Christine Finn at the Guardian recently wrote a post about the genetic portraits offered by MoMA to anyone willing to shoulder the $550 fee and a quick cheek swab. It’s a cool concept–selling people portraits of themselves that can only be obtained through a lab.
While MoMA is the first place I know of where […]
291 was pleased to see this story hiding among the dull glut of media attention surrounding the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. It’s a nice example of how the the predominance of cameras can make a complete amateur who witnesses an important event relatively famous. My favorite part of this story, […]
Over the weekend, the Times reported on the surprising importance of “stuff”–material goods, especially luxury goods that confer social status on their owners–in Second Life, the massively multiplayer virtual world.
I’m not convinced this is so surprising. What makes a place like Second Life unique is its visual aspect. AIM, Gmail, and other messaging […]
