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Brick by brick
‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Increasing the dosage
If you’re taking the wrong medication, that’s not going to help. It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed in the wrong direction.
40,000-Year-Old Symbols Found in Caves Worldwide May Be the Earliest Written Language
We may take it for granted that the earliest writing systems developed with the Sumerians around 3400 B.C.E. The archaeological evidence so far supports the theory. But it may also be possible that the earliest writing systems predate 5000-year-old cuneiform tablets by several
How a 19th Century Scientist Created Incredibly Realistic 3D Models of the Moon (1874)
At the moment, there’s no better way to see anything in space than through the lens of the James Webb Space Telescope. Previously featured here on Open Culture, that ten-billion-dollar successor to the Hubble Space Telescope can see unprecedentedly far out into space, which, in
“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in...
“Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century.” Derek Guy: “The 1970s is often written off as the ‘decade that taste forgot.’ But Redford shows how to do it well…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
LA Louver to Close Gallery Space and Shift Into Private Model
The Los Angeles gallery’s vast archive will be donated to the Huntington library.
Emily Mason’s Quest for Color and Truth
The late painter was influenced by Abstract Expressionism, but she had none of the hubris of its male artists. For her, painting was not about an experience, it was an experience.
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
The fall art season starts with a bang, with Man Ray at The Met, understated gems like Lisa Corinne Davis at Miles McEnery, and more.
Geometric Abstraction in the Age of Disparity
Lisa Corinne Davis has stretched the possibilities of painting into a territory defined by digital systems, algorithms, flow charts, and diagrams.
Man Ray Was So Much More Than a Photographer
From film to painting to sculpture to chess, the Surrealist was an artist-inventor, tinkering away at light and objects and having a good laugh all the while.
A Clock: An Online Remake of Christian Marclay’s The Clock
Christian Marclay debuted his 24-hour film The Clock 15 years ago. The film is made up of thousands of clips from movies and TV shows that show timepieces or otherwise make reference to the time of day. I’ve seen chunks of it in a few museums & galleries and it’s wonderful.
Massive Photo of Trump and Epstein Unfurled Outside Windsor Castle
Activists behind the action at the UK royal residence said they want to “make sure Epstein haunts him everywhere he goes.”
Meet the “Microsnail” Named After Picasso
A group of international scientists drew parallels between the species’ distinctive shell and the work of the Spanish artist.
Interact with OK Go’s Innovative Open-Source Animated Music Video for ‘Impulse Purchase’
The group collaborated with Lucas Zanotto, Will Anderson, and Blender Studio. 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 Interact with OK Go’s Innovative
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture
"As reading declines and self-censorship grows, bookshops are shuttering in the city once hailed as the Arab world’s publishing capital."
A McSweeney’s list that’s not that funny: How to Tell the Difference...
A McSweeney’s list that’s not that funny: How to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical Left .
Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause’....
Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause’ . “By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.”
Image Attesting to Horrors of Slavery Reportedly Ordered Removed by Trump
The famous 19th-century photograph of a formerly enslaved man is reproduced at the Fort Pulaski National Monument, a Civil War battle site in Georgia.
How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived. “‘The goal of...
How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived . “‘The goal of climate modeling is really to build a fake version of the Earth,’ a coarse-grained copy of the planet that’s stripped down to ‘the processes we think are relevant.’” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Heart of the Andes and the Invention of Virtual Reality: Frederic Edwin Church’s Immersive 19th-century Paintings of Natural Wonders
In the spring of 1859, as On the Origin of Species was going to press, New Yorkers flooded the first studio building for artists to see The Heart of the Andes — a single painting exhibited by itself in an unknown young artist’s studio. Alexander von Humboldt’s account of his
Hangama Amiri Stitches Memories of Migration into Vivid Textile Portraits
Through vivid textiles, Hangama Amiri captures a particular moment in time, highlighting a sense of familiarity and intimacy. 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.
Shape the Future of Art, Design, and Architecture at Cranbrook Academy of Art
Up to 10 full-tuition fellowships and over 50 merit scholarships are available for prospective graduate students.
Incredibly Realistic 3D Models of the Moon’s Surface (From 1874!)
A gem of a find by The Public Domain Review of a collection from the Rijksmuseum: photographs of plaster models of the Moon’s surface that were made from observations of the Moon through a telescope . Peering through a self-made telescope, James Nasmyth sketched the moon’s
Photographer Upends His Whole Life to Chase Auroras Around the Arctic. “Prior...
Photographer Upends His Whole Life to Chase Auroras Around the Arctic . “Prior to moving to Lapland, I had never owned a camera and I almost never took photographs. However, just watching the aurora captured my attention…” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A Feat of Engineering Transports the World’s Best-Preserved Viking Ship to Its New Home
The 1,200-year-old Oseberg Viking Ship relocates within the newly expanded Museum of the Viking Age. 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 A Feat of
A 16-Hour Video Series on Everything that Happened in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s
From the Weird History YouTube channel, an epic undertaking: telling the (US-centric) cultural history of the 70s , 80s , 90s , and 00s in just (just!) 16 hours. This is like a mega ultra monster extended mix of We Didn’t Start the Fire. The videos are organized
Fun logic puzzle game called Clues by Sam. “Your goal is to...
Fun logic puzzle game called Clues by Sam . “Your goal is to figure out who is criminal and who is innocent.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →