The Boltzmann Brain Paradox: An Animated Thought Experiment About the Hallucination of Reality
A pleasingly disorienting foray into the fundamental perplexity of life.
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The Story Of Primal Astrology: How One Man Created an Entire Horoscope
“Try telling someone you spent three years working on something ‘mystical’ because you felt a calling to do it. They will look at you like you’re crazy.”
We narrowly avoided a rail strike. Now what?
On Friday, President Biden signed a bill narrowly preventing a rail worker strike. The US economy may be breathing a sigh of relief — such a strike could cost the country $2B+ a …
Media winter is coming
A prerequisite for working in media in the 21st century is tolerance for turmoil: Owners change at the drop of a hat, politicians and CEOs like Elon Musk start fights over …
Can compostable undies prevent waste?
Clothes are often difficult to recycle and fill up landfills because they contain blended fabrics and plastics. Some you can at least donate, repurpose, or swap — but typically …
Why Did Roman Baths Disappear?
New research contests the myth that it was Christianity's opposition to public nudity that led to the decline in large-scale bathing in the late Roman Empire.
The Typography of Change
An exhibition at San Francisco’s Letterform Archive highlights typography’s role in iconic social movements from the 1800s through the present.
Celebrating “Weird” Art in Chicago
Rocks, ducks, and a self-organized survey of Gingham are some of the things to see right now in four Chicago art galleries.
Striking New School Adjuncts Show Up at Trustees’ Homes
Three weeks into their strike, part-time professors are escalating their protests, backed by public figures and disgruntled parents.
The NOW Clock
Based on an illustration she did for a tech blog in 2014, Hallie Bateman is selling the NOW clock , a timepiece that reminds you whatever time it happens to be, it’s also always the present moment. Tags: Hallie Bateman time
Iranian Activists Stage “Die-In” at Met Museum
More than a dozen activists participated in the action, organized by the group Woman Life Freedom NYC.
London Museum Axes 15-Year-Old “Racist” Exhibition
The Wellcome Collection closed the long-term exhibition Medicine Man for concerns of “racism, sexism, and ableism.”
National Museum of Singapore Presents The First Doraemon Exhibition Held Outside of Japan
Contemporary art, original sketches, and more explore how the Japanese character sprung from the pages of a manga and became a global cultural sensation.
Eleven Contemporary Artists Explore the Meaning of Shelter at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
Artists collaborate with nonprofit institutions and field experts to examine historical and contemporary determinants of housing and the feelings of safety and connection integral to places of living.
‘China’s Van Goghs’ Documentary Explores the Industrial Scale of Art in the Village that Paints Thousands of Replicas
In the late 1980s, the village of Dafen in Shenzhen, China—home to a few hundred people—was set on an industrial course that would utterly transform the area. Over the past three decades in what is known as the “ world’s art factory ,” manufacturers have produced thousands of
Love a Good Train Station Mosaic
Dang, look at these new mosaics by Kiki Smith and Yayoi Kusama for Grand Central Madison , the MTA’s newest LIRR station. As a former (and future?) New Yorker, I know a lot of the city’s dwellers appreciate the MTA’s commitment to public art and to mosaics in particular.
Montaigne on How to Succeed at Solitude and His Antidote to the Three Great Fears That Haunt Self-Knowledge
"There are ways of failing in solitude as in society."
20 Iconic Photos of the Climate Crisis
Gabrielle Schwarz at The Guardian has gathered 20 of the most iconic and meaningful photographs of the effects of the climate crisis . Metaphors abound. I think often of Kristi McCluer’s photograph of the golfers casually playing a round in proximity to 2017 Eagle Creek fire in
Aerial Photos Showcase the Annual Flamingo Migration that Transforms India’s Pulicat Lake into a Vibrant Spectacle
Each January, Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu, India, harbors tens of thousands of lanky, pink-feathered birds that gather in the warm waters during their annual migration. Approximately 20 flocks of flamingos land in the region in early November and stay until May, transforming the
The Untold Story of Disco and Its Black, Latino & LGBTQ Roots
As a white Midwestern child of the ‘70s, I received two messages loud and clear: disco was a breathtakingly glamorous, sexy urban scene, and “disco sucks.” Culturally, the latter prevailed. It was the opinion voiced most loudly by the popular boys. Dissenters pushed back at
The temple of knowledge
Imagine growing up in a New York City library, where you could wander the stacks and read late into the night. Ronald did - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Expertise
In a competition between someone who knows the most and someone who is willing to learn the most, the edge usually goes to the curious and empathic professional, not the one who is simply protecting what’s already known.
Why Jorge Luis Borges Hated Soccer: “Soccer is Popular Because Stupidity is Popular”
Image by Grete Stern, via Wikimedia Commons I will admit it: I’m one of those oft-maligned non-sports people who becomes a football (okay, soccer) enthusiast every four years, seduced by the colorful pageantry, cosmopolitan air, nostalgia for a game I played as a kid, and an
Inside the Chaos of Thailand’s Annual Buffet for Monkeys
Once a year, this Thai city holds a lavish feast just for monkeys.