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Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale
I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, Rachel Moore had a close encounter with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye. Moore wrote of the experience: This moment of eye contact was beyond my wildest dreams.
Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–US Border
Works by five Indigenous artists respond to the legacy of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857–62) in this exhibition at The Reach. On view through May 30.
Contrast Reigns in Austn Fischer’s Conspicuous Black-and-White Photos
Austn Fischer's work harnesses an exuberant sense of play, utilizing fashion and style to explore identity. 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
What Happens When a Globalized World Collapses: Archaeologist Eric Cline Explains How Bronze Age Civilizations Adapted, Survived or Vanished
We live, as we’re often told, in the era of globalization. In fact, we’ve been told it so often over the past few decades that it now hardly seems like an observation worth making. But however thoroughly our era is defined by connections between far-flung nations, societies,
Venice Biennale Awards Jury Won’t Consider Russia and Israel
The women-led jury said it will omit nations whose leaders are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.
Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s....
Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s. “A century ago, new technology and mobility reshaped what it meant to be young, linking rural life more closely to the city.”
Peak Cherry Blossoms
I got the chance to go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic contrast, and made
Azerbaijan Destroys Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Artsakh
Satellite imagery confirms that the regime demolished the church in Artsakh’s former capital city of Stepanakert.
If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it...
If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it doesn’t actually look that promising . “Surfing on Titan would likely be a surreal, slow-motion, and tenebrous experience.” Or there’s also a planet with a sulfuric acid ocean?
Water Samples from Around the World Melt into Dima Rebus’ Dreamy Paintings
The London-based artist incorporates water samples collected from strangers around the globe. 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 Water Samples from
Marianne Moore on the There Elements of Persuasive Writing
Several years ago, rummaging through the archives of the Academy of American Poets, I came upon a box labeled “Ballots 1950” — the record of the secret vote by the chancellors the year the Academy’s prestigious fellowship was awarded to E.E. Cummings, catapulting him into
Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy
On a recent mini-episode of the Becoming the People podcast , Prentis Hemphill talked about traitors to the patriarchy. Here’s a short excerpt : I only want to spend time with men who are traitors to that project, the project of patriarchy and patriarchal violence. I want to
I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of...
I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of Shakespeare’s plays ranked . Romeo & Juliet didn’t crack the top 20 but Macbeth, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night made the top 5. Worth it for the old photos of productions feat. Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Brian Cox…
Thousands of Strips of Silk Undulate in Kenny Nguyen’s ‘Deconstructed Paintings’
The North Carolina-based artist draws on his Vietnamese heritage and his background in fashion design. 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 Thousands of
Life invisible
In the Atacama Desert, scientists race to find novel cures for antibiotic-resistant infections, as mining interests encroach - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Can Art Feel?
The thorny relationship between art and personhood, Hans Holbein painted the human like no one else, the National Gallery of Art receives $116M, and horses, horses, horses.
No nature without fear
Aldo Leopold saw this in the eyes of a dying wolf: when we no longer fear nature, we are on the road to its destruction - by Shawn Simpson Read on Aeon
Consumers outnumber producers
New technology often upends the careers of experienced professionals. When the Mac offered typesetting to the masses, typographers were incensed. They had grown up with lead or photo composition, they understood why it was called a ‘case’ and they knew how to kern. The
Hear Classical Music Composed by Friedrich Nietzsche
A philosopher perhaps more widely known for his prodigious mustache than for the varieties of his thought, Friedrich Nietzsche often seems to be misread more than read. Even someone like Michel Foucault could gloss over a crucial fact about Nietzsche’s body of work: Foucault
“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing...
“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work. Read the book, not the summary. Write the piece, not the prompt. Suffer like the artist you are . It ain’t easy, but if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”
Hans Holbein Painted the Human
He surpassed all of his colleagues in the sheer depth, visceral intimacy, and empathy conveyed in his renderings of nobles, aristocrats, and thinkers.
This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players
Sony’s AI division has designed a robot that can beat elite human players at table tennis . From the paper : Evaluated in matches against elite and professional players under official competition rules, Ace achieved several victories and demonstrated consistent returns of
My Absolutely Chaotic Adventures at Sea During the Summer of 1984
"When we were offered jobs as deckhands, we jumped at the chance, naïve to the risks of the open sea."
I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is...
I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing an adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew , one of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Filming has wrapped and it’s out in theaters on Nov 26.
Remembering Desmond Morris, James Hayward, and Flo Oy Wong
This week, we honor a surrealist and zoologist, a monochrome abstractionist, and a pillar of Oakland’s Chinatown.
Can an Artwork Have Personhood?
Many of us yearn for intimate, almost human interactions with art objects. But the risks might outweigh the rewards.
Historic $116M Gift Endows Lending Program at National Gallery of Art
The initiative reached an estimated 900,000 visitors across 10 institutions in the United States during its pilot year.
