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His existing dilemma is one that is rarely discussed: when do artists cut their losses and abandon their careers? He has to cart around a boxful of unsold albums, and notes with grim blankness that his folk contemporary Al Cody (played by the excellent Adam Driver) has an exactly similar box. The cultural industry might…
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Scientists Discover the Genes for Supersizing Fruit
Scientists Discover the Genes for Supersizing Fruit
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AS: One of the things that has been really exciting about being here at IDEO is that people really engage with a set of possibilities if you open them up. There is an inherent personality type that says Okay, give me some constraints, give me an imaginative impetus, and I will come up with something…
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My friend Max asked me why there’s no annual publication of the best games journalism. This is why: none of us care about our history. The vast, unplayable history of video games – Boing Boing I have friends who have been working for many years on many different aspects of game preservation and game conservation.…
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<blockquote>A unique handmade full-size coin-op arcade cabinet for two players, inspired by old industrial cabinets, vintage mixing consoles and early space travels. The retro futuristic body stands on four unique rocket nozzle like feet. These can be removed or replaced. The cabinet is decorated by a glowing planetarium on the front and an engraved saturn speaker grill.…
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A conversation with Persian-American Safa Samiezadé-Yazd — a local artist who’s worked on a national level for Aslan Media and Boomgen Studios — first opened Eric Dallimore’s eyes to the unique position of her culture-straddling compatriots in America: Iranian-American artists struggle not only with their mixed cultural identity, but also with the question of whether…
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While it makes sense to rely more on competent people, Koval says that it’s important for co-workers and partners to recognize how much stress they are putting on those people by doing so. Being a Go-Getter Is No Fun – The Atlantic
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Also of note: Michael Menchaca’s “Neo-Chicano Vista,” a video installation that looks a bit like an Aztec-themed computer game; RISD students exhibit work ranging from polished to playful – Entertainment & Life – providencejournal.com – Providence, RI
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Aurora cordially invites all emerging and established artists working with light, video, sound, digital, internet-based work and/or performance to submit proposals for Aurora in 2015: All Together Now. Proposals should explore innovative approaches to a free public art event that transforms the neighborhood of the Dallas Arts District (68 acres/19 city blocks of downtown Dallas,…
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Ancient Greek Punishment: Art Edition Edition A literal reflection of the commodification of objects mounted on gallery walls, this is a video game in which you play a video game. Hijacking users’ webcams, Barr re-creates the reflection of a viewer on a sheet of museum glass that divides them from art. It’s a meta-game that…