party shout

Separate note, separate podcast:

A few weeks ago, the New Yorker published
this article on the future of e-books and e-readers. I've been a longtime Amazon shopper, but this article casts them in a bit of an odd light. At times, the author's description of sales and marketing make it sound like Amazon is the Wal-Mart of the web: whatever it takes to drive prices down and an product selection that can be infinitely horizontal.

I also enjoyed this article because of the respect it affords to editors and their understanding and ability to help facilitate the creative process and develop careers.

To jump to a tangent, who do you guys look towards when it comes to creative branding? For example:

I expect to like HBO productions over Shotime productions (the latter tend to be more soap-opera-esque and seem to have difficulty sustaining long running narratives).

I trust Jesse Thorn and Maximum Fun as a collection of productions.

Recently, I got turned on to Leo Koenig Gallery, which has a stable of artists that all seem to share a somewhat comedic sensibility.

How about you? Particular critics? Movie studios? Record labels? Power tool manufacturers?

Briefest of brief updates/Mark your calendars:

The Wassaic Project (my summer artist residency) is hosting its annual festival on the weekend of August 13-15. Its free to attend. There is also free camping on-site.

Wassaic is about 2 hours North of NYC (accessible by train or car). I think this would be a wonderful pmode meetup for the summer!

If any of you want to apply to have artwork or perform (I think this is more a call for performance artists than musicians, but I can double check), you can do so here:
http://www.wassaicproject.com/wp/proposals

Best Onion article I've read in a while. Why? Stick with it all the way to the end and you'll know...
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Can you stabilize the US government's debt? I can't.
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Kevin Costner invention to be used to help clean BP oil spill
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It seems like they are turning the shit my dad says twitter stream into a TV show starring William Shatner.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_city
It's not quite what I hoped it would be.
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New Janelle Monae album The ArchAndriod dropped today:
music only, $8 from Amazon mp3
iTunes LP with Tightrope video for $13
I'm downloading it now...

(I was considering just posting a download link to my copy of the album, but I think Janelle deserves the album sales.)

I'm attending an unconference this weekend where you post session ideas on a blog in the couple weeks before the event. You all might be interested in my post as I feel like it might reflect a design thinking :P approach to historic preservation, http://thatcamp.org/2010/reimagining-the-national-register-nomination-form/

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the national, live via youtube
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how about now?

well I guess no one cares about how sweet our garden is. maybe when there are some plants coming up.

yay, what a weekend:

good short film script: http://thinkstank.tumblr.com/post/598451428/anachronism

good new twitter: DRUNKHULK

WAITING FOR SEX IN CITY 2: SEX CITIER LIKE WAIT FOR CTHULHU RISE! IT KEEP DRUNK HULK UP AT NIGHT IN FEAR!

START WITH MAN IN MIRROR! DRUNK HULK ASK HIM CHANGE HIS PANT! NO MESSAGE COULD BE CLEAR! IF YOU WANT MAKE WORLD BETTER PLACE!

Clearly PTSD.

also, morgan just got us tickets for the monster ball tour. SHE IS THE BEST.

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