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Jimothy, Meme and Muse
Artists share tributes to the beloved raccoon, plus Sabri Sundos’s odes to Palestinian diaspora and memory.
Accidental Historian
"With little fanfare, Ray Di Pietro has attracted tens of thousands of devotees. His images are artfully composed, spontaneous, honest, and, well, kind."
State champs
Compared to what? 98% of the time, the state champ loses at nationals. Every billionaire but one isn’t the richest person in the world. Only one of the 300 people who direct a feature film each year will win an Academy Award. And only one public company has the greatest share
Jimi Hendrix Plays “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” for The Beatles, Just Three Days After the Album’s Release (1967)
There are many ways to celebrate a new album from a band you admire. You can have a listening party alone. You can have a listening party with friends. You can learn the title track in a couple of days and play it onstage while the band you admire sits in the audience. That
Sabri Sundos Faces Catastrophe With Flowers
“I am obsessed with autonomy and movement,” the Palestinian-American artist tells Hyperallergic in an interview.
Elephants May Hear Ground Vibrations Through Their...
Elephants May Hear Ground Vibrations Through Their Bones, Helping Them to Communicate Over 6 Miles . “Studying elephant hearing isn’t as simple as asking an elephant to wear headphones…”
How Jimothy the Raccoon Became a Hero of the Misfits
The short-spined Seattle animal with an unfettered spirit has been honored in fan art, tattoos, and murals.
SVA Grads Make Art out of History’s Rubble
The Art Practice MFA thesis exhibition rewrites what came before, pushing back against harmful systems and inventing better ways of living together.
Vertical Panoramas of Churches
From photographer Richard Silver, vertical panoramic photos of churches that emphasize their often incredible ceilings. (via ignant ) [This is a vintage post originally from Oct 2015.] Tags: architecture · photography · religion · Richard Silver · timeless posts
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying...
I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era. “It is a future in which other nations or leaders may have an incentive to pursue genocidal policies knowing they will not only get away with murder but may even benefit from it.”
What to Read & Listen to After Seeing The Odyssey
I’m currently doing the thing I do after seeing a movie ( The Odyssey ) I really enjoyed or found interesting: digging into related media. Yesterday I had an hour in the car, so I listened to this episode of The Daily podcast with Madeline Miller and Emily Wilson . I think
Pittsburgh’s Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of Color
'Geometry of Play' comprises murals across three pickleball courts, marking the first artist-designed versions in the country. 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 trailer for Behemoth! , a forthcoming film written...
The trailer for Behemoth! , a forthcoming film written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Andor) and starring Pedro Pascal & Olivia Wilde. Great trailer: it pulls you in without revealing anything about the plot.
Helen Levitt Captured the Poetry of New York City
A new survey publication serves as a testament to the photographer’s belief that the city’s working-class communities of color possessed a beauty and drama all their own.
The Art Institute of Chicago to Cut Its Entire Custodial Staff
The museum's union called the plan to outsource in-house custodial work to a third-party vendor a "devastating and unconscionable injustice."
The Art Institute of Chicago Cuts Its Entire Custodial Staff
The museum's union called the plan to outsource in-house custodial work to a third-party vendor a "devastating and unconscionable injustice."
On the use of AI for creative work (type design in this...
On the use of AI for creative work (type design in this case). “A tool that shields us from the friction of the work is compelling, but if we don’t experience the friction, we will never change the work.”
Hell and High Water
A memorial statue of Charlie Kirk might be coming to Times Square, Trevor Winkfield’s artificial worlds, and a beer with painter Keltie Ferris.
“No CGI” Is Really Just Invisible CGI
Mission Impossible. Oppenheimer. F1. The Odyssey. Top Gun: Maverick. Mad Max: Fury Road. Inception. Dune. Filmmakers and studios who make movies like these love to emphasize their heavy use of practical effects, i.e. real cars jumping real bridges or real people hanging off of
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring s.e. smith
The All My Dead Cats and Other Losses author and Flytrap co-founder on grief, breaking and fixing things, and Alice Wong.
The Rise of the Corporate Rave
"The once underground and countercultural 'rave' has fully spread to the mainstream in the form of themed pop-ups and sponsored parties. For newbies, it can be a sanitized gateway into electronic music. For true ravers, it’s more complicated."
The official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday . They’ve...
The official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday . They’ve gotten (some of) the band back together — perhaps this will be a return to form for Marvel?
Los Angeles Public Library Unveils the World’s Largest Pop-Up Book
"Luceros y Penumbres," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery. 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
New lecture series from authoritarianism scholar Timothy...
New lecture series from authoritarianism scholar Timothy Snyder: Hitler and Stalin Today . “The course begins with the colonial background that made totalitarianism possible, and which remains an essential element of our politics now.”
The Bone Rush
"Dinosaurs have become an asset class for billionaires. And the market is about as orderly and genteel as a starving T. rex."
Idaho Pushed Anti-Trans Laws for Years. Then a Teen Died.
"The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America."