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‘My Aim Is True/This Year’s Model’

Another one.

‘Sonic Adventure in the Orient’

From a set of etchings I did on found transparencies in the late ’90s. I worked at a newspaper in Oregon, where they were getting rid of old archives of transparencies from the entertainment desk. Can you believe that newspapers used to be composed this way? The networks would send out press packs to papers [...]

Many ’80s skateboarders are now born-again Christians

While browsing Wikipedia yesterday after getting hit by a Bones Brigade flashback, I began to see a pattern in which many ’80s skateboard luminaries had converted or gone back to Christianity. I suppose Christian Hosoi was either fated to accept Jesus as his lord and savior or just become a batshit-crazy Satan worshipper. Steve Caballero [...]

The Space Between: Arch

The Space Between: Arch, originally uploaded by Adam Kuban. Took this Monday night while walking home along 33rd Street in Astoria from El Mariachi Mexican restaurant. I enjoy walking around Astoria. It’s probably due to the novelty of it all — I was thoroughly familiar with Park Slope after having lived there for eight years. [...]

Flickr NYC Photography Heat Map, Tourist vs. Locals

Locals and Tourists #2 (GTWA #1): New York, originally uploaded by Eric Fischer. Heat map of Flickr photo volume around NYC. Red is tourist-generated, blue is locals, yellow might be from either. [via City Room]

The Space Between

The Space Between, originally uploaded by akuban.

“Mr. Conan”

On the Web, a Wave of Support for Conan O’Brien [Media Decoder/NYT]

Great Street Art

IMG_2613, originally uploaded by jakedobkin. Jake Dobkin finds an unusual piece of street art.

Cheese-Filled Katsu

Kåre’s cheese-filled katsu, originally uploaded by roboppy. I SO WANT THIS. At Katsuhama. More about Katsuhama on Serious Eats.

Poster Boy + Aakash Nihalani

Ad-waiting, originally uploaded by Poster Boy NYC. Poster Boy has gone missing from the 23rd Street C/E Station so I have to look online for his work these days. Looks like he’s been collaborating with Aakash Nihalani on some amazing pieces that seem to jump from walls onto benches, platform floors, and all over the [...]