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August 2, 2012

Robot Food

from bon appétit
I’m Sick of Robot Food
3:00 PM AUGUST 1, 2012 by Jason Kessler
(Credit: Erik S. Peterson)
HEY! Have you seen the mashed potato dispenser from that 7-11 in Singapore ??? OH. MY. GOSH. It’s incredible! It’s innovative! It’s… disgusting. Seriously. Mashed potatoes from what’s essentially a modified espresso machine? To borrow a colorful Valley Girl phrase [...]
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Published on August 02, 2012 09:02

August 1, 2012

Gore Vidal Gone

from The Nation
Remembering Gore Vidal
Jon Wiener on August 1, 2012 - 1:36 AM ET

Gore Vidal. (AP Photo/file)
Victor Navasky tells one of the most revealing stories about Gore Vidal, who died July 31 in Los Angeles at age 86. In 1986, Gore wrote an essay for the magazine’s 120th anniversary issue. Shortly after it was published, Victor [...]
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Published on August 01, 2012 08:02

July 31, 2012

Koons on Colbert and Art as Transponder

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Published on July 31, 2012 07:55

July 30, 2012

A low end so corrosive that it could only be the sound of pop eating itself…

from SPIN
The 30 Greatest Dubstep Songs of All Time

5. Skrillex - “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” (2010) 
At 92 million YouTube plays and counting, dubstep’s Godzilla stomp doesn’t get any bigger than this yowling chainsaw rocker from former emocore-scene kid Sonny Moore turned EDM “it” boy Skrillex. Sampling a silly YouTube clip for the tune’s trademark [...]
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Published on July 30, 2012 07:29

July 29, 2012

July 26, 2012

Post-It Arcade

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Published on July 26, 2012 11:23

July 25, 2012

Ooh la la Laurent!

from Terry’s Diary

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Published on July 25, 2012 00:41

July 24, 2012

Ridiculously, irredeemably bad.

from The Daily Swarm
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Published on July 24, 2012 00:28

July 23, 2012

Truly Priceless Rauschenberg Valued At $29 Million

from The New York Times
Art’s Sale Value? Zero. The Tax Bill? $29 Million.
By PATRICIA COHEN
What is the fair market value of an object that cannot be sold?

The question may sound like a Zen koan, but it is one that lawyers for the heirs of the New York art dealer Ileana Sonnabend and the Internal Revenue Service are set to debate [...]
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Published on July 23, 2012 16:44

Truly Priceless Artwork Valued At $29 Million

from The New York Times
Art’s Sale Value? Zero. The Tax Bill? $29 Million.
By PATRICIA COHEN
What is the fair market value of an object that cannot be sold?

The question may sound like a Zen koan, but it is one that lawyers for the heirs of the New York art dealer Ileana Sonnabend and the Internal Revenue Service are set to debate [...]
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Published on July 23, 2012 16:44

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