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Did you know that N+1 had a personals page? In case you don’t know, N+1 is sort of an literature, adademic-y magazine. I’m not sure how else to describe it. Their website says this. “n+1 is a print magazine of politics, literature, and culture founded in 2004 and published three times yearly,” which is not [...]

I love Lin Manuel Miranda, and this video – which I saw at the super awesome Museum of American Finance! Wee! Tweet

Hennessy Youman puts up some interesting ideas on art and the industry on his Vimeo feed- his rambling may not be the most lucid/coherent but they’re def entertaining. Below are some good ones. ART THOUGHTZ: Post-Structuralism from Hennessy Youngman on Vimeo. ART THOUGHTZ: Bruce Nauman from Hennessy Youngman on Vimeo. Tweet

The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK has an ancient Roman swiss army knife dating to 200-300 AD  in their collection (they’re calling it a “compound utensil”).  My boss sent me this a few days ago and I thought it was a nerdy April fools joke but apparently it’s the real deal. Cool eh? You can [...]

Dear CWL, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but it was worth the wait. Thanks to sister Susie for showing me this truly great Washington Post Q&A with Richard Ellis, a marine conservationist at the American Museum of Natural History. Seriously, Washington Post, hire this guy for a weekly – nay, daily [...]

Check out this sweet wiki (i’m a little obsessed with the museum wiki trend right now). No, it’s not about recess, yes, it’s a recession wiki. It tracks the credit crisis from the earliest indicators in the beginning of 2007 until today. It’s easy to create an account for yourself and then complete a form [...]

Hey guys- the exhibit that I have been helping to make is opening tomorrow evening. I thought I would give the MoAF a little shout out. Feel free to stop by! 5:30pm @ 48 Wall St Please join us on Thursday, September 10, for a reception to open “Actien Handel: Early Dutch Finance and the [...]

The Powerhouse museum is putting together an exhibit on Australia in the 1980′s and have created a blog to assist with their research. It’s pretty awesome. There are great music videos, tv shop clips, old video games, etc.  I can’t stop watching the Adam Ant video from the first post this morning. Get it HERE. [...]

I really really want to see this movie about a librarian and a postal worker who collect millions of dollars worth of minimalist/conceptual art in their tiny one bedroom apartment. Looks adorable. Read the New York Times review of it HERE, below is the trailer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vma2T5luy08] Tweet

The Whitney is hosting some fun bands in honor of their exhibit on Dan Graham. I thought you should know. I kind of love Vivian Girls- I might try and make it to that show. WHITNEY LIVE: FOUR FRIDAY EVENING CONCERTS IN JULY Titus Andronicus / Real Estate Friday, July 10 at 7 pm Abe [...]