Thanks to CSP for sending me a link to Kent Rogowski's work:

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After twelve years in the league, the youngest player to ever start a game, the youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team, the youngest Slam Dunk champion, the youngest player to score 20,000 points (surpassing Wilt the Stilt), 10-time NBA All-Star, 2-time scoring champion, 3-time NBA champion, and -in my opinion- the greatest basketball player in the NBA, has finally won the MVP award!!!

Tonight begs for some live experimental music....

Kría Brekkan covers Chemirocha on East Village Radio (2008)




Whit + Travassos - @ The Mascavado Festival in Lisbon (2008)




Riow Arai and Tujiko Noriko @ Shibuya O-nest (2007)




Lucky Dragons @ SXSW (2008)




The Books - @ the International House, U. of Pennsylvania (2006)

Owen Mundy will soon earn his MFA in Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego:

Military Silhouette
(2007)

Self-portrait as Target
(2007)

Occupational History
(2007)

Some Links:

Terry Eagleton reviews Žižek's new book, In Defense of Lost Causes.

Stanley Fish discusses "French Theory in America," part one & part two.

Laurie Fendrich helps aspiring art students avoid pitfalls.

"I was all about socialism—but it became so working class."

Hulu offers -- for free! -- every episode of the original Battlestar Galactica.

What I am reading this weekend - here & here.

Californian artist Nina Katchadourian makes maps. Here are two from her Geographic Pathologies series:

Thanks to CSP for introducing me to the work of New York City artist Lizz Hickey:

Two videos for you today:

The first is a 12min. short film called "Jo Jo in the Stars," Directed by Marc Craste. It was the winner of the 2004 Bafta for Best Animated Short Film. The description goes like this:

"A heart wrenching tale of two unlikely lovers: Jo Jo, a silver-plated trapeze artist and the nameless hero who worships her."

The second is this music video for Devendra Banhart's tune "A Ribbon," Directed by Lauri Faggioni & Michel Gondry:

Enjoy!

Polish artist Jacek Yerka:

Between Heaven and Hell

The Walking Lesson

The City is Landing

Australian artist Hannah Murray:

Until She Finds Someone New

Out Of The Dark She Carries Her Heart

My brother introduced me to this Canadian band called Crystal Castles. According to their website:

we are crystal castles
we are 1 boy and 1 girl
we are named after She-Ra’s home
we play rough

Here is a video for their song "Alice Practice," which uses the famous dance scene in Jean Luc Godard's Vivre sa Vie. Directed by Matthew Ferguson:

And here's the official video for their reworking of the noise band Health's tune "Crimewave" - for which I can't seem to find the name of the director:

Joseph Nechvatal is a post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings using custom-created computer viruses. His work is informed and inspired by the work of Deleuze and Guattari, which makes him rad.

Here are three pieces from his Being is Difference collection:

Christine Buci-Glucksmann

Ken Goldberg meets Frank Gillette

Ebon Fisher meets G.H. Hovagimyan

Caitlin and I watched Juno.

I would recommend it.

There are funny parts and touching parts.

It has Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, and Jennifer Garner.

I like those actors.

Plus, the soundtrack is sweet.

American artist Deborah Oropallo:

George

(2007)

Napoleon
(2007)

Major Tease
(2007)

Interdisciplinary artist Peter Ciccariello:

The Remains of the Poet

Sister Queens

Poor Yorick, Remembering, Preparing

Italian artist Pierpaolo Campanini:

Untitled
(2003)

Untitled
(2006)

Untitled
(2005)

If you love the Pharcyde’s "Passing Me By" (video below) head over to Passion of the Weiss and check out Fatlip's commentary:

Click Here.

Japanese artist Chiaki Kamikawa:

The last day of being cool
(2007)

Kitchen Talk
(2006)

Once upon a time in Mexico
(2007)