Venus X The New Spooky

from Gallerist NY The Art World Has a New DJ And her name’s DJ Venus X. Why not follow her on Twitter? She’s already got a profile inThe New York Times style section. The piece opens with a scene from the after party for Terry Richardson’s exhibition at Half Gallery,...

Anal Žižek

from The New York Observer Žižek: Not Into Anal By Michael H. Miller Who knew, right? The Guardian‘s profileof the cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek, who has a new book out called Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism, is…not for the faint of...

Catching Crabs In Rome

from Scientific American Has a New 10-Legged Species Evolved beneath Rome? By Rob Dunn Crabs are alien. Their eyes stand up on stalks, waving without apology. Their ten legs each grasp the world, but mostly they keep to their realms of tidelands and sea bottoms. The...

Pete Cosey Gone (Dark Magus changed my life)

from BBC Pete Cosey, jazz guitarist, dies at 68 Cosey played on some of Miles Davis’ most experimental albums Pete Cosey, a jazz guitarist who was best known for his work in Miles Davis’ electric band in the 1970s has died aged 68. His daughter said he...