Zach Shrock
New Mexico Slum
2009

1960 Celanese

(myvintagevogue)

Ladies, you no longer have to hide it with your kitchen appliances.

Behold,
THE MINI MAGIC WAND!

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
1909

(Jessicakes)

I think we should start some only child union

To convey our needs, concerns and interests to wider society

I was talking about this with my only-child Colorado friend the other day

And I've determined we're different

So we should organize on a national level to express our concerns

yes

yes indeed

i have an only child friend visiting

it's great to see her

we have unique issues

and qualities that tie us together

Like a need for personal space

Right

indeed

We're operating on our own wavelength

And people like you know who need to get out of our bubble

Maybe we could have special seats on the back of the bus where nobody could sit next to us

hahahahhaha

Yeah, that could be our first organizing issue

We could all boycott the TTC and the MBTA and the like until they give us special treatment

You could be like the reverse Rosa Parks of the only child empowerment movement

"Degrading is a subjective term. I find commercials in which women become orgasmic over soapsuds to be tremendously degrading. The bottom line is that every woman has the right to define what is degrading and liberating for herself. "

A Feminist Defense of Pornography

Secular Humanism (cult?) has peaked my interest.
(They need to redesign their website though!)

Peeping Tom

James Robert Durant
I Have Been Here Before
2009

Now here's something I was impressed by: Tropical Punch at Galerie Lausberg.

(Before I picked up the artist statement for the show, I knew what it was going to say. I realize that in some sense this is an accomplishment, but for some reason, I find this depressing.)

I will be surprised if I see anything better in Contact. But here's hoping.

Jake Kovnat
The Smallest Bar in Key West
2010

Fashion benefits from online slander.

"Ariane, who has more than 100 posts on her site, said she had not been terribly bothered by anything she has read so far, but she acknowledged that after one comment about a certain pair of leggings, she stopped wearing them. "

Read more:
On Formspring, an E-Vite to Teenage Insults

Sorry Richard, your show was kinda boring, and I went armed with excitement and curiousity and an open mind. I liked this one, though.