February 2009
180 posts
The Economics of Giving It Away - WSJ.com →
“Free” has as much power over the consumer psyche as ever. But it does mean that Free is not enough. It also has to be matched with Paid. Just as King Gillette’s free razors only made business sense…
Flickr: Wikipedia Loves Art →
Wikipedia Loves Art is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest coordinated by the Brooklyn Museum with Carnegie Museum of Art, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Honolulu Academy of…
The Smart Growth Manifesto - Umair Haque -... →
20th century capitalism is eating itself. For the first time since World War II, global growth is forecast to turn negative — and that’s an optimistic forecast, relative to the possibility of a…
Octuplets' mom was hoping for 'just one more... →
That is why, even with a brood of six, including 2-year-old twins, she decided to have more embryos transferred in hopes, her mother said Friday, of getting “just one more girl.”
File under: WTF.
January 2009
198 posts
Generation B - Teacher Salaries Rise to $100K -... →
“A good salary? I wouldn’t disagree with you,” Ms. Huff said. “Took me a long time to get there.” She started teaching in 1978 for $11,250 a year and, in those early days, worked a second job,…
Peaceful Clinic Flooded With Patients With Their... →
Treating high-profile patients can intensify the risk of what psychiatrists call countertransference — in this case, perhaps, blaming the patient for one’s own financial woes.
“I’ve lost money in my…
HHS! Opens Today! (Fri 1.30) →
Please stop by tonight!
Jen Bekman Gallery - 6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
Edition Announcement 131- Colleen Plumb →
Slushy Wednesday greetings, my collector friends! It’s a snowy soupy mess out there, which Ollie and I discovered during our morning walk. One of the nice…
Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab -... →
As traditional publishers look to prune their booklists and rely increasingly on blockbuster best sellers, self-publishing companies are ramping up their title counts and making money on books that…
A Conversation with Paul Graham →
A Conversation with Photographer Paul Graham
Monday, February 9, 7pm
The BFA Photography Department at School of Visual Arts (SVA) and Dear Dave, magazine present photographer Paul Graham in conversation with The New York Times writer Philip Gefter.
Rodin-ternet! Brooklyn Museum's Digital Docent... →
Shelley Bernstein calls herself “chief geek” at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, but her official title is chief of technology. Among other things, she’s responsible for communicating with museum members…
Cheap Artwork Find: Original Art for $20, $50 and... →
The best part about 20x200.com is that it’s not only providing collectors with cheap art, it’s providing new talent with exposure and income.
BUCHSTABENMUSEUM - Start →
The Letter Museum looks divine. (via Youngna)
Edition Announcement #130 - Ann Toebbe →
Tuesday Edition: Ann Toebbe Tuesday greetings, my collector friends. We are buzzing with activity at JBP HQ, preparing for Friday’s Hey, Hot Shot! opening at the gallery, and trying to get…
Watcheye-care for monkeys on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
I can’t wait to hear all about Kent’s trip. In the meanwhile, this is hilarious.
William Eggleston - Interview Magazine →
Untitled (St. Simons Island, Georgia) by William Eggleston
HK: You can take a thousand photos and they could all be terrible.
WE: Generally, that’s what happens-a fundamental rotting of the idea. They woke up with the wrong idea. It’s just like music: If you don’t have an innate love or calling for it, then no matter how much you study or how well you can play by looking at...
Brandeis to sell school's art collection - The... →
Rocked by a budget crisis, Brandeis University will close its Rose Art Museum and sell off a 6,000-object collection that includes work by such contemporary masters as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol,…
The 99% Conference from Behance :: Currently 100%... →
I’m sure that they’re planning on addressing this, right?
QuestionCopyright.org | A Clearinghouse For New... →
Promoting public understanding of the history and effects of copyright, and encouraging the development of alternatives to information monopolies.
Dear Final Demand →
This makes me laff. (But I love Anonymous Postcard more.)
The End of Solitude - ChronicleReview.com →
What does the contemporary self want? The camera has created a culture of celebrity; the computer is creating a culture of connectivity. As the two technologies converge — broadband tipping the Web…
They Needed to Talk →
This is one of the photos that I was very glad to see in person @ the Whitney’s Eggleston exhibition. Below is an excerpt from an article in Smithsonian Magazine that provides context for the image. (Not that context is required.)
Lesa recalls that the picture was taken on the night before she left home for her freshman year at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her mother had made the...
The 42nd Street Art Project →
Oh how I wish the documentation .jpgs were larger.
Steven Levy on the Burden of Twitter →
Since I don’t know many in this mob, I try not to be personally revealing. Still, no matter how innocuous your individual tweets, the aggregate ends up being the foundation of a scary-deep…
Our Local Correspondents: Two for One: Reporting &... →
“There are some clothes, like cars, that pique your curiosity, and you just have to know (or, if you are a child of the quiz-show era, to show off by guessing) their make and model.”
Profile of…
