Exclusive: How Jay-Z Pulled Off a Surprise-Filled Show During New York’s Wildest Summer — Summer 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Jay-Z’s debut Reasonable Doubt. To honor it, he put on a massive concert at Yankee Stadium—complete with performances from Beyoncé, Nas, and…
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes' Sculptures — "The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says.
Vibrant Folded Canvases Form Garment-Like Sculptures by Susan Maddux — Susan Maddux often stacks the bunches of painted, folded canvases several feet high, mirroring human proportions.
Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 — The small plane was flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it crashed, according to local reports.
‘Essex Boys’ Oil Traders Make Charity Offer to End UK Regulatory Probe — A group of British commodity day traders have offered to donate £1 million ($1.3 million) to charity to close a UK competition probe that looked at whether the sharing of potentially sensitive information…
Connecticut’s Artists Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight — The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's inaugural decennial exhibition showcases works by 40 artists in the state, all made in the last decade.
this graphic novel is literally just sequential stills from a security camera watching a guy decide whether to text his ex for three hours
This comic artist draws the same panel over 100 times to show how their style changed in one year. By month six you can barely recognize their own handwriting.
iPhone 17 topped worldwide smartphone sales during Q2 - 9to5Mac — Counterpoint Research says Apple once again secured five spots among the world’s 10 best-selling smartphones during the second quarter of 2026.
Knicks, Tribeca, Pride! — We started our series of interviews with queer and trans elders, and the Guggenheim kicks off its World Cup screenings.
The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb from Weirdo #17 | Philip K. Dick — I have added a link to a .cbr file (Comic Book Archive) to download and read on your electronic device if that would be easier for your enjoyment of the story. The Religious Experience of…
Sources: Lakers' Reaves intends to sign 4-year, $185M extension — Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a 4-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.
The Private Worlds of Charlotte Brontë and Octavia E. Butler — Behind The Huntington Library’s glass cases, the layers of motherhood, career, friendship, family, and loss are revealed in personal objects.
Ancient Origins | Latest Archaeology & Ancient Discoveries — The mysteries of the past.
The Library of Congress digitized 150,000+ comic pages and made them searchable by panel. You can actually find every appearance of a character across decades.
Trump’s Unhinged Attacks on the Smithsonian — The White House accuses the public institution of “extreme activism”; plus, an interview with queer icon Carmelita Tropicana.
Art Problems: Are My Friends Using Me to Get Shows? — When you’re constantly asked for things you can’t deliver, it can be hard to tell who your real friends are. Paddy Johnson has tips.
Man Arrested in Broad Daylight Theft of 2,500-Year-Old Gold Torque From French Museum — Discovered in an ancient Celtic tomb in northern Burgundy, the neck collar is considered one of the most prized objects in the institution's collection.
Betye Saar, Simone Forti, Walter Benjamin — Your remedy against toxic people, Trump’s war against the Smithsonian, and saying goodbye to two giants of the arts.
The Wrong Girls Has A Ty Segall Score, A Mannequin Pussy Cameo, And Sheer Mag In The Opening Credits — A good stoner movie always needs a good soundtrack. And the new Dylan Meyer film The Wrong Girls, which hit theaters Friday, appears to have the soundtrack to match. Not only…
Smithsonian Hearing's Most Bizarre Moments Ranked by Tier — “Is Mickey Mouse racist?” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill asked National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig.
Women Sport Puffer Coats in Bold Baroque Portraits by Nieves González — For Nieves González, the Spanish Baroque art historical legacy informs a painting practice that merges past and present.
Behind the Scenes at Pace — Employees describe the gallery’s disorienting layoffs, Brenda Goodman looks back on her six-decade practice, and artists urge Mayor Mamdani to ban AI in schools.
Art Problems: Why Are There So Many Toxic People in the Art World? — Paddy Johnson with essential tips on how to protect yourself from insecure peers and bad-faith actors.
The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing — An exhibition at The Getty gave me the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in my own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well.
The second time probably won’t help this charm. — Everyone hated it, so Friend is making it even more expensive.
Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software — Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets
James Wagner, Insatiable Art Collector, Dies at 85 — “His pursuit of knowledge knew no bounds, and he represented the very best of what might be considered the true collector’s spirit,” says artist Man Bartlett.
'Colorstruck!' Examines the Connection Between Race and Chromatic Expression — 'Colorstruck! Painting, Pigment, Affect' delves into how color and social, political, and cultural forces intersect in Black American art.
A Painful Update about our Team | Jack Conte — Hi Creators, I’m making a painful announcement today at Patreon. We’re reducing the size of our team by 20%, or 93 teammates. It’s going to
What's happening with Lewis-Skelly's Arsenal future? — Myles Lewis-Skelly's long-term future at Arsenal has been debated since he slipped down the pecking order last season - will he stay with the Gunners with interest reportedly shown elsewhere?
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.
You can now find local events and potential dates on Tinder — If you're in one of 10 major cities, at least.
Trump says Iran deal to be signed tomorrow, contradicting Iranian official — Both sides have indicated a deal to end the war is close, but have diverged on details and timeline for a breakthrough.
The Best Part of “Moss and Freud” Is When It’s Over — In the film, Kate Moss is looking for the right man to get her sober, and Lucian Freud is a Great Man who magically sees the “truth” in young women.
Faisal Islam: Burnham seeks to calm markets by committing to fiscal rules — Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is looking to manage the markets as well as the Makerfield byelection
Sarah Schulman’s Four Decades of Lesbian Fiction — “Nothing stops me except the publishing industry,” quipped the novelist and AIDS historian, who cut her teeth as an East Village journalist writing for queer and feminist papers.
Tuchel's retreat set up England's World Cup exit as Argentina smelled blood — Just 10 days ago, Thomas Tuchel was being hailed as a tactical genius. England's semifinal capitulation, however, has the spotlight firmly on the Three Lions boss.
The Power of Imagination — Onstage and Off | Suki Hillier | TED — When professional child actor Suki Hillier landed the title role in "Matilda The Musical," she thought she would have to learn how to become someone else. Instead, she realized she had known the role since she…
Trump says US will ‘be taking’ Kharg Island in latest Iran war threat — Trump says US will be hitting Iran 'very hard' as two days of strikes threaten to derail ceasefire negotiations.
July 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists — These grants, open calls, fellowships, and residencies for artists all have deadlines in July and August. Apply!
Texas Covers Up Beloved "Black Artists Matter" Mural in Austin — Local advocates warn that Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s order is part of a broader attempt to erase Black and LGBTQ+ history.
Here's what the wide Galaxy Z Fold 8 looks like in real life [Gallery] — Thanks to a member of BTS, we've got a fresh look at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in real life, showing off the wide new form factor.
A Homerist Reacts to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” — “This is a tale of a man affected by trauma, but without any sense that it changed him at all.”
Mark Rothko's Color Fields Mirror the Elements in a 'Weather-to-Painting Experiment' — Rothko's paintings form the basis of a project called 'Current Rothko' by New York-based designer and creative director Joonas Virtanen.
Met Museum Announces Free Memberships for NY SNAP Recipients — Millions of residents across New York State are now eligible for the "Explorer" program, which offers perks like streamlined entry and special previews.
Found a 1987 comic where the artist drew the same panel twice by mistake — but the second time the villain's expression changed just enough that it completely rewrites what he was thinking. Ten year old me never noticed.
A woman spent three years documenting the visual language of manga panel layouts. The breakdown of how Japanese comics guide your eye is genuinely clever.
Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them — We can no longer ignore the growing threat of fully autonomous weapons. The world must either act to ban them or accept that they are the future of war
A shell colon does nothing. Use it anyway. | Filip Roséen - refp.se — I've written more shell scripts than I can count, but I still stumble upon tricks that honestly blow my mind far too often than I care to admit. Latest thing that blew my head clean off? The shell colon.
Why is Argentina reigniting the Falklands dispute? — President Javier Milei says sovereignty over the islands remains a national objective.
Haegue Yang’s Constellations for a Divided Korea — The artist’s play on light and shadow transforms Venetian blinds into haunting reflections on exile, borders, and the longing for reunification.
Julie Green’s ‘The Last Supper’ Memorializes Hundreds of People's Final Meals While on Death Row — Green collected an array of mass-produced ceramic platters and plates, re-firing with the addition of cobalt blue mineral paint.
Simone Forti, Artist of Movement and Chance, Dies at 91 — The Italian-born choreographer and performance artist mixed boundless curiosity with a formal rigor across a broad creative spectrum that spanned New York, Los Angeles, and Rome.
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.
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print — On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
With a Little Help From My Art Friends — Gertrude Abercrombie’s crew of Magic Realists, the artist selling trash from outside Taylor Swift’s wedding, and the truth about stock photography.
Comic book artists used to trace photos and nobody cared. Then one guy got caught doing it in the 1990s and the internet decided it was cheating forever.
Before & After: An ‘Ugly Duckling’ Landscape Transformed, in NY’s Hudson Valley — <p>The first time Brooklyn-based architect Roberto Sosa and his partner, Jeffrey Coe, saw a circa-1880s farmhouse and garden in the Hudson Valley north of the city, the…
By the Force of Flavia Rando's Presence — Once a member of the Gay Liberation Front and Radicalesbians, the pathbreaking queer artist and educator continues to stir the pot.