We’re not going to give up our cell phones. So how can we tame them into a manageable part of life?
Tag: 11.12.11
Books By The Carton: Shouldn’t They Mean More Than That?
“Ikea novels are the kind of fiction that comes direct from the factory, with no intercession of craftsmanship or artistry en route to the consumer. They are created by often talented writers, frantic to make a career.”
EMI: A Tribute And An Elegy
“With sales dying fast and records about to fade from our lives, perhaps it’s fitting that EMI fades out too. Records are what the company did but records are finished. And a nice place in history isn’t a bad place to be.”
Global Warming: Blame Museums? Serota Says Turn Down The Heat
The Tate’s Sir Nicholas Serota says museums and galleries need to quit cranking the thermostat (and the a.c.). Were the globally accepted temperature and humidity controls set for the art – or the humans looking at it?