October 2008
16 posts
Faith Popcorn Examines the Future, Finds it... →
My former employer gives an interview with Valerie Seckler of Women’s Wear Daily that pushes the limits of the maxim: “all publicity is good publicity.”
For example:
I love the Fifties. The innocent, beautiful Fifties where we women were all complaining about being discriminated against and, really, we were on vacation.
And:
We are going to be doing a lot of traveling on...
"The first-year results (2006-2007) indicate that... →
(Preparing for the apocalypse)
Dear Radar Magazine, it's not me, it's you... →
Opera comes to Williamsburg →
Streetartists You Should Know Besides Banksy →
Read up, kids.
via AnimalNY
Barack Obama is the Future. Of Videogame... →
All politics aside, holy shit:
“I can confirm that the Obama campaign has paid for in-game advertising in Burnout,” Holly Rockwood, director of corporate communications at Electronic Arts, the game’s publisher, told me via email, noting that EA regularly allows ad placements in their online games. “Like most television, radio and print outlets, we accept advertising from credible political...
I'm mildly quotable, part deux →
Sure, you may have heard of Google’s new initiative to curb drunk emailing. But what you may not have heard is that I have some very important, critically incisive opinions on the matter. Well fine, you say, that’s nothing new. What’s different this time around is that I inflicted my faux-punditry on a very nice producer from ABCNews.com. And she liked it enough to quote! For...
A Conversation with Ann Messner, Kiki Smith, and...
My friend-of-a-friend A’yen Tran has been busy organizing an excellent-looking event through Deitch Projects. Moderated by art critic Carlo McCormick, the Long Island City branch of Deitch will be hosting a conversation with video artist Ann Messner, street artist and dirigible-builder-extraordinaire Swoon, and sculptor Kiki Smith. There will also be the premiere of Todd Chandler’s...
Banksy Opens a Pet Store in New York →
It’s not what you think it is.
89 7th Avenue between West 4th and Bleeker Street
via Wooster Collective
Crappy Cat will melt your mind and take over your... →
Diesel's Triple X Concert in Brooklyn →
Geez, Diesel. I appreciate that you want to throw a party, and I appreciate that you’re doing it in a wacky location in Brooklyn this Saturday with some bands I like (M.I.A., Hot Chip, N.E.R.D.), but really. “Top Secret?” Reflecting your “iconic brand values - irreverent, sexy, ironic, cool, high energy, and full of style and flair?” “Exploding with a worldwide...
The Times on the Future of Reading
Ever inclined to hide its most interesting articles in random sections, the NYT ran a fascinating article yesterday about how book publishers, authors and new-media-types are looking to drive youth interest in books by expanding the concept of a ‘book’ to include video games and interactive elements. According to the article:
“You can’t just make a book anymore,” said Mr. Haarsma, a...
The Daily Beast →
Read it before it reads you.