This was what I expected both from the examples of previous editions and from a press release emphasizing “transition,” “mood and texture,” “tenderness,” and other words that are not ideas.

Review of the 2026 Whitney Biennial by R.H. Lossin for e-flux Criticism

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I would say somehow a six-foot dandelion stumbled on some cocaine and tore itself out of the earth.

Conan O'Brien as quoted in New York Magazine

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Behold, lovers with handguns.

This Year: 365 Songs Annotated, John Darnielle

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If someday a remote IHOP splashes a little too much batter in their omelette, cooks the Forbidden Breakfast, and thereby brings about the end of the world, well, at least we know the Waffle House will be open.

"The Hunt For Dark Breakfast", Ryan Moulton on his blog

Submitted by Aaron.

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The air is a jellied vapor of sweat and refuse, and anybody who can afford to be elsewhere is.

"Inside the Battle to Bring Broadband to New York's Public Housing" Gideon Lewis-Krauss for Wired

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Everyone is powerless in a dental chair.

"Smile, Please", Sarah Weinman for Flaming Hydra

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He knows where the bodies are buried because he dug half the graves.

"The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete", Joel Gouveia for his newsletter The Artist Economy

Submitted by Ed.

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If you give a chimp a crystal, she might not give it back.

"Chimpanzees are Really Into Crystals", Cara Giaimo for The New York Times