Merry Christmas everyone.
- I discuss whether Steven Soderbergh’s website, Extension 765 is a work of art for artnet. I love the site. [Artnet]
- Good grief. Graffiti artist KORN died after falling through a window. He woke up in the middle of the night, disoriented, and it was then that he fell out the window. [Artnet]
- These black and white photos of old trees are kind of cheeseball—they symbolize time—but I’m going to allow myself to enjoy them nonetheless. [Lens Culture]
- The most searched artists in the US, according to eBay. [Hyperallergic]
- 15 best music videos of the year. [Vulture]
- The CBC is pulling Jian Ghomeshi’s interviews from their site. Ghomeshi faces four charges of sexual assault, and one choking charge. The former host of CBC’s Q was fired in October after allegations of sexual assault became public. [The Toronto Star]
- The Russian ruble went into a freefall yesterday after word leaked out that the central bank had essentially printed money. The well-connected business executive running state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, Igor I. Sechin, a longtime associate of Mr. Putin, had apparently persuaded the central bank to effectively issue billions of new rubles to his company to help cover debts. Bad idea. The ruble has fallen 20 percent in the last two days. Not art related. Yet. [The New York Times]
- And in other crazy foreign leader news, Sony has cancelled the New York premiere of “The Interview” after receiving bomb threats. This after the company has suffered weeks of bad press thanks to an email hack. Authorities suspect North Korea is behind the hacking due to the film depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [The Daily News]
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