- So, the Temple of Baal in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, is now official kaput thanks to ISIS extremists. That’s the second ancient temple they’ve destroyed in a two weeks. [The New York Times]
- I dunno about this project: This October a series of “Black Lives Matter” street signs will appear around New York City thanks to the artist group Ghana Think Tank. Signs will contain messages like, “WHITE GUILT IS COMPLACENCY,” and “YOUR PRIVILEGE DOESN’T NEED CONSENT.” Thanks for the moralizing. [Hyperallergic]
- Not another reality TV show about art. This one is about blonde art advisors breaking into the art world and will air on Ovation. Brian Boucher has seen the pilot and based on his reports, I hope they cancel the show quickly. It’s called Art Breakers and it sounds terrible. [Artnet news]
- LiarTownUSA is just about the best Tumblr around. There’s a post of poorly drawn animal drawings—so many different perspectives all on one cat face—and of course, our favorite manipulation: Tom’s of Findland toothpaste; winterlog flavor. [LiarTownUSA]
- Will this Hillary Clinton email business never end? We’ve been reading headlines since March about this—we know. Everyone sends work email from their personal account. Sometimes we even delete them. Anyone else remember when the Bush White House lost and deleted five million emails in 2007? This seems like a larger problem than the news that approximately 150 emails submitted by Clinton were upgraded to “classified”. This is a witch hunt. [The Slot]
- This one’s for photo nerds: The differences between the human eye and the camera. Here’s a sample: In reality, our eyes are somewhat like a video camera in program or shutter priority mode with auto-ISO: we maintain smooth motion and increase the impression of detail by continuous scanning; to do that, the exposure time must remain relatively constant. [Ming Thein]
- I guess it’s time to get an opinion on Miley Cyrus’s new album, “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz”. [Miley Cyrus]
- Another Facebook user calls it quits. Rainey Knudson, Glasstire’s founder and publisher finds mortality and our wish to be remembered especially creepy on the site. [Glasstire]
Tuesday Links: In Anticipation of Tom’s New Winterlog Flavor
by Paddy Johnson on September 1, 2015 Massive Links
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