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Archive for October, 2007

Sweet tooth

by Jeremy Zitter

( Food and Life )

I hate Halloween.
I hate having to come up with some stupid costume idea, worrying if it’s too silly or obvious or cryptic. Even when I was a kid, selecting a costume always seemed to me like an afterthought, an evil that was necessary to partake in the holiday ritual. My costumes were always easy, half-assed. [...]

An idle pixel is the devil’s playground

by Dave Barber

( Art and Technology )

Ogged was complaining about the overabundance of “twee, oversaturated photoshopped” photos. Coincidentally, I had just installed the newest version of iPhoto and wanted to try out its enhanced tweeification techniques.
I found this photo from one of this summer’s weddings: the groom making a toast to the bride on a dock in Lake Tahoe. You may [...]

The other Bryan Waterman

by Bryan Waterman

( Art and Life )

The other Bryan Waterman didn’t return the email I sent him over the summer. We were staying in Boston for several weeks, revisiting scenes from our seven-year stay there in the 1990s. And according to the website of Waterman Studios it’s also where this fellow who shares my name — even the “y” in Bryan [...]

Overcooked

by Wendy West

( Food and Love and Television )

I think I have “Project Runway” to blame. After season three ended, I showed up at the same time to the same channel, like a lover that is not quite ready to say goodbye. And, like a lover that can always be counted on for a good time, Bravo was there for me. Bravo!
They offered [...]

Thursday playlist: My(space) friends

by S. Godfree

The Hair PUddle is a project based on questioning the culture industry’s domination over how we experience art and music. The idea is simple: anyone in the world can receive a free Hair PUddle CD wrapped in original artwork – all one has to do is ask and supply the project’s overseer, Mr. H. [...]