yeah that’s an installation. I don’t know how the hell he makes them so realistic, but they’re really…unsettling. some of them are more whimsical than others:
then he does awesome stuff with what looks like…cellophane? packing tape?
this guy is awesome.
perfect. just amazingly well-done.
david sedaris delivers a pizza:
I have to say, I feel justified in my being pretty impressed with myself when I can cook a perfect steak (rare, but not too bloody) under any circumstances—even when being heckled and distracted by a peanut gallery who have availed themselves to cheap wine and marginally more expensive beer.
in any case, today has been [...]
okay, I just got back from (hopefully) dominating my american studies final (three hour writing marathon, hope my TA loves to read!) and I have no segway into this update so here it is:
I would like you, dear parents wide and growing readership, to check out two artists that address subjects that couldn’t be more [...]
Michael Chabon pens, “An essay in unitard theory,” in a recent New Yorker, discussing the phenomenon of comic-book superhero attire, and the rich symbolism within. It’s an interesting article, and he keeps it from become too abstract and pretentious by including, throughout and primarily with a vignette that closes the essay, thoughts on [...]
so the commission charged with investigating the tiger escape incident at the SF Zoo a few months ago recently released its official report. It’s a pretty gripping read, and it’s written in very formal, objective language that makes for some wholly unintentional hilarity-though-understatement. Example:
“Zookeeper (Anthony Brown), the shooting team member on site, [...]
Can’t Grasp Credit Crisis? Join the Club
actually really well-written and informative, I’m sure this knowledge will come in handy for appearing intelligent what with all the cocktail parties I attend…
I was going to write a post on how much I love The New Yorker, because, really, it’s an incredible publication, and I had a sneaking suspicion that this topic had been addressed on the eerily accurate blog Stuff White People Like. Surprisingly (and gratifyingly—it seems like most other things I enjoy are stereotypically white) [...]
