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“Two new exhibitions showcase the art of history’s greatest monument builders—the pharaohs of ancient Egypt,” Susan Tallman writes.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The Vanity of Kings

How the ancient pharaohs attempted to preserve their legacies for eternity

www.theatlantic.com

October 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM

Charles Keener

@charleskeener.bsky.social

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Elon's fans erect 50-foot statue outside his company town

A studio promising "art so epic it will raise the birthrate" gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk's Starbase.

www.motherjones.com

October 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM

paul schwartzman

@wapops.bsky.social

Richard E. Ables Sr. buried generations of Black Washingtonians. When it was his turn, he knew exactly how he wanted to go.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

He buried generations of Black Washingtonians. Now it’s time for his send-off.

Richard Ables guided families through one of life’s most wrenching rituals at the historic Hall Brothers Funeral Home. “We’re practicing an art,” he once said.

www.washingtonpost.com

October 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM

paul schwartzman

@wapops.bsky.social

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

He buried generations of Black Washingtonians. Now it’s time for his send-off.

Richard Ables guided families through one of life’s most wrenching rituals at the historic Hall Brothers Funeral Home. “We’re practicing an art,” he once said.

www.washingtonpost.com

October 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM

Darian Somers

@stuffsomerssays.com

Here's what I noticed at new Ryan Field:
- Great views
- Some value pricing on food
- Cocktails
- Emphasis on experience over game action
- Plenty of options with local flair
- Art
- Custom faucets

stuffsomerssays.com/the-blog/202...

Did You Notice: Thoughts From The First Game At The New Ryan Field

The first, and maybe the last, Did You Notice from an away stadium.

stuffsomerssays.com

October 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM

michaellasley.bsky.social

@michaellasley.bsky.social

"I'm as extreme an introvert as they make ... When I was a kid and we'd play that game of wishing for our superpowers, the one I always wished for was invisibility. And I still wish for invisibility." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do

One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.

www.newyorker.com

October 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM

Prepaid Africa

@prepaid-africa.bsky.social

Sculpting for "white European manhood" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Elon's fans erect 50-foot statue outside his company town

A studio promising "art so epic it will raise the birthrate" gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk's Starbase.

www.motherjones.com

October 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM

Gregory Vanderlaan

@gvan42.bsky.social

Donald Says: "SURRENDER IS WINNING! - IRAN WAR IS OVER!"
Phone: 202-224-3121 and tell them we need to get Trump into a Mental Hospital. gvan42.blogspot.com/2026/04/trum...

Donald Says: "SURRENDER IS WINNING! - IRAN WAR IS OVER!"

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - Free Coloring Book. Gregory Vanderlaan

gvan42.blogspot.com

October 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM

Ambabheg

@ambabheg.bsky.social

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics
Day 277 - Misty start to the day, Shawford, Hampshire, England 202
#faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #art #skyart #photographersonbluesky
#mist #weather #blackandwhite #shawford #Hampshire
More at www.fotosbyfaj.com

Leafless trees and dense hedgerows emerge from layers of morning mist in the countryside at Shawford, Hampshire, England. A large, dark tree dominates the right side, its thick trunk and intricate network of bare branches silhouetted against a pale, almost white sky. Smaller trees and tangled vegetation stretch across the left foreground, gradually fading into the fog. Beyond them, faint outlines of more trees are barely visible through the mist, creating several soft layers of depth. Low fog hangs over the field and partially obscures a simple fence running through the landscape. Four small birds fly in the otherwise empty sky near the upper left, adding a delicate detail to the stark, monochrome scene.

More at www.fotosbyfaj.com

October 4, 2026 at 5:32 AM

Levi Sumagaysay

@levisu.bsky.social

Here’s a Prop 40 explainer from my colleagues @calmatters.org :

calmatters.org/politics/202...

California’s billionaire tax would tax stocks and art. How would it work?

Prop. 40 would create a first-of-its-kind billionaire tax in California. Experts explain the questions it raises — and the challenges

calmatters.org

October 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM

Charles T. Downey

@ionarts.bsky.social

From Casey Cep's profile of Barbara Kingsolver in The New Yorker this week: "She doesn't give a hoot about A.I., and she tells me that the same share of people read fiction today as they did in Cervantes's time, so we should quit worrying about the end of reading." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do

One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.

www.newyorker.com

October 4, 2026 at 2:19 AM

Daniel Paisner

@danielpaisner.bsky.social

“I write probably one hundred pages to get to page one of any novel." - #BarbaraKingsolver
@newyorker.com #amwriting #amreading #BookSky
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do

One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.

www.newyorker.com

October 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Zen & The Art of the Macintosh

@zenandtheartofmac.bsky.social

Zen and the Art of The Macintosh pages 201-202

#Zen #Macintosh

October 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Jim

@grafikfeats.bsky.social

“They’re gonna 10 ‘Cuck Chairs’ Up There…”
#CircleJerk #ElonFanBoys

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Elon's fans erect 50-foot statue outside his company town

A studio promising "art so epic it will raise the birthrate" gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk's Starbase.

www.motherjones.com

October 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM

Mike Hutchinson

@hutchymon.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

John Maynard Keynes: the cultured economist who governments turn to in a crisis

A new play about the art-loving Bloomsbury Group member speaks of the enduring battle of ideas with his free-market rival Friedrich Hayek

www.theguardian.com

October 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Zen & The Art of the Macintosh

@zenandtheartofmac.bsky.social

Zen and the Art of The Macintosh pages 201-202

#Zen #Macintosh

October 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM

Calli 😷

@calliz.eurosky.social

"Atelier Missor, active since 2021, describes itself on X as a “classical foundry in Paris, on its way to building a new Rome.”

Le rayonnement de la France à l'international

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Elon's fans erect 50-foot statue outside his company town

A studio promising "art so epic it will raise the birthrate" gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk's Starbase.

www.motherjones.com

October 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM

psymad.bsky.social

@psymad.bsky.social

La sculpture classique est un art et une technique morte.
A l'heure de l'AI, des scanners et des imprimantes 3D, il n'y plus ni technicite ni art.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...