Holton Rower painting

i think it's interesting that watching the process is almost more engaging and aesthetically interesting than the finished product. thumbs up!

Dateline Long Island

I never had a picture perfect life on Long Island. Apparently such a life did exist at one point, but by the time I was growing up LI was an overpopulated shit hole. I'm sort of jealous of all the people who loved LI before it took a turn for the worst.

orange yogurt muffins

this is one of my all time favorite recipes. i thought it was lost forever, but it miraculously resurfaced and was mailed across state lines to make its way back into my recipe book. i'm not sure where it originally came from, but it was given to me by my old boss at the bed and breakfast i used to work at. these muffins are delicious! next time you feel like baking give these a try. you won't regret it.

the benefits of blogging

Sharon Butler gave this talk at TEDxOrlando on the advantages that blogging can bring to working artists. She also name dropped Habitat for Artists which I'm a pretty big fan of. Check it:

irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically.

John Baldessari gives voice to Sol Lewitt's musings on conceptual art in a sing-song fashion.



what a couple of odd birds.

V.D. is for everybody.

while reading about america's cultural policy (or lack thereof), i learned that Woody Guthrie had been commissioned to write songs about venereal disease. apparently many of them were just plain raunchy. good for you, Woody.

anyway, that information led me to search for these raunchy PSAs. unfortunately i mostly came up empty handed, but the search did lead me to this:
The V.D. Radio Project. syphilis was a real problem back then.

and this:


and this, too:


...the more you know.

Mac Miller - Another Night

before i moved out to pittsburgh, a good friend told me that there was a talented young rapper from the area who i should make sure to check out. up until tonight i had completely forgotten to follow that advice. during an entirely unrelated conversation with a different friend (also not from pittsburgh), Mac Miller got brought up again. so i thought i should probably check him out.
i'm glad that i did, and now you can check him out too:


see his youtube channel here.

truth be told, i've been really curious about the hip hip scene in PGH. for example: there is no hip hop radio station in the city. how is that possible? it seems ridiculous. the closest you get is Kiss FM, and that is sad. aside from playing Wiz Khalifa's Black and Yellow over and over, local hip hop seems really hard to come by. what gives pittsburgh?

like boom boom boom

i'm a sucker for good pop music. lately i've been particularly into Rihanna, maybe because kiss fm is one of the only stations i listen to in pittsburgh, and their playlist is slim to say the least. but anyway, i like Rihanna. and while Rude Boy is probably not my favorite song by her, it's definitely one of the greatest and most ridiculous music videos i've seen in a while. truly spectacular.

i make awesome decisions in bike stores!

i love kanye west. i really do. his music is great (let's forget 808s and heartbreak). but part of what makes him so appealing is his flamboyantly crazy behavior. i appreciate that he puts this on full display on his twitter feed. and right now i also appreciate josh groban poking fun at it.

it's become self-aware

sort of creepy, but also adorable. the reasons to get a dyson just keep piling up.

Winter Tale (stop-motion animation) from Sergey Yazvinsky on Vimeo.

happy new year!

my new years resolutions are as follows:

eat more. laugh more. kiss more. study more. travel more. do more. enjoy it all.

2010 was a pretty good year. here's hoping 2011 will be even better.

oh, marilyn.

my favorite Marilyn photograph in the Warhol exhibit (for obvious reasons).

maybe it's because i've been to the Warhol 3 times in the last month, but i've been on such a Marilyn Monroe kick lately. with that in mind, please enjoy the following video of Marilyn belting about diamonds. she was such a class act.

QR balloon

QR codes have taken over this past year. this trend is exemplified in the NY Time 10 year anniversary magazine cover. check out this cool making of video for a sneak peek at how a bunch of balloons became a technological information keeper.

Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption

sharing is caring.

short and sweet

Kurz und Schön opener from errorone on Vimeo.

zeitgeist, year in review

reblogged from: If It's Hip, It's Here
check out their post for a thorough rundown on all sorts of Google search trends from 2010.

where books come to life.

i really enjoy paper based artwork generally, and i can't help but be impressed by things like this.

conan and amex

italian glass:


indian fabric:


the man has good taste.

water balloon

excellent slow motion of a water balloon mid-pop courtesy of Modernist Cuisine.

Dia: Nabisco

I spent three and a half years wandering through the galleries of Dia: Beacon. I learned a lot, and acquired one hell of an all black wardrobe. For anyone interested in contemporary art, fancy skylights, or crackers, it's well worth a trip.



Plus I've heard their recent Walther exhibit is not to be missed.