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- “Every day is International AIDS Day.” [@AA_Bronson]
- The SCUM Manifesto is available for download. [Ubu web via @AA_Bronson]
- Who’s paying for Miami’s new museums? A good question, since millions of dollars are now coming from taxpayers. [The Art Newspaper]
- In continuation of yesterday’s pitbull news, a weatherman who had steak treats in his suit gets lots of kisses from a pitbull in the middle of his segment. [Boing Boing]
- Universities are punishing one percent of their rapists. As far as we know, “The Mattress Project” is still on. [Mother Jones]
- Art history nerds, this is for you. In light of the controversies surrounding the Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar (slave labor, vaginal design, and plans to host the 2022 World Cup), Arch Daily rounds up a list of controversial buildings throughout history. [Arch Daily]
- How to get an Art Basel VIP pass: make rich friends. Otherwise “if you have to ask for a VIP pass, you’re probably not going to get one”. You’re not getting one. [artnet News]
- Here’s some good news, though: an Art Basel VIP pass gets you into the Margulies Collection, which will donate $10 per VIP. It’s not the all around cut of ticket sales that we wanted, but it’s a step. [artnet News]
- Richard Prince is opening his Catskills retreat to the public, like Marfa. [Wall Street Journal]
- Amazing nuts! This TED talk includes mind-melding video optical illusions. So cool. [TED]
- YouTube had to raise its view counter limit to accommodate the 2.1 billion views of Gangnam Style. There are 7.1 billion people on the planet, suggesting that every person in the developed world has seen this video. [The Verge]
- William Powhida tracks what artists can do to, hopefully, make money. It’s not that there isn’t enough money to go around. [Creative Time Reports]
- Highlights from Jerry Saltz’s Facebook chat yesterday. He brings donuts to the office every day, and advises, “don’t hide your opinion in one word in the middle of the last paragraph”. Guilty. [Vulture]
