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I always get a little frustrated when people insist that there's some sort of minimum quality requirement for art to be art, as if there's no such thing as bad art. Most people wouldn't argue that a crappy movie isn't really a 'movie', or that a bad novel isn't really a 'novel', but when it comes to art, lots of folks…

I always get a little frustrated when people insist that there's some sort of minimum quality requirement for art to be art, as if there's no such thing as bad art. Most people wouldn't argue that a crappy movie isn't really a 'movie', or that a bad novel isn't really a 'novel', but when it comes to art, lots of folks…

Oh, I didn't know that but that makes a lot of sense - I'm actually somewhat familiar with Clemente's work, and he's an example of a big-deal artist for whom I just don't get the appeal. Like, when I see his work in an exhibit, I tend to feel pretty indifferent towards it; that's probably how I'd feel about the work…

Oh, I didn't know that but that makes a lot of sense - I'm actually somewhat familiar with Clemente's work, and he's an example of a big-deal artist for whom I just don't get the appeal. Like, when I see his work in an exhibit, I tend to feel pretty indifferent towards it; that's probably how I'd feel about the work…

Yeah, I love this band. These last several years, I've been moving away from indie/rocky/punky-type music, but Codeine is one of the indie bands I keep coming back to (so is Come, so that's two big points for Chris Brokaw in my own little scorebook).

Yeah, I love this band. These last several years, I've been moving away from indie/rocky/punky-type music, but Codeine is one of the indie bands I keep coming back to (so is Come, so that's two big points for Chris Brokaw in my own little scorebook).

When I think of powerful, ephemeral art, the first thing that comes to mind is punk shows: you might have a band playing for 15 minutes to 40 people in a basement - maybe a local band that will never actually tour, or a band that will never record more than a few songs (punk bands tend to come and go) - but they're…

When I think of powerful, ephemeral art, the first thing that comes to mind is punk shows: you might have a band playing for 15 minutes to 40 people in a basement - maybe a local band that will never actually tour, or a band that will never record more than a few songs (punk bands tend to come and go) - but they're…

I think that most of the time when I get coffee from a deli or something they'll still use those cups. Also, in what could be argued is a symbol of the changing face of NYC, you can get a ceramic reproduction copy from MoMA for $15:

I think that most of the time when I get coffee from a deli or something they'll still use those cups. Also, in what could be argued is a symbol of the changing face of NYC, you can get a ceramic reproduction copy from MoMA for $15:

Oh man, has no one mentioned "Great Expectations" yet? Ethan Hawke's character is supposed to be this gifted young artist whose natural talents amaze everyone around him. The movie shows a lot of the artwork, and it's basically a bunch of uninspired portraits and figure studies that look like they could've been done…

Oh man, has no one mentioned "Great Expectations" yet? Ethan Hawke's character is supposed to be this gifted young artist whose natural talents amaze everyone around him. The movie shows a lot of the artwork, and it's basically a bunch of uninspired portraits and figure studies that look like they could've been done…

I just realized my mistake and then couldn't edit it… OK fine - faux-British American soap opera.

Exec: "So your last movie was a huge success, and it was based on a classic children's book that's been cherished for generations by folks around the world. What's your next film based on?"

Yeah, that scene in the car totally breaks my heart; I'm thinking about whether to watch the clip right now - it's a choice that actually requires some consideration…

I haven't read Vice in a long time and don't know what's been going on in the magazine recently, but I've been feeling kind of creeped-out by Vice in general since I clued-in to co-founder Gavin McInnes's reactionary worldview (the New York Times famously compared his politics to those of white supremacists, and the…

Well said; I've known several trans people who began the process in the mid-to-late 90s, and they basically had to learn what they could from medical literature and a handful of super-cheesy websites. Having honest-to-gosh mass-media role models will make a big difference.

I worked with this guy who seemed pretty sleazy and amoral, and he took a vacation to Thailand; I was really kind of scared that he would come back with awful stories about hiring cheap prostitutes, but actually - after he returned, he talked a lot about how creepy it was when he'd come across middle-aged white dudes…

I'd like to take this opportunity to post The Soft Pink Truth's mid-00s cover of "Out of Step":