links for 2008-05-01

• Colossal squid « Te Papa’s Blog
  The colassal squid’s eye is bigger than a dinner plate. Holy smokes! Squid autopsies are highly riveting. Who knew?
  (tags: science nature squid random)

For Grace, After a Party

#60, Chicago, from Hardly More Than Ever by Laura Letinsky

I’m always happy for an excuse to post a poem from Frank O’Hara or a photo by Laura Letinsky. Fast Company, in this week’s New Yorker, is nominally a review of Mark Ford’s new Selected Poems by my crooked-nosed hero; it’s also a good read in and of itself.

And on account

Train of Thought

Rice paddy art, after Hokusai, which I’ll readily admit has a most tenuous connection to the subject matter of this post.

This:
Several factors are contributing to the steep rice in prices. Rising affluence in India and China has increased demand. At the same time, drought and other bad weather have reduced output in Australia and elsewhere. Many rice farmers are turning to more lucrative cash crops,

Change. Good. Yes.

Watch, listen and learn. Let’s hope it’s history in the making.*

I <3 Obama more and more with every passing day. If you haven’t seen the speech on race that he recently delivered in the city of brotherly love, you can watch it online. Alternatively, you can just read the transcript.

I bought one. You

What I Saw of Houston

Garden gnomes in the courtyard of the Doubletree Downtown in Houston, Texas. Unlike the photographer, I didn’t even get to see these little fellas head-on, as I never once had an opportunity to descend into the courtyard during our brief breaks between reviews. (Used without the express permission of the artist, but I think he’ll be ok with it.)

I am just back from Houston, Texas where I spent four days at

I Am a Fucking Steamroller (.com)

Oh seemingly useless URL, I had such big plans for you! (And for you too.)

But never this. Not this, no.

MoCP’s Prints for 2008

Lincoln and Log Cabin RV, 2000 by Greta Pratt. (11×13 Lambda print, Edition of 50, $300)

The Museum of Contemporary Photography has just announced their 2008 Fine Print editions. It’s a great selection of prints as always and they’re all $300. My favorites: Greta Pratt (above), a diptych by KayLynn Deveney and a Simon Roberts