• The Village Voice offers: Model Behavior. A short interview with Molly Crabapple, founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. I, for one, love the idea and yet it seems slightly inadequate somehow. Can it avoid the stain of hipster trendiness which ultimately relegates so many good ideas to fad-status in short order? I would prefer a noon to 4 a.m. establishment with continuous model-sitting and booze. A sort of dive bar for life-drawing. Imagine the monday afternoon crowd at such a place!
• Related to the above: Uwe Scheid’s 1000 historical Nudes in 13 categories.
• Non-Errors: Those usages people keep telling you are wrong but which are actually standard in English. Highly interesting for the “language-minded.” Via.
• Regrets Only. On the curious political statement of 6 graphic designers honored by the National Design Awards, and the dissenting voice of Chip Kidd.
• Some vids of Mark Jenkins’ most recent pieces.
• CSICOP on The Tautology Objection.
• “A curious, exciting sight greeted my eyes. Lines, circles and squares in a geometrical, abstract arrangement of symbols. If I were an alien, I’d land here!” Over Roswell - 2002. Via.
Would that I could have a dive bar with models from noon till 4 am. Unfortunately, I’d have to shell out 300 bucks for the girl. I like to pay models well, and being a broke monkey, that’s just beyond my budget.
In the meantime, try the excellent Pratt Drawathon, held every April. Orgy, I tell you!