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Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits
The MFA in Boston is putting on an exhibition this spring and summer called Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) once wrote, “What I’m most passionate...
From Teen Vogue, a profile of Vivian Jenna Wilson. “She barely thinks...
From Teen Vogue, a profile of Vivian Jenna Wilson. “She barely thinks about her father [Elon Musk]. ‘I’m not giving anyone that space in my mind. The only thing that...
It Is Now or It Is Never
There’s a letter at the end of this post that’s very much worth the read, but I have to explain some context first because otherwise it won’t make any sense....
Severance has been renewed for a third season. “Stiller said ‘the plan...
Severance has been renewed for a third season. “Stiller said ‘the plan is not’ to have fans wait three years for the next season’s release.” 💬 Join the discussion on...
More online showings of Eno coming up (March 27-30). “You must be...
More online showings of Eno coming up (March 27-30). “You must be watching on the date and time specified for each livestream. There is no delayed viewing. These versions of...
The editor in chief at Science: I Was Diagnosed With Autism at...
The editor in chief at Science: I Was Diagnosed With Autism at 53. I Know Why Rates Are Rising. “The rise in diagnoses is the result of greater awareness, better...
What is the opposite of fascism? Living freely, colorfully, openly. Humanizing. Connecting...
What is the opposite of fascism? Living freely, colorfully, openly. Humanizing. Connecting with others. Gathering. Hoping. Following your dreams. Communing. Nurturing. Refusing despair. Laughing loudly.
Coco 2? Pixar will produce a sequel to Coco, set to come...
Coco 2? Pixar will produce a sequel to Coco, set to come out in 2029. It joins Incredibles 3 and Toy Story 5 in development at the studio. 💬 Join...
New issue of The HTML Review, “an annual journal of literature made...
New issue of The HTML Review, “an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web”. Love the TOC interface — the web can still be fun! 💬 Join...
Sally Rooney on Snooker and the Mystery of Athletic Genius
Writing for the New York Review (archive), Sally Rooney profiles “genius” snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan. But much of the piece is spent on the mystery of how O’Sullivan and other...
Shopping for Superman
Here’s the trailer for Shopping for Superman, a crowdfunded documentary on the 50-year history of local comic book stores — as well as their shaky future. Shopping for Superman, guides...
Ha, Improved Relative Time lets you ditch BC and AD for designations...
Ha, Improved Relative Time lets you ditch BC and AD for designations like ABW (After Barbed Wire), BHCS (Before High Carbon Steel), AIP (After iPhone), and ASCR (After Supersonic Combusting...
Beautiful Public Data posts about the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during...
Beautiful Public Data posts about the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII using historical documents from the Library of Congress & National Archives, including photos by Ansel Adams and...
What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America’s unbeautiful suburban...
What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America’s unbeautiful suburban sprawl. “Somewhere along the line, the American Dream became to live alone, surrounded by all of this, rather...
A History Professor Answers Questions About Dictators
In this video for Wired, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who studies fascism & authoritarianism, answers questions from the internet about dictators. Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to...
The Sticker Box and the Woodstock Message Tree. “What makes this sticker-covered...
The Sticker Box and the Woodstock Message Tree. “What makes this sticker-covered electrical box even more interesting is its location. It sits right across the road from the former site...
“Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably...
“Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won’t magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important.”
We might get to see Coyote vs. Acme after all…Warner Bros. is...
We might get to see Coyote vs. Acme after all…Warner Bros. is in the process of selling it. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
On Edward Gorey’s Great Simple Theory About Art “Anything that is art…is...
On Edward Gorey’s Great Simple Theory About Art “Anything that is art…is presumably about some certain thing, but is really always about something else, and it’s no good having one...
A UN World Meteorological Organization report “lists 151 unprecedented extreme weather events...
A UN World Meteorological Organization report “lists 151 unprecedented extreme weather events in 2024, meaning they were worse than any ever recorded in the region.” Heat, floods, storms — all...