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Not a single straight line: Spaceship-like Lucas Museum lands in L.A.
• https://newatlas.com, By Adam WilliamsFollowing over a decade of development, costing around one billion dollars, and requiring a team of over 150 architects, engineers, and designers, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now finally complete.
The 1773 "Steampunk Robot" Silver Swan That Inspired the First Computer
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The walls are closing in...
• https://rumble.com, Russell BrandBanksy becomes a way into a bigger question here, because once rebellious art starts being protected, promoted, or tolerated depending on the message it carries, it gets harder to tell where counterculture ends...
The world's first AI art museum opening in USA - with 'Infinity room', 'machine hall
• https://www.dailymail.com, By ERIN DEBORAH WAKSThe world's first AI art museum opening in USA - with 'Infinity room', 'machine hallucinations' and bespoke fragrances made from data
George Carlin Has A Way with Words
• https://www.youtube.com,OfficialGeorgeCarlinGeorge Carlin described his comedy as focusing on 3 things: love of language and how we use it; the small things, moments we all share as humans; and the big topics of our culture--war, death, children, religion, etc.
A second Sphere venue is coming to the US
• New AtlasThe imposing Sphere in Las Vegas might soon have a little sibling on the East Coast. The company behind it has announced its intent to build a similar venue at National Harbor in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org, By Andy CorbleyGNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio.
Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for $600,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org, By Andy CorbleyThree works from Bob Ross' classic public television show The Joy of Painting raised over half a million dollars for public television.
Prestigious art museum boss is brutally fired over claims she was too focused on DEI exhibits
• https://www.dailymail.co, By JAMES CIRRONEThe head of the Philadelphia Art Museum has been fired following mounting concerns from board members that her focus on inclusive exhibits was overshadowing other priorities.
Power lines go wild with giant animal pylons
• https://newatlas.com, By Adam WilliamsNobody likes to see the view being spoiled by power lines, but they're often a necessary part of modern infrastructure.
The Man Who Makes Tables with Real Flowers?!
• King Process - YouTube.comA Korean Resin Table Where Emotion Meets Technique
New Artwork by British Street Artist Banksy Appears on the Wall of Royal Courts of Justice...
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, by Paul SerranNew Artwork by British Street Artist Banksy Appears on the Wall of Royal Courts of Justice, in London – Is Immediately Covered Up, as Police Weigh Charges of 'Criminal Damage'
Advance Review -- 'Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man' #1, Or Of Mice And (Vanishing) Men
• https://comicon.com, by Tom SmithymanHave you ever felt invisible? You walk into a room and no one pays attention? You're standing there being ignored, even though you're trying be engaging?
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2025-08-25 -- Ernest Hancock interviews John Rodgers (Communication by Captivation) MP3&4
Program Date:John Rodgers (LINE PRODUCER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CEO of Communication by Captivation) on using art to convey meaningful storytelling
Dude spent years building exact replica of NYC - almost 1 million buildings - WOW
• https://rumble.com, NewsVariableDude spent years building exact replica of NYC - almost 1 million buildings - WOW
How small is the SMALLEST SCULPTURE in the world?
• https://www.youtube.com, maxklymenkoHow small is the SMALLEST SCULPTURE in the world?
Woke Kennedy Center Worker Fired Over Naked Meltdown Video About Trump & Musk
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenTavish Forsyth, a woke leftist and former program director at the Kennedy Center's Opera Institute, was fired after bizarrely stripping down in a 35-minute video posted on YouTube and X, during which he ranted against President Trump's takeover...
The US Copyright Office's new ruling on AI art is here - and it could change everything
• ZDNetDoes using AI make you less of an artist? The US Copyright Office has weighed in on the debate. Its ruling could reshape copyright law as we know it.
Duct-Taped Cheeto Sells For $20k After Banana "Art" Sells For $6.2M USD!!!
• https://banned.video, Press For TruthThis comes just a week after the Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun live-streamed himself at The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel eating a banana from an artwork for which he paid US$6.2 million at auction in New York!
Kurt Vonnegut's Lost Board Game Finally Published After 70 Years
• arcleinFans of author Kurt Vonnegut are celebrating his original board game finally being brought to life, after it was lost to the world following his unsuccessful marketing attempt in 1955. And the game turned out to be deep and strategic, while still
Tolkien's Forgotten Masterpiece: The Silmarillion
• arcleinIn the above lines, the author offers an important clue for analysis, highlighting the diffuse religious element that is implicitly present in the fabric of his narratives and -- "especially -- "in their symbolism. Like all great Catholic writers o
Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns is titled "One with a single line"
Donna HancockFor the artist's contemporaries, his method of engraving remained a mystery, and no one has been able to repeat it.
ChatGPT is funnier than humans (and it's no joke for professional writers)
• https://newatlas.com, By Paul McClureWho's funnier, AI or humans? A new study found that we find ChatGPT-generated comedy funnier than, or as funny as, comedy written by humans, including professional writers.
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Mastering Photo Effects for Stunning Visuals
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangFundamentals of Photo Enhancement
Gallery: Our glorious galaxy stars in Milky Way photo competition
• https://newatlas.com, By Michael IrvingThe seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection has been released, featuring ever more stunning shots of our home galaxy, contrasted against our home planet. This year's gallery is sure to inspire awe and just a touch of existentia
Deciphering King Charles' Baphomet Portrait
• https://banned.video, Bowne ReportThe world has, for the most part, stopped asking for the current whereabouts of Kate Middleton.
IN HELL? Charles III Unveils Creepy First Oil Portrait of Him as King – And People Are Freaking Ou
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, By Paul SerranThey say an image is worth a thousand words. If the image turns out to be an impactful high-end oil painting of one of the world's most influential heads of state, it is probably worth many more words.
Fighting Monsters
• Off-GuardianSo, I gave a little speech about art, and war. The Internationale Agentur für Freiheit, a Berlin art and cultural association, asked me to do that to open their exhibition, Make Art Not War. I couldn't turn them down.
Is AI Ruining Etsy? Loosening Definition of 'Handmade' Frustrates Artists, Buyers
• https://www.pcmag.com, By Emily DreibelbisTools like Midjourney make it easy to churn out AI images and list them for rock-bottom prices without disclosures, endangering the livelihoods of the real-life artists who struggle to compete.
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