- Molly Crabapple shares her 14 keys to art success in the Internet age. “Don’t work for free for rich people”: sound advice for recent college grads expecting jobs they’ll never get, and perpetuating a “race to the bottom” that fucks over freelancers. [BoingBoing]
- Don’t be fooled by the bloggy title. Along with really cool video, “Dropping Things in The World’s Largest Vacuum Chamber” is an explanation of the physics behind why a feather and a bowling ball fall at exactly the same rate in a vacuum chamber (or space). [Wired]
- Starbucks has opened a new location tailored to Williamsburg culture, a culture which Starbucks measures by exposed brick and liquor licenses. [DNA Info]
- In today’s Senate election, the New York Times reports that voter interest has hit record lows, despite the hype. (Sorry, we’re low on art news today). [New York Times]
- Low voter interest except, it appears from this tweet, in Ferguson. [Joshua Chavers on Twitter]
- The New Republic is especially urging single women to get out there, because they make up a large contingent of the progressive vote. Apparently, people are referring to unmarried women as “Beyoncé voters”. [The New Republic]
- Manyland: a 2D HTML 5 game where users collectively create a potentially infinite universe, can control the weather, draw their own characters, and make music. [Manyland, via Metafilter]
- An Israeli artist has been put under house arrest after releasing a video of herself pooping on the national flag. I debated whether to include this link; on the one hand, it draws attention to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. On the other hand, there are ways to protest without associating your political views with poop. [The Times of Israel]
- Reminder: NURTUREArt’s benefit is tonight and tomorrow. If you’re interested in the continuation of an emerging art scene in New York, then go to this. [Carla Gannis on Twitter]
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