Hit A With Yr Fist!
NES controller coffee table. It works, holds snacks and makes players feel tiny. (Thanks, Mr. Dave!)
Evil, but so soft…
Pet the horror at the Chenille Beasts Gallery. (Thanks, spookymonkey!)
A SHOUT GLUED TO A WALL
At one point in the essay that introduces ¡Mas! Cine Mexicano, Sensational Mexican Movie Posters 1957-1990, author Rogelio Agrasánchez, Jr. quotes philosopher and art critic Eugenio d’Ors, who called movie posters “a shout glued to a wall.” As someone who works in advertising, it’s an appealing metaphor. As […]
Shutting Down the Obvious
Rudy Rucker, on his excellent photoblog / scifi-stream- of-consciousness, talks about virtual reality (with responses): “My whole point is to wake people up to the fact that the physical, daily world is inconceivably rich.”
Crochet Hypberbolics and the Nubbly Universe
At The Institute for Figuring, Dr. Donna Taimina brings “abstract mathematics into the realm of tactile experience” with her crocheted models of hyperbolic space. (Model galleries are along the sidebar).
It’s the only way to resolve differences.
The Thing and the Hulk clobber and smash each other in mixed media. It’s the only way to resolve differences. (Make sure to follow the link through to the Stan Lee Excelsior Exhibit entries).
The Cultural Gutter 