For unknown reasons, somehow I imagined a universe. Not a metaphorical universe, but a literal, functioning universe with its own physics, ecology, infrastructure, and municipal maintenance problems. Urbia is that universe. Let’s explore this imagination … At first glance the diagram resembles a scientific illustration—something halfway between a biology textbook…
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Not long ago, when someone talked about photography, the conversation usually revolved around light, lenses, timing, and the mysterious ability some photographers possess to recognize a photograph before it happens. Cameras were tools—complicated tools perhaps—but still instruments used in the service of seeing. Today, among users of Fujifilm cameras in…
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HipCoin™ is a decentralized cryptocurrency designed to facilitate the exchange, storage, and display of cultural capital within the modern hipster economy. While traditional cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin focus primarily on financial value and speculative trading, HipCoin™ prioritizes aesthetic credibility, trend awareness, and performative authenticity. HipCoin™ Is Backed Entirely By Vibes…
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This is the second part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Dirque du Soleil is a writer of uncertain credentials, extravagant curiosity, and a firm belief that most design conferences would benefit…
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This is the first part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Eric Hatheway & Dirque du Soleil Dirque du Soleil: Ladies and gentlemen, thinkers and doodlers, welcome! Tonight’s act features a man…
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From time to time civilization produces a device that changes everything. The printing press. The camera. The humble coffee maker. And now, quietly joining those ranks of cultural significance, the Bad Art Detector™ Model A-1. Practical Uses For Home & Office Originally engineered as a portable Aesthetic Discrimination Device, the…
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A precision instrument for the remote detection of questionable visual taste. For generations, artists, collectors, designers, and curators have relied upon intuition, long experience, and the occasional raised eyebrow to determine the quality of an artwork. While these methods have served reasonably well, they remain subject to fatigue, social pressure,…
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Locate Bad Art From a LONG DISTANCE! Introducing the Model A-1 Aesthetic Discrimination Device. At last—an instrument for those unfortunate moments when your trained eye senses trouble, but polite society requires restraint. The Bad Art Detector™ Model A-1 is the latest achievement from the laboratories of Research Products, where engineers,…
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Out of the sky — or so it seemed —plopped Todd the Toad where pencils dreamed.Right on my table, calm and square,as though he’d scheduled a landing there. No croak of warning, no grand parade,just Todd arriving in the shade.A speckled fellow, earthy, wise,with quiet moons for froggy eyes. He…
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