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Amateur Hour: Farmer Talent Show

by Katie Waddell on April 8, 2015

What do goat puns, poetry recitations, vegetable trivia, and stand-up comedy have in common? They’re all things you might see at a talent show for farmers. This might sound like an SNL skit, but it’s 100-percent real, and I have the iPhone pics to prove it.

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This Week’s Must-see Art Events: OK Computer

by Katie Waddell on April 7, 2015

The internet is taking over the world! Virtualism, digital currency, and MindClones are giving the IRL art world a run for its BitCoins. Even if tech-savvy art isn’t your thing, all of these events are a reason to take a much-needed break from your laptop.

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Let Them Eat Cake: Kanye, SAIC, and the High Price of Graduation

by Katie Waddell on March 31, 2015

Rosalia Marzulio wants to bake Kanye West’s honorary doctorate in a cake.

That is, the artist and freshman at School of the Art Institute (SAIC) is requesting that SAIC President Walter Massey pass this proposal on to West. She started a Facebook event and Twitter feed so the project could gain some momentum. When I spoke to her on the phone last Saturday, she’d landed a meeting with President Massey, and was excited to pass on her idea to the administration.

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This Week’s Must-see Art Events: IRL Computer Geeks and Digital Feminists

by Katie Waddell on March 31, 2015

The art world must have speculative fiction on the brain. The week starts with a discussion of the art of 2050 and continues with art about the seen and unseen (“the unknown” is a pervasive theme this week). There’s also a lot having to do with data: the good, the bad, and the ugly—depending on how you feel about infographics.

Makes sense. The future is pretty much here.

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Tuesday Links: Evil Monkeys

by Katie Waddell on March 31, 2015

For one housing complex in Mumbai, monkeys are the new rats. Sounds kinda cute until you read the article and realize that it’s actually terrifying because monkeys 1) are smart enough to figure out sliding glass windows and elevator buttons, 2) have long, pointy teeth, and 3) straight-up give no fucks. Yikes. [Mid-day]
Ready for your daily dose of low self-esteem? These 40 individuals represent the most “talented, driven and dynamic” professionals under the age of 40 who are working in New York City today. @juliaxgulia and overachievers everywhere. [Crain’s New York Business]
Job interviews are tough enough. Bringing up personal stuff, like maybe wanting to start a family and needing to know that it won’t be a problem, can make it even more awkward. So now there’s a Tumblr that attempts to catalog maternity/paternity/family leave policies so job seekers know what they’re getting into when they sign on with a new company. [Having it Some]
Our very own Paddy Johnson plays the art-geekiest round of “would you rather” ever. [Paddle8 Fine Art Auctions]
Here’s a list of eleven things you probably didn’t know you can’t bring on a plane. Guess you’ll have to leave the deer antlers and human remains at home. *Sigh* [Huffington Post]
With apologies for the Dubai monkey story, here’s a video of a cat and a fennec fox being hella cute together. [YouTube]

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This Week’s Must-see Art Events: Seeing and (Not) Hearing

by Katie Waddell on March 24, 2015

This week, it’s art for all your senses. Start the week with a cinematic sensory overload. Taper off with some quiet contemplation and intentional time-wasting. Watch a very different kind of silent film, take a hands-on approach to roaming the city, or consume some art—literally, at a dinner party. What else is on this week’s menu? Cyborgs, activists, and dead squirrels. Yum.

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GIF of the Day: Julian Glander’s Schizo-Cute

by Katie Waddell on March 17, 2015

When you go to Julian Glander’s website, you’ve got some options. You can check out his animation, branded content, illustration, and games, or click on “beer,” “xmas,” “dogs,” “puking,” “hamburgers,” “blobs,” and “super cute.” I don’t know about you, but I appreciate any designer-artist whose range officially extends into adverb-adjective territory.

This little guy, aka “LOL-OMG-UHH-WTF,” is meant to be “a survey of the spectrum of human emotion.” According to Glander’s rubric, OMG ventures into the cat range of the human spectrum of emotion. LOL UHH WTF?

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This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Sign of the Times

by Katie Waddell on March 17, 2015

You got your art for poo-lovers. You got your art for flag-burners. And you got your art for astrology fans. Basically, it’s a special week for art. Viewer discretion advised.

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