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What The Frick Changed?
The Manhattan museum’s Gilded Age mansion reopens next month, bringing its world-famous collection of works by the likes of Vermeer and Rembrandt back on public view.
The “Signalgate” Memes Have Entered the Chat
Users are lampooning government officials’ flippant discussions of a deadly assault with no apparent knowledge of the journalist in the room.
The Making of a Feminist Audio Guide at The Met
Curator Iris Moon knew she wanted to bring the voices of Asian-American women into Monstrous Beauty , and an audio guide provided the perfect platform.
A Group of Friends Walks Into a Mall, and Stays for Four Years
Was it a crime? A prank? A work of art? A new documentary unveils the full story of an artist collective’s secret mall apartment, and other ephemeral actions.
Mexican Artist’s Embroidery Unravels Global Gender Violence Crisis
In a pop-up exhibition in New York City this week, Elina Chauvet bookends Women’s History Month with a crucial call to end the cycle.
Judy Linn Casts a Solitary Eye on the World
Linn’s camera doesn’t register her absence, but rather registers her solitariness from the world in which she is immersed.
Talking a Big Game: The Art of Sports and the Sport of Art
Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian sits down with curator Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher and critic Seph Rodney to discuss the unexpected intersections of art and athletics.
Russian hackers find ways to snoop on Ukrainian Signal accounts. (Hmm, 18...
Russian hackers find ways to snoop on Ukrainian Signal accounts . (Hmm, 18 people in the Yemen bombing chat, some w/ ties to the Kremlin — what are the odds Russia has ongoing, realtime access to US national security comms via Signal linked devices?)
McSweeney’s is documenting the “cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes” of the 2nd...
McSweeney’s is documenting the “cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes” of the 2nd Trump administration . This is a great resource.
World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics (track & field, etc.),...
World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics (track & field, etc.), is introducing “mandatory testing for anyone entering female competitions to verify their biological sex” .
A Nation Deranged
"Matt Eich’s photobook series, 'The Invisible Yoke,' is an exorcism of the country’s demons."
The Harriet Tubman $20 Stamp
Frustrated that the US Treasury Department is walking back plans to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, Dano Wall created a 3D-printed stamp that can be used to transform Jacksons into Tubmans on the twenties in your pocketbook. Here’s a
A judge chastised vandals of a Paddington Bear statue: “His famous label...
A judge chastised vandals of a Paddington Bear statue : “His famous label attached to his duffle coat says ‘please look after this bear’. On the night of the 2nd of March 2025, your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for.” 💬 Join the discussion on
Feral Pigeons and a Feisty Fox Take Top Honors in the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards
From swimming guillemots to sun-dappled Scots pines, the winners of this year's contest celebrate the diversity of Great Britain's animal life. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little
Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down....
Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down . A deep-dive into the Trump administration’s gutting of Social Security (a long-time conservative goal).
The Texas Border Is the New Frontier of Film
"After years of having their stories told by outsiders, locals are fighting back with their own cameras and building much-needed infrastructure. But they need more support."
The Bully Lie
In this episode of This American Life from a few weeks ago, Masha Gessen read an excerpt from their book Surviving Autocracy about the particular kind of lie used by autocrats like Putin and Trump. Lies can serve a number of functions. People lie to deflect, to avoid
Comets, Orbits, and the Mystery We Are: The Enchanted Celestial Mechanics of Australian Artist Shane Drinkwater
“We are bathing in mystery and confusion,” Carl Sagan told his best interviewer. “That will always be our destiny. The universe will always be much richer than our ability to understand it.” We have wielded our tools of reason at the mystery — theorems and telescopes,
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler. This “comical figure” was regularly...
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler . This “comical figure” was regularly ridiculed in the German & international press right up until he became chancellor. It did very little to sway his supporters’ fervor.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal (No Man’s Land) was attacked by a...
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal (No Man’s Land) was attacked by a group of 15 armed Israeli settlers and then arrested by the Israeli army . “They let the settlers attack him and then the army abducted him.”
Delicate Ecosystems Converge in Sonja Peterson’s Intricate Cut Paper Compositions
The Minneapolis-based artist creates sprawling scenes from large, single sheets. 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 Delicate Ecosystems Converge in
The expanding size of American cars over the past few decades is...
The expanding size of American cars over the past few decades is increasing congestion by reducing the vehicle capacity of roadways . SUVs are longer, require more braking distance, and drivers behind them need to leave more space to see around them.
A recent study found that Black Lives Matter protests had a “significant...
A recent study found that Black Lives Matter protests had a “significant and decisive impact” on the 2020 election . “This represents one of the most consequential impacts of a social movement on electoral politics in recent history.”
Requeering Wilde
Oscar Wilde is an icon of gay liberation from secrecy. But his life and his sexuality were not so simple – nor so binary - by Sam Mills Read at Aeon
When The Twilight Zone Imagined Fascism in America in a 1963 Episode Starring Dennis Hopper
Watch through The Twilight Zone, and you’ll find yourself spotting no end of familiar faces: Julie Newmar, Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Montgomery, William Shatner, even Buster Keaton. The 1963 episode “He’s Alive” is at least doubly notable in that respect,
Project ownership (equity and equity)
Since the days of Atari and Apple, the culture of Silicon Valley has been based on the idea of programmers and early employees owning equity in the startups they took a chance on. The media is always happy to write about folks who took a shot on stock options and did very well
NASA Visualizes the Ocean Currents in Motion: A Mesmerizing View of Earth’s Underwater Highways
The mesmerizing video above lets you visualize the ocean currents around the world. Using data from spacecraft, buoys, and other measurements, the visualization shows the ocean in motion, with the currents creating Van Gogh-like swirls around the globe. According to NASA, “the