Conceptual art we can get behind: the biggest disco ball the world has ever known. Goodnight Keith Moon. No, we don’t speak German, but we do like these pictures by…
True story: this entry briefly read “morning of coffee”. I tell you this because I trust you. The top ten places you can not go. A guide to making cartoons…
The January 18 edition of the New Yorker (online for subscribers) has a superb, in-depth profile of South African artist William Kentridge by Calvin Tomkins. Kentridge, who worked in drawing,…
Resin macrophotography. Because it is cool that’s why. US Geological Survey map of the moon. (via Metafilter.) It’s been a long time since we’ve talked about the red devil squid.…
This week, buy The Rumpus a drink at the first Monthly Rumpus of 2010, San Francisco’s MoMa turns 75, and Conan O’Brien honors Conan O’Brien at this year’s Sketchfest. Monday…
No time like the present to get tickets to tonight’s blowout Monthly Rumpus in San Francisco: Welcome Back. Featuring authors Michelle Tea, D. A. Powell, Elissa Bassist, Daniel Nester, and…
In New York this week Richard Price is interviewed by Philip Gourevitch, David Byrne presents Creation in Reverse, Joyce Carol Oates and Elaine Showalter chat over brunch, Tao Lin (who…
“Do it underwater to make it really badass.” You know who said that? Henry Houdini. Now help me with the straightjacket and put the padlocks on. Those girls will be…
Still here for you, never you worry. The misfits of modern agribusiness. Design Sponge has some lovely terrariums to show you. 2010 is here, so now we have robot border…