.
A series of rooflines make room for mature trees, oriented around a courtyard. 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 Trung Tran Studio Incorporates
Since 2013, I’ve done a holiday gift guide that’s basically a curated roundup of stuff from the best gift guides I can find. I always do it a little bit differently from year to year, and last year I went with a simple list and it worked well. So I’m doing that again this year.
Colin Furze built a full-suspension bike using powerful magnets instead of shocks or springs. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Queens museum will waive entry fees for three years to coincide with its 50th anniversary.
A series of geometric candles with flutes, half-circles, and trapezoids merge the arcane and the contemporary. 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 For
Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century . But: “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.”
Hyperallergic's top exhibitions in the city that never sleeps, turmoil at the Lucas Museum, and the fragile state of funding for media and video arts.
Liberalism hasn’t delivered on its promises in Africa. The alternative will be found in ideas rooted in Africa’s own soil - by Gabriel Asuquo Read on Aeon
"The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital — the dominant political and economic institution of Albany, Georgia — is the story of American health care."