The Yarddogs of Northwest Arkansas
"What is never discussed in all of this hand-wringing is the fact that those dogs and their owners likely far predate the people riding their bikes here."
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Lush Foliage Permeates Xanthe Burdett’s Delicate Portraiture
For Xanthe Burdett, the boundary between humans and nature is thin, malleable, and always in flux. 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 Lush Foliage
Artist Elizabeth Peyton Sued Over Painting of Oasis Brothers
Photographer Justin Thomas accused the artist of copyright infringement on his 1995 photograph of British musicians Liam and Noel Gallagher.
Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Recruited by Russia to Spy on Artists
Margarita Konovalova, who performed in the collective under the alias Rita Flores, fled Russia earlier this month with the help of her lawyer.
Major Exhibition of Pompeii Treasures Will Make Its US Debut
Over 160 artifacts from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples are headed to the Dallas Museum of Art in December.
Mischievous Cats Rule in Minyoung Kim’s Affectionately Quirky Paintings
When it comes to felines, the artist revels in "the contrast between how ordinary and how weird they are." 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
Decoding the Mystery of Intuition: AI Prophet Margaret Boden on the Three Elements of Creativity
“The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do [only] whatever we know how to order it to perform,” Ada Lovelace inveighed upon composing the world’s first algorithm for the world’s first computer. Meanwhile, she was reckoning with the
Can We Stop Calling South Asian Painting "Miniature"?
A book on 18th-century Pahari painting warns against thinking of these works as “miniatures,” a Western term, instead illuminating the artistic collaboration and ways of life at their heart.
Remembering Marijke De Roover, Sliman Mansour, and Fabrizio Plessi
This week, we honor a feminist Belgian performance artist, an icon of Palestinian liberation, and an Italian video art pioneer.
Mitchell Johnson: "Twenty-One Years in Truro (Selected Paintings 1988–2026)"
The artist's sixth solo exhibition at Castle Hill will open to the public on September 8, 2026.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Whittles More than 65,000 Entries to the Top 100
The prestigious contest showcases the world's diverse creatures and their habitats. 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 Wildlife Photographer of the
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive
"Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks."
The Sound of Your Voice
"The fact that I had song ideas, let alone a place where I was saving them, was significant. It had been 15 years since I’d last released an album."
Artist's Device Slows Down Citi Bikes in Less Affordable Neighborhoods
Justin Blinder's latest project examines New York City’s affordability crisis and makes the disparities felt on a physical level.
Dolphins and Other Lovers
"The Andoque of the Amazon know what we have forgotten: the forest’s most beautiful creatures are also its most dangerous."
Goodbye, Dolly, Artists Love You
From the heart-wrenching dulcet tones of "Jolene" to the boppy proletarianism of “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton has given us a soundtrack for every possible stage of life.
Hiding out
It might be at school, at work or at home. Hunkering down, hoping we won’t get noticed. A safe spot, worth concealing. The problem with hiding out from responsibility or change is that we’re also hiding from time. But time always finds us.
Why Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphics Is Easier Than You Think
We’ve featured Egyptologist Ilona Regulski here on Open Culture a few times before. Once, she explained how to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs; another time, she told us what the Rosetta Stone actually says. It was, perhaps, inevitable that she would cross paths with Rob
Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Slowed Down to 33 RPM Sounds Great and Takes on New, Unexpected Meanings (RIP)
Note: We were sad to see the news that Dolly Parton passed away. Today we are bringing back one of our favorite Dolly Parton posts. She will be missed. The Walrus is… Dolly Parton? Not every record yields gold when played backwards or spun more slowly than recommended, but a 45
Uncoding Creativity in the Age of AI: What Makes a Great Poem, What Makes a Great Storyteller, and What Makes Great Person
I once asked ChatGPT to write a poem about a total solar eclipse in the style of Walt Whitman. It returned a dozen couplets of cliches that touched nothing, changed nothing in me. The AI had the whole of the English language at its disposal — a lexicon surely manyfold the
Leonard Cohen on the Antidote to Anger and the Meaning of Resistance
One of the commonest and most corrosive human reflexes is to react to helplessness with anger. We do it in our personal lives and we do it in our political lives. We are living through a time of uncommon helplessness and uncertainty, touching every aspect of our lives, and in
Dolly Parton and Kermit the Frog Sing Everyday People (1987)
On the fifth episode of her late 80s variety show Dolly, Dolly Parton was joined by Kermit the Frog for a lovely rendition of Sly and the Family Stone’s 1968 hit Everyday People. You can also watch the clip on Instagram and Reddit . The full episode, which features special
Famed “Portrait of Omai” Will Go on View at LA’s Getty Museum
The Sir Joshua Reynolds painting, acquired in a joint deal by the Getty and the National Portrait Gallery in London after a heated controversy, will be on display starting September 14.
How to Delight in Your Days: Poet and Gardener Ross Gay’s Yearlong Experiment in Willful Gladness
"The more you study delight, the more delight there is to study... I felt my life to be more full of delight. Not without sorrow or fear or pain or loss. But more full of delight."