Hooked On Classics: Sandy Hoffman’s Groovy Album Covers – In the 1960s and 70s, Crossroads records typically reissued music by Czech label Supraphon –> https://flashbak.com/hooked-on-classics-sandy-hoffmans-groovy-alb...

Giant People –> https://70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/giant-people/

Jennifer Latour Preserves Ephemeral Beauty in Her Otherworldly Botanical Assemblages –> https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/jennifer-latour-botanical-...

Resist the technocrats – Through international organisations, they wield power under the pretence of simply following the experts. Don’t believe them – International organisations are often described as spaces where diplomatic exchange enables agreement on how to tackle shared problems. To best understand and solve a given problem – an emerging public health hazard, the potential risks of a new technology, the acceptable threshold for military intervention – the staff of international organisations recruit experts, whether virologists, economists or lawyers. This is where the trouble begins: who counts as a recognised expert? Which areas of specialisation are considered relevant for which problem? And based on what criteria do they get selected: their university degrees? Citation count? Media engagements? Prior contributions in a similar capacity? – The UN’s legitimacy can hardly hinge on endlessly repeating the mantra of expert impartiality – International organisations invented a technocratic international that was not unlike a gated community –> https://aeon.co/essays/are-we-witnessing-the-end-of-the-technocra...

Leonor Fini, a film by Yvan Butler – As an artist, Leonor Fini has never received as much attention as her contemporary and near namesake Leonora Carrington but this didn’t stop film-makers calling at Fini’s door in later life. –> https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2026/07/29/leonor-fini-a...

Zac Henderson Venerates Devil’s Tower in Bold Black-and-White Photos –> https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/zac-henderson-devils-tower...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Pivot to AI Is Blowing Up in His Face Spectacularly – Earlier this week, the social media company announced during its second quarter earnings call that it was raising capital expenditures from $125 billion to at least $130 billion, a clear sign that it’s not taking its foot off the pedal. –> https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-pivo...

Chants, Prophecies, and Cultic Transmissions: Boards of Canada’s ‘Inferno’ –> https://wearethemutants.com/2026/07/01/chants-prophecies-and-cult...