CIA facial recognition software identifies pic of ‘unknown woman’ as Francis Bacon in drag
“Unknown woman, 1930s” (detail)–is this Francis Bacon in drag? In April of this year, the British newspaper The Guardian ran a gallery of photos by…
Art Archives: 06/2014
Surrealism founder André Breton’s apartment is a museum in its own right
I wonder: did André Breton enjoy housework? He must have spent many an hour cleaning and tending to the dust that surely gathered on all…
Bring back Hothead Paisan, homicidal lesbian terrorist
In the early ‘90s a small independent underground comic by Diane DiMassa featuring a rumpled, wild-eyed, overcaffeinated “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was frequently listed among Riot…
Fire up Photoshop—I found the worst couple on Instagram
Usually, I’m pretty forgiving of social media gaucherie. I’m off Facebook, which certainly helps, but when it comes to Twitter or Instagram, I figure it’s…