The Abandoned World

from The Guardian The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria By Tess McClure An abandoned house in...

“It all started with a dick joke.”

from InsideHook How YouTube Took Over the World It all started with a dick joke. Twenty years later, the colossal video-sharing site rivals TV networks, Hollywood and TikTok — with no signs of slowing. BY JESSE WILL YouTube, InsideHook Some afternoon in the summer of...

No Mo’ Brit Lit

from The Telegraph University scraps English literature degree as ‘no longer viable’ Canterbury Christ Church University blames a decline in applicants as it drops the subject for new students A 1483 woodcut shows Chaucer’s pilgrims en route to Canterbury Canterbury...

Gregorian Revival

from Sherwood Lo-fi music conquered YouTube. Now it’s got a rising religious niche. Who knew lo-fi mixed with snippets of Gregorian chant could be so good — and profitable? by Sophia Smith Galer One Nun Praying Near Group of Nuns I needed some sweet baptized beats,”...

Magritte $121mm

from AFP Magritte painting nets auction record of $121 million New York (AFP) – A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York. A painting by Rene...

Stained-Glass Smash

from artnet Tiffany Window Shatters Records as Most Expensive Ever Sold The sale of the stained-glass piece has cemented the 20th-century designer’s place in the ‘pantheon of iconic artists.’ by Richard Whiddington An impressionistic stained-glass...