July 2010
Full List - Best Blogs of 2010 - TIME →
This list is like, from the past. But the Blogs from the list that I DO follow, include:
Kottke.org
The Oatmeal
GeekDad
Boing Boing
Engadget
No surprises, really.
Goodbye, Rubber Rooms →
Those of who who’ve heard this This American Life might be relieved (or at the very least, interested) to hear that the Rubber Rooms for New York teachers have finally been closed down.
June 2010
5 of This Year's Best Public Art Works are in... →
Just so you know.
CVM Library →
THEIR LIBRARY HAS A WHOLE SECTION ON COLOR ORGANS.
Where was this place when I was writing my undergrad thesis on Alexander Scriabin?
WatchMark Essen Makes 8-Bit Action an Art: Video | Motherboard
Mark does great work, and it’s fun to see/play, but the most amazing thing about this video is the interviewer’s body language.
The Myth of the Gesamtkunstwerk - Zeitung Heute -... →
Lately I’ve been thinking about whether or not videogame designers are interested in the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk.
Pack a Shower Curtain Liner for Clean and Dry... →
Brilliant.
Modern Restaurants in Los Angeles - Maps - Dwell →
What a nice, hearty list. There are a ton of spots done in that traditional, Googie style, but also some spots that are more minimalist and streamlined. Highlights include the lounge at the Bonaventure, Pho Cafe, and Kitchen 24.
“Try STUPID GOOD restaurants BY YOURSELF
a) ..Stop obsessing over how completely...”
– own yo shit (even when you illegally sublet). « i like you like you.
Amy’s got a whole list of best practices for life, but this one struck a chord with me. It’s actually super fun to do.
“You could be the smartest person in the room, but if you can’t tell people...”
– Ethan Watrall, as quoted by Ian Bogost - The Cocktail Party Test
As someone who’s spent the past six years messing around with weird academic hybrids, I really appreciated Watrall’s piece on branding interdisciplinary fields, and Bogost’s attentive response. But really, this is...
ARTFRONTS →
Hey The Internet, perhaps you already know, but I’m the curator of a storefront installation series that’s popping up in unoccupied retail spaces all over Los Angeles. We just launched a super-preliminary version of our website. If you’re an artist, realtor, or property-owner who’d like to have some ArtFronts in your neighborhood, maybe you should holler at me.
Bit Pilot for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the... →
Bit Pilot is FREE today. Get it. Super fun, super simple, and featuring premium 8-bit from Sabrepulse.
