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The sort of myth, the romance of his story and persona, is sort of undermined by the banality of his politics. If you listen to what he’s saying, it’s usually not all that interesting. It’s definitely a contrast, and if you saw his press conference today it was pretty dull. I wouldn’t be that surprised to see that develops as a pattern with him.
—Jason Ross on Obama at a panel discussion of Daily Show writers
Another pithy short fiction piece from Google Suggest. It’s a heartbreaking portrait of contemporary American anxieties that explores a liminal space between the modern fiction problematic and cross-browser AJAX scripting.
NYTE: Not sure if we linked this before, but this MIT SENSEable City Lab research project was on exhibit at the MOMA earlier this year. It seeks to visualize the communications and information exchange occurring between NYC and the rest of the world, using long distance telephony and IP data statistics.
From the newly refreshed and subsequently deceased 02138 magazine.
The final issue never made it to the presses, but is available online here, and worth a look for Pentagram’s design.
Carla Osborn makes affordable Haekelish prints in the modcult-approved retronatural style. (NYers– you can see these in real life and buy them at Artists & Fleas or BK Flea)