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A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 11, 2026

How Art Invented Humanity

When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images.

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By J F Martel ยท Aeon

Solar System (1876), a quilt by Ellen Harding Baker. Courtesy the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Solar System (1876), a quilt by Ellen Harding Baker. Courtesy the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Design

  1. Studio Maks Tops Science Pavilion in Austria With an Undulating Mirrored Roof

    Dezeen·Aug 11

  2. A Weathered Steel-Clad Artist's Studio Recedes Into the Forest

    A Weathered Steel-Clad Artist's Studio Recedes Into the Forest

    Azure Magazine·Jul 21

  3. Sun Gold, Aquamarine, Bright Blue: This Ibiza Apartment Mirrors the Land, Sea, and Sky

    Domino·Aug 10

  4. This Tokyo Hair Salon Was Built to Change Its Mind

    Yellowtrace·Aug 5

Arts & Culture
  1. Where There Is Life, There Are Zines

    Where There Is Life, There Are Zines

    Sixty Inches From Center·Aug 10

  2. Dallas Is a City of Paradoxes, Says Architecture Critic Mark Lamster

    Glasstire·Aug 9

  3. Labor and Belief in Luna Palazzolo-Daboul's Artworks

    Burnaway·Aug 11

  4. Rae-Yen Song's Marvellous Mini-Beasts and the Pleasures of Parasitism

    Elephant Magazine·Aug 5

Sound

  1. Rough Trade's August Pick: Man/Woman/Chainsaw's Cannonball

    Rough Trade·Aug 7

  2. 10 Reasons Why You Need Castle Rat in Your Life

    Kerrang!·Aug 4

  3. Screen Time: Tony Njoku

    Screen Time: Tony Njoku

    Crack Magazine·Aug 7

  4. Fear Factory's Obsolete Predicted Our Current AI Surveillance Dystopia

    Stereogum·Jul 31

Collecting
  1. Matchbox Monday Returns to 2026's Batch H

    Matchbox Monday Returns to 2026's Batch H

    Lamley Group·Aug 10

  2. Gulliver Toys' "Super Heroes" Brand Incredible Hulk From Colombia

    Mego Museum·Jul 21

  3. Delcampe's Top Sales for July 2026

    Delcampe·Jul 23

  4. A Watch Lover's Pilgrimage to Vienna's Uhrenmuseum

    Fratello Watches·Aug 9

Document

  1. A Neon Wonderland Is Housed in a Historic Elks Building in The Dalles, Oregon

    Atlas Obscura·Aug 9

  2. Francis Younghusband and the Delusions of the Great Game

    Engelsberg Ideas·Aug 11

  3. The Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole Ever

    Nautilus·Aug 11

  4. The First Tomato to Know Everything

    The First Tomato to Know Everything

    Cabinet Magazine·Feb 2026

Film

  1. Powell and Pressburger's Enduring Myth of Britishness

    Bright Wall/Dark Room·Aug 5

  2. Brandon Tani: Mining New Veins

    Brandon Tani: Mining New Veins

    Lenscratch·Aug 11

  3. How the First Photo of a Black Hole Was Actually Made

    Fstoppers·Aug 11

  4. Vanishing Soon

    35mmc·Aug 11

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