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Lessons From a Children’s Art Teacher
Amy Sherald’s solo show breaks attendance records, remembering artists we lost this week, and an exhibition proves critical theory doesn’t have to be a snore.
The Olympics Are Ditching PFAS Waxes—and the ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers
"After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them."
Subverting hell
In their visions of the underworld Dante and Milton were truly subversive, incorporating predecessors into their own repudiation - by Charlie Ericson Read on Aeon
Tip for tap
There is plenty of unintentional harm in our world. We’ve all been bruised or derailed by someone who had no ill intent. We often respond with intentional harm, to make a point and to teach a lesson. The alternative is clarity. Shared understanding instead of intentional pain.
How This Skyscraper Ruined Paris, and Why They’re Now Trying to Make It Invisible
The playwright Tristan Bernard is said to have eaten lunch at the Eiffel Tower every day, but not because he liked the menu in its café: rather, because it was the only place in Paris with no view of the Eiffel Tower. His view wasn’t wholly eccentric in the decades after its
Long Live the Rom-Com
Love, Actually, Never Died: A reading list on the evolution of the romantic comedy.
Watch All of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Performed on Original Baroque Instruments
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons reigns as one of the world’s most recognizable early 18th-century pieces, thanks to its frequent appearances in films and television commercials. Upon its debut in 1725, The Four Seasons stunned listeners by telling a story without the help of
Why You
A self is a story of why you are you — a selective retelling of the myriad chance events between the birth of the universe and this moment: atoms bonding one way and not another, parents bonding with one partner and not another, values binding you to one culture and not
Darwin’s Greatest Regret and His Deathbed Reflection on What Makes Life Worth Living
"If I had to live my life again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week."
The Art of Solitude: Buddhist Scholar and Teacher Stephen Batchelor on Contemplative Practice and Creativity
"Here lies the paradox of solitude. Look long and hard enough at yourself in isolation and suddenly you will see the rest of humanity staring back."
Amy Sherald’s Show Sets Visitor Record at Baltimore Museum of Art
The museum became a venue for “American Sublime” after Sherald withdrew her exhibition from the Smithsonian, citing censorship concerns.
Teaching Children Taught Me How to Be an Artist
My young students reminded me that my entire body is an extension of my art and making.
Recently Discovered: an NYC Underground Railroad Stop
The Merchant’s House Museum was NYC’s first landmarked building, but until this year, the function of a small hidden passageway in the house was unknown. When historians and preservationists examined it in detail, they found that it was built by the first owner of the house,
Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
His experimental photo-sculptures and inventive portraits of artists like Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha pushed the boundaries of photography.
Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?
Paddy Johnson explains how to make it in the art market without selling your soul.
AI Is Getting Scary Good at Making Predictions ....
AI Is Getting Scary Good at Making Predictions . “From this point on, for as long as we exist, we might be asking AIs what comes next. We won’t always understand how they arrived at their predictions.”
Along the Mississippi River, ‘Water | Craft’ Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology
Amid the ongoing climate crisis, how do artists express concerns about water and the environment? 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 Along the
Remembering Ted Berger, Christopher White, and Hudson Talbott
This week, we honor a devoted patron of the arts, the director of the Ashmolean, and a beloved children’s book illustrator.
Debra Wimpfheimer Named Executive Director of Queens Museum
The Queens native, who succeeds Sally Tallant, has held senior roles at the institution for over two decades.
Zoning Out Is Good For You
Sleeping cleans your brain . Research suggests that zoning out, daydreaming, and being bored can perform a similar function without the need for deep sleep. So put down that phone occasionally and let your brain chill for a bit. Tags: neuroscience · science · sleep · video
In case you didn’t realize, ICE is still...
In case you didn’t realize, ICE is still terrorizing communities, kidnapping people off the streets, and destroying property in Minnesota . “The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance.”
Fontemon is the world’s first video game in a...
Fontemon is the world’s first video game in a font. “The entire game is enclosed in fontemon.otf, no javascript, no html, all font.”
Minimal Shapes Layer into Dynamic, Abstracted Murals by James Reka
Whether working in the studio or street, James Reka gravitates for vivid abstraction. 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 Minimal Shapes Layer into
The GOP goal of destroying the post office is coming...
The GOP goal of destroying the post office is coming along: the USPS is now so unreliable that newspaper delivery is delayed across the country . (My mail delivery is currently one bundle every week or two.)
Phantom Pains
"These losses—my limb, my students’ hopes, Thoreau’s mammals, the wings falling from our skies—they are not all that distinct from one another. They can’t be, because all of us, all of the material world, we are one and the same thing."
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes’ Sculptures
"The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7
To the Old Man in the Cowboy Costume
"All the parts about me that I hate the most, I got from you. All the parts I love the most, too."
Some Site Goings-On
Hey gang. I took a couple of days off at the beginning of the week to visit some colleges with my daughter. She found a potential contender, one that was just fine, and a school that isn’t going to work for her — we both independently zoned out listening to the presentation
A Surprisingly Enjoyable Show About Critical Theory
An exhibition about the influence of French critical theory on American art finds inspiration in diasporic thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire.
Edward Abbey on How to Live and How to Die
The summer after graduating high school, knowing he would face conscription into the military as soon as his eighteenth birthday arrived, Edward Abbey (January 29, 1927–March 14, 1989) set out to get to know the land he was being asked to die for. He hitchhiked and hopped
Everyone’s living a life you know nothing about ....
Everyone’s living a life you know nothing about . Be kind.
Naoto Nakagawa 2026 Is on View at KAPOW
The Lower East Side gallery presents new works by an artist who has shown in major US museums since the 1960s. The exhibition is open through February 22.
“We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals...
“We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance .”
Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
"To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart — that’s what life is all about, that's its task."
A recommendation for a recent episode of the Heavyweight...
A recommendation for a recent episode of the Heavyweight podcast on the Trump regime’s occupation of Minneapolis .
Blaise Pascal on the Intuitive vs. the Logical Mind and How We Come to Know Truth
"The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know..."
TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It’s Fueling a Global Black Market.
"A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals a web of poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird."
Wildlife Attacks and Strange Animal Behavior—Fake Images Spark Conservation Concerns
"AI-generated images pose a direct threat to conservation efforts by distorting public perceptions of wildlife."