somewhat tortured (as the Hulk should be) but I think I agree in general

Thanks, Dave

A meditation on Gchat

Sounds like it.

there's a new album coming out.

Apple dropped the price on Aperture from $200 to $80. The linked article is a little partisan, but it is indeed an interesting development. One thought though - if the Mac App Store lacks upgrade pricing (like the iOS store), it would mean it will cost another $80 to update to the next version.

TorStar looks at the Detroit art scene, includes mention of BCL in Windsor.

takin' it back to '09 for a minute. Pretty amazing story; via the Arcade Fire site.

"It was a hit series about the difficulties of finding an ending to a hit series. Cuselof had a deadline for years, which should have allowed them to pace out their puzzle’s solutions. Instead, we got cheesy temple vamping and a bereavement Holodeck. It became a show about placating, even sedating, fans, convincing them that, in the absence of anything coherent or challenging, love was enough." Quite a smart analysis, not as negative as that quote makes it sound.

nerd P.I.

Interesting discussion of branding in the context of art fairs. Branding always seems so basic and common-sense for a field that has so many "experts", but again it's kinda what I do, too. Perhaps it's too familiar to me.

Andy Ihnatko's detailed take