I asked Google Gemini about the last decade of Google’s relentless push to make blogs less popular. It wrote: Your timeline is spot on. The systematic destruction of the independent web’s infrastructure didn’t start with modern AI; it began directly with the death of Google
The short film from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project is based on a survey of over 2,000 postsecondary arts graduates across the US.
The trailer for Klara and the Sun , directed by Taika Waititi and based on the bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles form the collaborative "Shape of Movement." 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 In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile
AI Economics for Dummies . “The Wall Street Journal’s business editor moves into Alex’s house, having accepted a part-time position as Alex’s human footstool. He never asks to see the books.”
The forthcoming show 'The Death of Beauty' at Track 16 investigates intersections of identity, desire, and consumer culture. 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.
Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy” and what that means for the next Black president.
A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake ricocheted off the Earth’s core and shifted the entirety of Japan 6 millimeters to the east , enough to disrupt GPS measurements.
Architect and urban & computational designer Abhinav Bhardwaj made this great set of slides comparing urban design in the US and Europe , peppered with pithy observations like: European space is shaped on purpose: American open space is what’s left over. Small blocks make
Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their knowledge and reasoning through billions of numbers called ‘the weights.’ ‘In the weights’ means that a model is able to recall someone without using tools like web search.”
Cole's imaginative sculptures tap into environmentalism, consumerism, and global traditions and histories. 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 Willie
The Interaction Design program at the George Washington University Corcoran School of Arts and Design is utilizing partnerships across DC to encourage its students to develop more inclusive design practices.
Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless supply of bad news . “We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago. What’s changed is the size of the world it’s asked to scan for threats.”
Once a member of the Gay Liberation Front and Radicalesbians, the pathbreaking queer artist and educator continues to stir the pot.
Although I’ve seen a highlight or two, I have not overcome my FIFA+Fox+Trump disgust to watch any of the World Cup so far. MAGA dipshit Alexi Lalas is high on the list of reasons not to tune into any of Fox’s braindead coverage, but it sounds like he’s being dragged on the
This is probably the definitive post about web browsers on video game consoles .
Woven from memories of her childhood in Iran, an animator recalls her Granny’s story of loss, love and friendship - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The idea that success is deserved has great traction in the world. But Zhuangzi argues that it is a deeply flawed notion - by Christine Abigail L Tan Read on Aeon
Every four years, humanity undergoes a great increase in its number of soccer fans — or rather, football fans, depending on what part of the world we’re talking about. That’s not to imply that the world otherwise suffers from a dearth of enthusiasts of that particular sport.
Birthdays are a little overrated. I’ve never met anyone who was more than a passive participant in their birth, but anniversaries represent a choice. Every year, we can commemorate a commitment we made and then decide to recommit. Anniversaries aren’t just romantic. The day you
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
In a conversation with Julian Baggini on why there are so few women in academic philosophy, Mary Warnock once noted that “of all the humanities departments in British universities, only philosophy departments have a mere 25% women members.” That number is even lower in the US.