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Julius Shulman, amazing mid-century photographer and example for a working life lived right, died on July 15, 2009. He was 98 and still taking pictures. Shulman produced images of buildings — by pioneering architects like Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig — that defined the postwar architecture of Southern California, among other places. The [...]

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Last night I cruised into Oside for the opening of Randy Laybourne’s 20×20 Show at Shaney Jo Darden’s SwivTackleCircus. I’ve always liked Randy’s small art (I’ve used his angry box as my iChat icon for years) but it’s even better large and spread out in with space to breathe. Follow the jump for all the [...]

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I’m kind of bummed on this screaming Trevor Graves review of the new Canon G10. I wanted one, but now. . . not so sure. Since it’s nearly impossible to hear what the faux-irrate Trevor is saying, here it is: I was so stoked on the G9 to see the G10s coming out I pre-ordered [...]

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Throw another log on the ever-growing tortured genius bonfire. Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace has hanged himself in an apparent suicide. The 46-year-old writer was found by his wife in their home on Friday night, September 12, 2008, according to as story in the LA Times. Wallace won a cult following for his dark [...]

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It kind of sad when an amazing designer creates a limited edition product that is so lame. But Peter Saville, the man responsible for all that amazing Joy Division and New Order graphic design has designed a limited edition of 500 Microsoft Zune media players to commemorate the launch of the new documentary film Joy [...]

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[Link: sha3bi1Beijing via Valleywag]

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This definitely gets me thinking. . . [Link: Boing Boing]

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The Filmlot has interviewed Aaron Rose and Lenny Mesina about their Beautiful Losers documentary. The film, which documents the art and artists featured in Rose’s traveling show (and Beautiful Losers book), premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2008 to solid reviews. The Beautiful Losers has been a long, not [...]

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I’ve always liked the fresh face Deanna Templeton’s photos put on dirty teens. She has a voyeuristic eye for capturing innocent glances in the oddest places. According to the emerica blog, Mollusk Surf Shop in Venice is presenting a collection of Deanna’s photos titled California Dreams and Realities, the show also features the paintings of [...]

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When collabs like this come along I have to ask myself: has this whole tandem development thing gone to far? Are we at the end of the creative road? Or, is that the point of this collaborative exercise from UNIV and Transworld Surf Editor-in-chief Chris Cote. Chris is obviously no trained artist, yet his crudely [...]

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