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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Miami Writer’s Prize 2010: Urgent AND Important Notice

Often, as a society, we tend to be overly focused on urgent things. They’re kind of like fires, so we must attend to them or stuff gets of of hand real quick. The problem with urgent things is that they never let up. Everyday there’s something urgent to work on, procrastinate over, something new to [...]

The Sunday Video: DONK

To round out two weeks of mechanicin’ , I bring you a donk for this weeks Sunday Video.  I had seen many of them on the road before, but didn’t know there was a name for these beauties until I was talking to Artlurker contributor Nicolas Lobo last week about a donk painted orange with [...]

Jet Set Saturdays: Robert Lazzarini at Honor Fraser

Robert Lazzarini gun (iv), 2009 Steel and walnut 8 x 9 x 10 1/2 inches I have always been a bit disappointed with the term “finish fetish,” but not because I dislike the genre. The term itself is merely misleading, conjuring up images of nail polish, leather whips, rubber pants, and pointy patent leather shoes. [...]

EXTRA EXTRA: Miami Writer’s Prize DOUBLED

Image credit. Thanks to an overwhelming response from members of Miami’s arts community who wish to remain anonymous we are delighted to be able to double this year’s Miami Writer’s Prize from $400 to a whopping $800. Submissions will be accepted as late as May 4th at 11:59pm. The winner of the Miami Writer’s Prize [...]

The Sunday Video: Marty Feldman Auto Mechanic

This week I’ve been helping Artlurker contributors Thomas Hollingworth and Cassidy Fry convert their vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil.  I also decided to do some seemingly simple repairs on my own and at the moment all three vehicles are laid up.  Since I am a backyard mechanic at best many moments have mimicked [...]

As we’re not thinking we don’t need titles.

Ken Johnson i gotta say, this has been the most educational fb thread i’ve ever had the pleasure of participating in. i mean that completely sincerely. i’m glad richard and others have spoken up so eloquently for the event planners. lemme ask this: theory aside, where does criticism come in in relationship to event planning? [...]