This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation . The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Wide, impasto layers of oil paint cloak Li Songsong's canvases, creating a cacophony of color and texture. 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 Layers
The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition . The almanac dates back to 1818. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, started in 1792, is still going.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Arghavan Khosravi makes an inward turn in her new body of work. 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 Radiant Sculptures by Arghavan Khosravi Meditate on
This seems promising : researchers have demonstrated that a “nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price - by Gilly Kahn Read on Aeon
I’m not sure this is the right word for it, but we certainly need one. Not ‘entrepreneurship’ which is a distinct skill. That term is usually reserved for people who start at zero and get to one, and mostly for people who operate in small businesses creating financial value
This week we are celebrating stories from Anya Groner; Kiese Laymon; Brittany Wallman, Aaron Leibowitz, Shradha Dinesh, Susan Merriam, Daniel Rivero, and Joshua Ceballos; Jennifer Justus; and Robert Rubsam. Sorry, this post is only available to Longreads members. To become a
Everyone in ancient Rome wore togas, surrounded themselves with pure-white marble statues, bayed for blood as gladiators fought to the death in the Colosseum, programmatically imitated the Greeks, and, after each and every debaucherous feast, excused themselves to the
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An exhibition in Los Angeles pairing decommissioned public Confederate statues with contemporary art captures America’s shifting political terrain.
The outgoing mayor’s move to grant the Elizabeth Street Garden new parkland designation could throw a wrench in plans to use the plot for affordable housing.
Máret Ánne Sara contends that the destruction of Samí lands foreshadows similar threats to more temperate regions and calls for alternative frameworks of knowledge.
A photo book documenting the late artist’s colorful, cluttered studio shows an amalgamation of decades’ worth of inspiration.
The institution’s 21 museums will slowly begin welcoming visitors along with the National Gallery of Art.
“Everything is where I know it should be, with me included in it.”
Emerging artists have the unique opportunity to spend three tuition-waived years honing their craft in state-of-the-art facilities.
Work by the Bay Area artist is on view in Menlo Park, California, through December 20.
You know that moment late into the night when the body, famished for rest, is kidnapped from the land of sleep by a mind aflame with rumination, paging through the ledger of regrets — the message you shouldn’t have sent, the hand you should have raised, the kindness you