Yes, just like Han Solo. Wookieepedia ADX, the excellent fabrication studio/hub/event space, is full of good ideas. As part of their presence at the upcoming OMSI Mini Maker Faire on Sept 14-15, they’re looking for someone who harbors this particular fantasy of portraiture. Here’s what you gotta do: Either become a member, or befriend someone […]
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This Week’s Cover
This week’s cover artist Sean Morris is my favorite Australian (aside from Mad Max).The work he’s made for recent shows like Magic Weirdos Never Die, Return to Doom Lagoon, and Be Sweet Deadbeat are of pure human wilderness. See more wild people art after the jump.
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Total Eclipse of the Tuesday
This morning I was researching Rolling Stone journalist Rob Sheffield’s Turn Around, Bright Eyes, a new memoir about how karaoke helped him get over the death of his wife. (It’s something of a sequel to his popular memoir Love Is a Mixtape.) It was an easy hop from there to this amazingly over-the-top clip of […]
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This Week’s Mercury Cover
Did’ja know this week’s cover art by Zach Johnsen was painted with smoke bombs? Did’ja also know you can see Johnsen’s new art show The House of Uncommons at Hellion Gallery this month? Did’ja? Now you do!
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First Friday: The E Burnside Lineup
Seems like just last week it was July’s First Friday, but here we are again. As is usual in the warmer months, things will be lively on lower E Burnside, with drinks flowing, art openings, and fashionable sales and showcases. Case in point is Nationale, which is hosting a trunk show for both Btwn Wind […]
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Mayor’s Office: Arts Tax Money Cleared for Release
Mayor Charlie Hales’ office has some good news for school districts warned earlier this year to expect only partial allotments of arts tax money meant to help them hire new teachers: After a string of court rulings declaring the $35 tax perfectly legal, city hall has decided to send out full allotments as promised. “The […]
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This Week’s Cover
“Nice Beaver!” Those are the only words I’ve heard about this week’s cover.Come on, people! Do you really think we’d put a beaver on the cover, just to boost our pick-up rate (yes we did)? If you like looking at beavers and stuff by Jeremy Fish you should go to this print art show he […]
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Weekend Park-ing: Trek in the Park and a Future Tense Reading
I’m not particularly enthusiastic about this summer-rain thing we’ve got going on today, but if the forecast is to be believed things’ll clear up in time for this weekend’s roster of outdoor fun, which in addition to Pickathon includes opening weekend of the final season of Trek in the Park, and a fun-sounding reading from […]
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Reif Summer Turbans Hit the Road
It’s a big week for new lookbooks, apparently, and up next is Reif, who took an unusual approach, sending her pieces on the road with a couple wandering artists, Victoria Foraker and Carla Richmond to shoot on their own as they passed through Los Angeles, Marfa, Austin, and Memphis. Victoria and Carla are two creatives […]
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Okay, This New Breaking Bad Trailer Freaked the Crap Into My Pants
Check out this verrrrry heavy and portentous trailer for the upcoming final season of Breaking Bad, in which Bryan Cranston reads “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Hey! How did an old-timey poet know so much about Walter White??)
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This Week’s Cover
Like a hardy womp in the face, this week’s Mercury cover is knocking folks off their feet. Here’s what readers are saying on the street;“Oh, yeah I saw that.”“It’s pretty cool.”“Is that guy ripping off the Mastodon album cover art?”“Can you help me buy some weed?”“What, no nipples? Why would I pick that up—it doesn’t […]
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Get the Greatest Piece of Art Ever Made!!
Did you read my “Worst. Night. Ever.” post yesterday about how you made me dress up like a wizard and attend the Canterbury Renaissance Faire? IT’S PRETTY GOOD! But here’s an update! As you recall, I was very unimpressed by most of the merchandise there—which consisted of crocheted chain mail, ugly pictures of wolves howling […]