Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37

In the decade since starting his New York gallery, he mounted exhibitions of artists including Mira Dayal, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Parker Ito, Bryce Kroll, and Xingzi Gu.

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Every Sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys

This video catalogs every borrowed sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, from the soundtrack to Car Wash to the Sugarhill Gang to the Eagles to the Ramones to the Beatles. They play the original first and then what they did with it on the album. Somehow this video

Eric Carle Museum Workers Push for Union Vote

Employees at the Massachusetts museum established by the children’s book artist behind “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” cited poor working conditions and under-staffing in a statement.

Sharmistha Ray Transforms Pickleball Courts Into Stunning Artworks

The artist's fully playable installation "Geometry of Play" spreads over three courts in downtown Pittsburgh.

“Long live Hyrule jazz!” The Z Suites is “a...

“Long live Hyrule jazz!” The Z Suites is “a modern jazz reinterpretation of the music from The Legend of Zelda”.

What Makes You You Makes the Universe: Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger on Quantum Physics, Vedanta, and the Ongoing Mystery of What We Are

"This life of yours which you are living is not merely a piece of the entire existence, but is in a certain sense the whole."

Michigan Arts School Alumni Allege Abuse by Jeffrey Epstein

The previously unreported claims are part of an investigation into a history of sexual misconduct and assault at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

How Rogue Officers Turned a Nationwide Camera Network into a Tool for Stalking

"Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems."

How Podcasts Ruined America . This is an odd claim and...

How Podcasts Ruined America . This is an odd claim and article. No mention of the clear precursors to right-wing podcasts (talk radio, blogs, Twitter) and the general shift towards less accountability for public speech, esp. by conservatives. 🤔

Pilcrow, Dagger, and Octothorp, Oh My!

So, I don’t know what kind of nerd you are, but my brand of nerdiness dovetails neatly with this video about the origins of some of the most common symbols on your keyboard: #, @, &, §, *, ¶, †, and ‡, as well as ☞. The “and” symbol or ampersand does not look like a word, but

Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella & Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and Fields

Ella & Pitr bring eccentric joy to urban spaces. 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 Monumental Joyful Murals by Ella & Pitr Fill Urban Rooftops and

Ellen Pau’s Elegy to a Vanishing Hong Kong

In the video art pioneer's first US exhibition, water’s changing states become a metaphor for the city.

AI Companies Are Pulping Our Humanity

The recent revelation about Anthropic’s systematic digitization and destruction of out-of-print books portends a rapacious future, one where soulless LLMs swell while the shelves starve.

What Climate Science Can Tell Us About the Lost World...

What Climate Science Can Tell Us About the Lost World That Inspired The Odyssey . “A new climate study suggests that centuries of repeated severe drought added to the pressures on that collapsing world.”

This is fun: BoxSquad . Limbs & borders are all draggable.

This is fun: BoxSquad . Limbs & borders are all draggable.

“A Los Angeles Costco parking lot [has] become a...

“A Los Angeles Costco parking lot [has] become a hotspot for skaters over 40. Its long, low curb lets us keep doing tricks on safer, lower-risk terrain […] Curbs represent the twilight of skateboarding, the end being closer than the beginning .” Lovely.

Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda

"I like my work to be open to interpretation," Iwaszkiewicz says. "There's a lot of humor in it, a sense of playfulness, and I never take the world too seriously." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts

How to Live and How to Die

"Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world."

Opportunities in August 2026

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, Jentel Artist Residency, Princeton University, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Does Christopher Nolan Consider Himself a Bard for a Civilization at Dusk?

This 17-minute interview about the Odyssey with Christopher Nolan conducted by philosophy doctoral student Zhong Shu is one of the better ones I’ve seen. The first two questions are: Do you consider yourself a bard for a civilization at dusk? Have you Christianized The

Watch a Monumental Iceberg in Greenland Do a Somersault

On July 25, a mammoth iceberg literally made waves as it flipped over in Disko Bay off the coast of Ilulissat. 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

Google Earth stupidly launched an AI image-gen feature...

Google Earth stupidly launched an AI image-gen feature with no guardrails then put it on pause after a huge outcry. “Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran.”

The Listening Museum : “36 mechanical keyboards...

The Listening Museum : “36 mechanical keyboards and switches, curated and sound-mapped. From IBM Model M (1985) to Topre to thocky modern customs. Click any card, type on your real keyboard, hear it as if it were on your desk.”

Days Disrupted

"Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life."

Ani Liu: eye heart womb

A scientist, artist and mother, Ani Liu contemplates how power and control shape the body in her taboo-breaking artworks - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Will Finally Open

The long-contested museum has an opening date. Plus, V&A Museum workers strike, a Taipei military settlement becomes an artist residency, and a documentary on protest photography.

Who Ya Gonna Call? Scam Busters!

"How a team of sleuths reportedly tracked down the Brad Pitt impersonators who cyber-scammed a middle-aged Frenchwoman out of her life’s savings."

Thucydides the perspicacious

Far from thinking that ‘might makes right’, the great historian’s analysis of war identifies a vice common to all states - by David Polansky & Daniel Schillinger Read on Aeon

Celebrity art

It doesn’t have to be well-crafted, historically important or aesthetically unique. It simply needs to be famous. Celebrity art is famous, with a story and thus emotional resonance. It’s a souvenir for our eyes, a chance to have proximity without ownership. It conflates

Watch the Evolution of Manhattan Unfold in a Timelapse Video, from 1600 to 2026

A Manhattan without skyscrapers sounds difficult, if not impossible, to imagine today. But such a place really did exist, at least up until the turn of the twentieth century. While the title of the very first skyscraper ever built may go to the Home Insurance Building in

Watch David Bowie & Annie Lennox in Rehearsal, Singing “Under Pressure,” with Queen (1992)

It’s common to feel like we know our artists, writers, musicians, actors… we want so badly to touch their lives in some way, as their lives touch ours. This overwhelming desire is responsible for a huge market share of our mass media, from the most tasteless tabloid hit jobs to