Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
US Authorities Investigate Huge Etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall Grounds. Bwahaha. Make it a new US National Treasure. An Interior Dept. spokeperson hyperbolically called it a “threat against the president”. 🙄
David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88. “His work is admired — loved is not too strong a word — by the millions who, worldwide, flock to see it because it presupposes an expectation of pleasure.”
Citation Needed
• Molly White
The Second Circuit upholds Bankman-Fried’s conviction and 25-year sentence, leaving few remaining options for the disgraced crypto executive
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
Colossal
• Grace Ebert
"Many people believe they are in a bubble, and that is why they can do things that harm nature, harm others, and also harm themselves."
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Delcy Morelos Tends to Sepulchral Installations in a Divine Connection to the Land appeared first on Colossal.
Longreads
• Longreads
Showcasing stories from Sloane Crosley; Zadie Smith; Mark Johnson and Saumya Khandelwal; Todd Kliman; and Sheila Liming.
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/due-to-dma-siri-ai-delayed-in-eu-for-ios-27-and-ipados-27/
Ian’s Shoelace Site Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoes. However: “What is the point of adding value to the internet if it is only going to rob you? Why do research, make diagrams, and develop new knots?”
Daring Fireball
• John Gruber
“This song has no instruments in it.” This is cool: a song made only from pink noise and an equalizer.
This is clever & depressing: the Apocalypse Early Warning System tracks private jet activity. “In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have access to private jets will immediately take to the skies…”
Colossal
• Kate Mothes
Swiss newspaper Züricher Tagesanzeiger asked, "What are they all doing up there?"
Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Women in Trees’ Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots appeared first on Colossal.
Longreads
• Peter Rubin
"A father and son in New Orleans—feasting and flaneuring."
