The Great Syrian Beach Trip
"A visit to the seaside once risked arrest and torture. Now people are soaking up the sun."
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“A Personal Business is run by people who are truly into what...
“ A Personal Business is run by people who are truly into what they are doing, and invested enough to offer products, services, and/or experiences that are both high-quality and idiosyncratic.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Artist Andres Serrano Discussed Trump in Emails With Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein also weighed in on the provenance of “Salvator Mundi” in a newly released trove of documents that sheds light on his art world connections.
A Skydiver Appears to Fall from the Sun in a Stunning Image
After six momentous leaps, Gabriel C. Brown and Andrew McCarthy completed their mission. 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 Skydiver Appears to Fall
Transform Your Art Practice at UC Davis: The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio MFA Program
Generously funded, renowned faculty and visiting artists, spacious studios, and an exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum.
Jett Brunet carves incredibly realistic duck decoys....
Jett Brunet carves incredibly realistic duck decoys . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi...
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation . The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Layers Upon Layers Root in History in Li Songsong’s Impasto Paintings
Wide, impasto layers of oil paint cloak Li Songsong's canvases, creating a cacophony of color and texture. 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 Layers
The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after...
The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition . The almanac dates back to 1818. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, started in 1792, is still going.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Radiant Sculptures by Arghavan Khosravi Meditate on Subconscious Terrain
Arghavan Khosravi makes an inward turn in her new body of work. 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 Radiant Sculptures by Arghavan Khosravi Meditate on
This seems promising: researchers have demonstrated that a “nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively...
This seems promising : researchers have demonstrated that a “nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Mask on/mask off
People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price - by Gilly Kahn Read on Aeon
Captaincy
I’m not sure this is the right word for it, but we certainly need one. Not ‘entrepreneurship’ which is a distinct skill. That term is usually reserved for people who start at zero and get to one, and mostly for people who operate in small businesses creating financial value
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Bear bones, outstanding Outkast, Brightline’s brutality, lasting lunches, ruin ruminations, and more.
Why Your Vision of Ancient Rome Is All Wrong, According to Historian Mary Beard
Everyone in ancient Rome wore togas, surrounded themselves with pure-white marble statues, bayed for blood as gladiators fought to the death in the Colosseum, programmatically imitated the Greeks, and, after each and every debaucherous feast, excused themselves to the