- Last night’s Miss America contest lit up Twitter. The talent section of the show was accompanied by strange captions such as, “Slapped a shark as a kid” and “Terrified of frogs”. Miss New York won, for the third year in a row. [Vulture]
- 25 year old art star Lucien Smith says he needs to take a break from the art world. The quote was cited in a larger article on Dean Levin and the rise of bro-culture. [The New York Observer]
- Little late on this news, but the Steinway Mansion in Astoria was finally sold to two local investors last May for 2.6 Million dollars. This is a little sad to me, since that place would have made a great artist residency. [Curbed]
- Grandma often autofills to Grandmaster Flash on facebook. Here’s a tumblr that collects the mis-tagged posts. [Love Grampa and Grandmaster Flash]
- Why Archeologists Hate Indiana Jones. “True, the Nazis were trying to find the Ark of the Covenant so they could destroy the world,” Canuto says. “But methodologically and legally they were in the right.” [The Last Word on Nothing]
- More on this ridiculous squabble between collector Bert Kreuk and artist Dahn Vo. Kreuk claims Vo owes him a work. Vo claims he never promised to deliver one. [Artnet]
Monday Links: Love From Grandmaster Flash
by Paddy Johnson on September 15, 2014 Massive Links
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