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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.” -Oscar Wilde
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In an attention economy, sharing without attribution is theft.
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They’re not spying on us to prevent crimes, they’re spying on us to retroactively convict us of crimes once we’ve pissed them off.
I mused this a few days ago, before I saw the (must watch) Guardian video of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, where he specifically confirms it, at 7:10.
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ART IS ANAL #artisanal #tweet #brooklyn
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You must not fall. When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. You must not force yourself to stay steady. You must move forward. -Philippe Petit
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“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist.” -Bukowski
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The Internet thrives on really, really smart stuff, or really, really dumb stuff. The middle not so much.
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Bounce hiphop is like Hardcore punk. It’s not meant to be “heard,” it’s meant to be FELT. In a sweaty crowd. Like a voodoo ritual.
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Gentrification begins when you’re the squarest resident of your new neighborhood. It ends when you’re the weirdest.
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Turning your phone off at the door is the new taking your shoes off at the door.
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Portraits are just selfies we take of other people.
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Every photo I make is a tiny act of worship. When someone won’t let me photograph them the rejection is like a religious fall from grace.
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Bad commercial art is an artist’s rendering of a middleman’s retelling of a client’s interpretation of a focus group’s misunderstanding.
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36 million people took part in over 3,000 protests against the Iraq War, proving, finally, that protest was obsolete.
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People think nothing of paying $3 for a cup of coffee they’ll piss out, but paying for art they “love” requires a trip to the accountant.
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