A Fresh View In May (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine — Let’s welcome May with a new collection of desktop wallpapers! Following our monthly tradition, the wallpapers were created by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!
Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s Fragments of Home — His fractured portraits at the National Public Housing Museum reckon with memory, family, and a childhood shaped by Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.
A Spectre is Haunting Unicode — In 1978 Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established the encoding that would later be known as JIS X 0208, which still serves as an important reference for all Japanese encodings. However, after the JIS standard was released people…
Beer With a Painter: Samia Halaby — At her longtime studio in Tribeca, the Palestinian-American painter discussed her experimentation with color and how she “accidentally stepped into abstraction.”
Best Illusion of the Year Contest - Best Illusion of the Year Contest — Support the contest! The Contest relies on your donations Post your ad here About the Contest The Best Illusion of the YearSM Contest is a celebration of illusions and perception, created by the ingenuity of
Digital Printing of Arabic: explaining the problem — Representing Arabic script on a computer has been problematic from the very beginning. In this series, we shall explore some of the solutions offered. First, we need to understand what is so proble…
New York Gallery Lyles & King to Close After 11 Years — The gallery became known for championing the careers of Mira Schor, Chris Hood, Philip Birch, and Davina Semo, among others.
Every Dog Has Its Artist — A compassionate new book explores how canine companions across Western art history break down the emotional boundaries between species.
Simone Forti in Her Own Words — A never-before-published interview with the late performance artist, police arrest anti-ICE protesters in DC, and an artist’s scented toilets for Frieze London.
watched someone paint the same corner of their studio wall for three months. turned out they were testing paint colors to see which one made the shadows look less lonely
Ethereal Kites by Hai-Wen Lin Transform into Elegant Garments and Sculptures — Hai-Wen Lin makes kites "that speak the language of clothing," blurring definitions of craft, art, garments, and acts of play.
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'I am a woman in a man's rubbish world' — A woman who runs a waste collection firm says she was warned not to get involved in the industry.
Required Reading — This week: the Obama Center opens in Chicago, painting with Urdu script, glamour as protest, the woman who popularized astrology, an artist’s ode to pigeons, and more.
Main Page — The place full of art where it gains the voice it deserves. We present art history in the most compelling and inspiring way.
In a New 223-Megapixel Image, NASA Captures 16.5 Million Stars of the Cigar Galaxy — Captured by Webb’s NIRCam across 65 hours, the enormous image features the dense Messier 82 galaxy 12 million light-years away.
Puppet Center in Alcorcón, Spain — <p><img alt="" data-width="1600" data-height="1200" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/WWjH_aDagqerS-LxBqpnftfMjbrhO8CBYEvcDEpJjCg/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmN…
Investors See 10-Year Treasury Yields at 5% Hurting EM Asia Debt — Global funds see any rise in Treasury 10-year yields toward 5% spurring outflows from emerging Asian bonds, as higher rates in the US will prompt investors to favor dollar assets over regional debt.
UAE to Complete New Hormuz-Bypass Oil Pipeline by 2027 — The United Arab Emirates is building a new pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and plans to have it in operation by 2027.
Remembering Rune Mields, Onai Quiñonez, and Song Burnsoo — This week, we honor a German artist who plumbed the depths of geometry, a Venezuelan painter, and a Korean museum director and printmaker.
Eric Carle Museum Workers Push for Union Vote — Employees at the Massachusetts museum established by the children’s book artist behind “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” cited poor working conditions and under-staffing in a statement.
Required Reading — This week: Nancy Spero’s pro-choice art, Valentina Di Liscia on “Casa Cueva,” Brooklyn’s smallest museum, Jamaica Kincaid’s eyebrows, Israeli cuisine and Palestinian erasure, and more.
Two workers who died in quake-hit Japan mall were sent in to get cash — A Japanese company has admitted that two workers, who died in a shopping mall explosion following powerful earthquake.
Gaia Sleeps Amid Sarah Eberle's Award-Winning Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — A team of artists and artisans created the snoozing figure from a fallen tree, willow branches, and stone.
Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 — Featuring live presentations, this exhibition grounds performance as the foundation of contemporary Native Art. On view at SITE Santa Fe June 5–September 7, 2026.
Heatwaves in France Damage Beloved Flowers at Monet’s Gardens — Gardeners at the painter’s home and garden in Giverny said that nasturtiums will have to be replanted for next year’s bloom.
WOFF 1.0: a milestone on W3C’s journey of fonts on the web — The anniversary of the first public release of Web Open Font Format (WOFF) is a very interesting historical milestone on the decades-long road of W3C’s work on fonts on the web.
Google Arts & Culture — Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.
My Favorite Airbnb: A Gorgeous Family Villa on a Special Stretch of the Algarve — A Belle Époque–style home where local influences and geometric architecture meet the picturesque Portuguese coastline.
Jets RB Hall expected to miss 2-3 weeks, be ready for opener — Jets starting running back Breece Hall is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a groin strain, head coach Aaron Glenn said Tuesday
Why I don't recommend Tailwind CSS | Andros Fenollosa — Tailwind CSS is a very popular CSS framework among web developers. With no prior graphic design knowledge, it solves the standardization of spacing, c
Perseus Digital Library — Greek and Roman texts and tools.
Printing Gaussian Splats | Dany Bittel — A while ago Teng Xu from crysta.ai contacted me and offered to print one of my insects as a present. Ever since I'm fascinated by the proces
Venetian Bridge Brawls in 17th and 18th Century Art — Artworks from an era when Venetians brawled on bridges.
The Amazon tax — It’s not technically a tax. Taxes produce valuable public benefits, like medical research and parks. This is simply legal theft. Amazon makes nearly a billion dollars in profit from search ad…
Watch Slayyyter Cover Hole’s “Violet” — A rendition so good Courtney Love offered to come work for her
Tate Names Dia Leader Jessica Morgan as Next Director — The British curator will return to London to helm the museum network beginning next year.
Bernie Sanders, AOC join marchers in Washington to ‘defend the vote’ — Thousands of people marched on Washington DC, invoking Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 63rd anniversary.
The Hudson River School’s Missive — A visit to Akira Ikezoe’s studio, and contemporary artists’ takes on Lady Liberty.
Health, Technology, Art, and Design Intersect at UC Davis Graduate Showcase — On view at the Manetti Shrem Museum through June 20, the multidisciplinary exhibition features projects by 20 arts graduate students.
New School Lays Off Nearly 90 People, Dealing Blow to Humanities — The Manhattan institution cut 19 faculty members and 68 staffers amid mounting financial deficits and declining enrollment.
Andrew Salgado's Gestural Still Lifes Pulse with Energy — A largely figurative painter with a penchant for literary citation, Andrew Salgado turns his attention to the still life.
Israel Incensed as UNESCO Adds Lebanese and West Bank Sites to World Heritage List — The Mount Amel Castles and the archaeological ruins of Sebastia are among six new heritage sites considered to be in danger.
'I've cried non-stop' - Ditcheva breaks both hands again — Dakota Ditcheva says she broke both of her hands during the win over Denise Kielholtz - months after recovering from similar injuries.
The 4 Best Monitor Arms to Clear Up Your Desk Space (2026) — Your desk setup needs a monitor arm, and I’ve been testing every one I can get my hands on to find the best.
Listening to Our Queer & Trans Elders — We kick off our Pride Month series with painter Jamie Nares. Plus, a sports betting company makes its first foray into the art market.
Scanning for Pangram errors — I scanned over 2 million words into Pangram looking for false positives
Artists Reclaim Lady Liberty — Aruna D’Souza on the iconic monument as a tool of political expression and Ed Simon on the allure and anxiety of the Hudson River School.
Hell and High Water — A memorial statue of Charlie Kirk might be coming to Times Square, Trevor Winkfield’s artificial worlds, and a beer with painter Keltie Ferris.
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Retail Traders Chase Shiny Objects But Refuse to Bet on S&P 500 — Retail traders, some of the staunchest supporters of the stock market this decade, are showing signs of waning conviction.
The hardest working font in Manhattan — A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
It's Art-World Summer in NYC — Celebrate with a visit to Betye Saar's doll collection and Roberto Lugo's ode to Puerto Rico.
15 Artists Named 2026 Joan Mitchell Fellows — Each recipient will receive $60,000 in unrestricted funding distributed over five years, in the spirit of the namesake abstract painter’s commitment to “aid and assist” artists.
Artist’s Planned Monument to Charlie Kirk Gets Trolled Online — “God gave me permission,” Sergio Furnani, the NYC sculptor behind the design, told Hyperallergic about his unsanctioned and widely decried work.
No.1-ranked '28 player Williams will reclassify into 2027 class — A.J. Williams, the No.1-ranked player in the class of 2028, plans to reclassify into the 2027 class, he told ESPN.
An Interactive Sculpture by Wade and Leta Celebrates the Sun-Bleached Australian Landscape — In Sydney's Circular Quay, a kinetic installation by Brooklyn-based artists Wade and Leta spins, twirls, and totters.
US consumer inflation slows in July as energy prices briefly retreat — Energy prices declined 1.5 percent in July but remain 14.7 percent higher compared with a year ago.
TypeStax: A type scale generator that feels like vintage audio hardware — Build harmonious type scales on a skeuomorphic analog control panel. Per-element editing, Google Fonts, live previews, and Figma export.
An Artist Reimagines Frieze London's Loos — Gray Wielebinski's scented artworks for the fair's bathrooms, Michelle Grabner’s gift to a Wisconsin museum, Gagosian's real estate footprint shrinks, and other news in Art Movements.