Proofs of Concept for Legal Pot Packaging
Print Magazine, anticipating the legalization of pot in the US within 15 years or so, asked four design firms to come up with commercial packaging for marijuana cigarettes. Strømme Throndsen…
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VW’s 2010 Hybrid: Takeoff on a 1993 Sculpture?
Yesterday the Wheels Blog at the New York Times wrote up the new Volkswagen L1 — a prototype for a tiny single-seater that they claim will be the most efficient…
Kronos Quartet: The Rumpus Interview with David Harrington
I think, like it or not, that everything we do as citizens, as human beings, is a statement about how we want the world to be.
Morning Coffee
The swedes have us beat on totally bad ass bank robberies. More Russian book jackets. The city of Sydney was engulfed in red dust yesterday. Here are some pictures. I’m…
Alleged Artists Allegedly Using the Allegedly-Stolen Pencils
You remember how Damien Hirst sued a 17-year-old kid, Cartrain, for having used an image of “For The Love of God” in a work, and in revenge, Cartrain pinched some…
Your Occasional Roundup Of Death
Writing and reading does me a lot of good because it acquaints me with death in totally vicarious ways. Which is good, because I love life more than I know…
Poets Misbehaving In New York
At The Morning News, Daniel Nester reminisces about his former life as a New York poet. More than that, though, he talks about his abdication from the world of poetry.…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #23
It’s the good ones who smart, and the dumb ones who play it safe.
The Millions Judges The Millenium (So Far)
At The Millions, a handful of writers are throwing down their two cents for the best books of the Millenium so far. Among the more moving reviews is Bret Anthony…
Three Writers Win MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants
Amidst all the bad news afflicting writers these days, especially good writers (not Dan Brown), it’s refreshing to see that an organization of smart, cultured rich people has an uncanny…
Gorey Stuff
Edward Gorey‘s refrigerator door contained Eclipse coffee syrup, an unopened bottle of mayonnaise, and a couple of High Lifes. Books cluttered his tv room. His license plate read OGDRED. Explore…
Random Media Notes
The FBI destroys Walter Cronkite files. Nick Denton tweets about the secret behind Gawker’s biggest successes. A new study shows that print and online ‘could work in tandem.’ “France to…