not to be that guy but most art tutorials skip the part where you realize your composition is actually just a worse version of a painting from 1847? 🎨 found someone who actually maps this out 😅
The Hidden Dangers of Gemini in Android Auto — Is Google's new Gemini feature in Android Auto actually making our roads less safe? One user's experience may surprise you.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory — North Korea has released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting huge munitions at a weapons factory
'She beat Disney by a decade': How a 26-year-old German woman made the world's oldest animated feature film — German director Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released a century ago in 1926 – and now stands as the world's oldest animated feature film
Paula Kamps, Painter of Rare Sensitivity, Dies at 36 — This week, we also honor Tess Jaray, luminary of abstraction, and Ben Morea, counterculture icon.
Becoming by Max Cooper — Released a few days ago, this is the official video for Max Cooper’s Becoming, directed by Brandon Eversole. It’s mesmerizing, trippy, and a little bit glit
Art Movements: Wolfgang Tillmans Wins Europe's Richest Art Prize — The first public exhibition of Jack White's artwork, Cheryl Finley gets the David C. Driskell Prize, and more news to know.
The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century — 'Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985' features works by more than 100 artists, journalists, organizers, and more.
Rare Maps — Antique cartography for sale and study.
There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas — It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. Argentina and Texas are two of the top cattle-raising areas of the world, where steak is deeply ingrained in…
comic panel analysis that actually breaks down why certain angles make you uncomfortable — the geometry of dread 📐
This artist has been drawing the same character every single day for 12 years... the evolution is 😭
Far Out Company — Countercultural visual overload — Explore the work of under-appreciated artists of the 1960s and ‘70s counterculture.
UFC's Conor McGregor says he 'got lost' in his rise to stardom — Former two-division champion Conor McGregor said he "got lost" amid his rise to UFC stardom, acknowledging the "pitfalls" of his worldwide fame.
Marc Spiegler Got It All Wrong — In a guest essay for the New York Times, the former Art Basel global director presented a vision of a Brave New Art World that has little to do with art and those who make it.
Android 17 'Screen Reactions' are like a built-in green screen, Instagram gets major upgrades — Reaction content is getting a boost with Google’s new “Screen Reaction” video tool available in Android 17. The announcement is...
Sejda helps with your PDF tasks — Edit and convert PDFs.
Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity — How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished
Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again — The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims.
Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work — Suleyman argues there’s a “very important distinction” between tasks and jobs.
The Art Story: Visual Art Movements, Artists, Ideas, and Definitions — The Art Story is the History of Visual Art that is optimized for the web: we clearly and graphically overview and analyze classical and modern artists, movements, and ideas.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 11th — See today’s Daily Cartoon.
US Crude Grades Shed Iran War Premium as Energy Crisis Eases — Key US oil grades have slumped to trade at a discount again as a gush of crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz and a recent spike in demand for American exports fades.
Mowbray returns as Blackburn head coach — Blackburn Rovers appoint Tony Mowbray as their new head coach for a second spell in charge.
A four-year-old’s recovery from the trauma of war in Lebanon — Four-year-old Malika was seriously wounded in an Israeli attack that killed her mother.
Artble — Artble is an encyclopedic webpage where you can find unique information about artists from many different art periods. Please take your time to view and appreciate the art whilst navigating through the pages, reading about history
ECB Set for First Hike Since 2023 as Prices Soar: Decision Guide — The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023, judging it can no longer ignore the upswing in inflation caused by the Iran war.
Minimal Shapes Layer into Dynamic, Abstracted Murals by James Reka — Whether working in the studio or street, Australian artist James Reka gravitates for dynamic and vivid abstraction.
China Unfazed by World’s Ire on Trade as Premier Touts Openness — Beijing’s No. 2 official played down worries about the disruption wrought by his country’s surging exports on the global economy, championing the benefits provided to the world by China’s development.
Jello Biafra Makes Surprise Return To The Stage After Stroke — This past March, former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure. Over the past several months, he has been making a steady recovery. Anne-Marie Anderson of…
There's a database of every panel where Spider-Man's web actually breaks, organized by year and tensile strength, it's weirdly thorough
Moving beyond fork() + exec() — Since the earliest days of Unix, two of the core process-oriented system calls have been fork() [...]
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Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored to Its Original Glory — Following a meticulous course of conservation treatment, Eugène Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople is returning to the Red Rooms, joining a number of other famous work
Remembering David Hockney, Duane Michals, and Danny Simmons — This week, we honor a painter who made the everyday otherworldly, a poet-photographer, and a champion of Black artists.
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Le langage chimique invisible de la nature | Soizic PRADO | TEDxRennes — Saviez-vous que la nature possède son propre langage, totalement invisible à nos yeux ? Loin d’être toxique ou purement synthétique, la chimie est au cœur de toutes les interactions du vivant. Dans ce talk
Misan Harriman to Step Down From Southbank Centre — Thousands had expressed their support for the artist and activist after right-wing tabloids accused him of antisemitism.
Painting “Intentionally” Defaced at Museum of African American Culture — The Houston institution said Clarence Heyward's self-portrait "Man in the Garden" (2025) was deliberately vandalized by visitors.
China's internet got so mad about a celebrity's 'bad' singing, her concert was cancelled — Celebrities have become outlets for young people's social and economic frustrations.