Bullitt in Miniature
Michael Louie02.25.11
When I was young I was fascinated with the fact that my father’s first car was a dark green 1967 Mustang fastback, the…
Reflections on Art from the Mailbox: Nicole Kuprienko’s Hobgoblin 2
Audrey Tran02.18.11
A satellite dish is just a bundle of metal, nuts, bolts, and wire fastened together. For anyone familiar with the neighborhoods in…
1/27th of a Love Letter: Reflections on art from the mailbox
Audrey Tran02.11.11
Jennifer Gustavson’s 1/27th of a Love Letter
Howdy. I’m here to write a few words about a mail-art project called…
O Captain, My Captain — Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Ben Bush12.18.10
When Tom Waits’ Bone Machine first came out my favorite song on it was "She’s Such a Scream" and I played it…
Metal Blog from our friends
Michael Louie10.15.10
Our friends Melissa and Nithtya made this awesome metal blog called Waves of Mutilation. It has a good dose of great humor but don’t mistake this…
First Ammendment Porn: Free Speech and Free Language
Ben Bush08.18.10
No, not the First Ammendment as it applies to pornography but pornography for those who love the First Ammendment. Read Village Voice columnist…
Small Gains in My Ability to Picture Internet Infrastructure
Ben Bush07.17.10
Other than some mental of image of a highly air-conditioned server farm full of droning hard drives, I have a pretty limited ability to actually…
Some words for Harvey Pekar
Michael Louie07.13.10
It seems like every time I go to write something for the magazine these days it’s because somebody died. Today (6/13)…
Tooting the Vuvuzela for Spain!
Ben Bush07.10.10
There’s no end of good things to be said about the Netherlands. Nobody trompes the oeil quite like Vermeer. They gave us Van Gogh and their brave…