David Lynch’s estate auction , including cameras, clothes, books, memorabilia, megaphones, scripts, vinyl, furniture, coffee makers & grinders, art supplies, musical instruments, etc. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Kim Sajet had been in the role since 2013, when she was appointed by President Obama to lead the Smithsonian institution.
The artist’s performance reflects the evolution of its garden site from starkly colonial origins to a different type of cultural cross-pollination.
"Europe’s pop music Olympics makes me nostalgic for my motherland before war splintered it."
If you can stop gawping at Alaska’s gorgeous scenery long enough, you can witness drone footage of a whole lot of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Iliamna 1 to spawn. (via digg ) Lake Iliamna is home to the supposed Iliamna Lake Monster , a beast “10-30 feet in length with
I like this song (Lifelike’s So Electric) and I like this video (footage of Olivia Newton John in the movie Xanadu set to Lifelike’s So Electric). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
It's that time again! Get your CVs ready and apply for these opportunities. 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 June 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls,
Two interesting things about the rock paper scissors game : 1. scissors were actually invented before paper, and 2. an early Japanese variant was frog slug snake (frog beats slug, slug beats snake, snake beats frog). 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A supercut of every point scored by Kobe Bryant in his 81-point game in 2006 . He only had 26 at the half and his team needed the points…they were losing until just before the 4th quarter. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Criterion Collection is releasing a new boxset of Wes Anderson films, The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years . Wes Anderson’s first ten features represent twenty-five years of irrepressible creativity, an ongoing ode to outsiders and quixotic dreamers, and
The actor Patrick Stewart exists in the Star Trek universe and “Jean-Luc Picard is aware of him” and other little-known Star Trek facts. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
28 slightly rude notes on writing . “Most writing is bad because it’s missing a motive. It feels dead because it hasn’t found its reason to live.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"We believe in the power of stories to tickle senses and shift perceptions," says experiential artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7
Grammar movies : Apostrophes Now, Rebel Without a Clause, Gerund Brockovich, Alien vs Predicator, Indicative Jones and the Last Clause, Silence of the iambs, etc. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“All three of the country’s largest carriers (American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta) are penalizing solo travelers with higher ticket prices than you can book when traveling with a group.” Assholes. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"As of his sixth birthday next month, he will have 2,462 seconds, his entire life compressed as I wanted to remember it, into approximately 41 minutes."
Recommending notable stories by Andy Greenberg, Michelle Orange, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jefferson Mao, and Will Steinfeld.
While initiatives for inclusive education mean well, schools fail to provide neurodivergent students what they need to flourish - by Chelsea Wallis Read at Aeon
There are people and organizations that are working overtime to redirect and manipulate your attention. The question is: Are they more aware and careful in how you spend your attention than you are? The act of focusing on what we focus on pays enormous dividends.
Image by Rizka, via Wikimedia Commons In South Korea, where I live, there may be no brand as respected as Habodeu. Children dream of it; adults seemingly do anything to play up their own connections to it, however tenuous those connections may be. But what is Habodeu? An