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simple posie book

For everyone who's ever thought of turning their blog into a book, Jennifer McMackon of Simpleposie sets the bar pretty high. Simpleposie: essays and pictures is a well-structured, well-edited little pocket tome, with a mixture of selections from the blog, newly commissioned essays by some of her regular contributors and lots of art images. The contributors are Cedric Caspesyan, Megan Morgan, Jamie Tolagson, Lisa Neighbour, Will Murray, Gabrielle Moser, Carlo Cesta, David Kramer, Lee Goreas, Andrew James Paterson, Christoper Brayshaw, and Jennifer. There is also a recalcitrant, cranky interview with me and Lorna in which we do our utmost not to talk about a crisis in art criticism (and fail, thank's to J.'s characteristic persistence).

Usually when people talk to me about the tactility of print I get a bit eye-rolly. But this book transcends the blog/print dichotomy. Rather than trying to archive or fix the blog activity to the page, Jennifer's book functions like a humble souvenir, an oblique reminder of years worth of fleeting dialogue that has passed by in online-time. But it is also a solid publication, and (me and Lorna's interview notwithstanding) has some very relevant, well researched, well thought-out and well-edited writing that compliments rather than replaces the more slap-dash kind of communication that happens online. Of course, the discourse over at Simpleposie is always pretty top-notch, thanks to Jennifer's rigorous moderation, but this book is evidence that her blog skills are commensurate with her skills as an editor/publisher.

You can buy the book on the blog (scroll down, on the left).

- sally mckay 11-22-2010 2:10 pm [link] [add a comment]


Procol Harum:

"The name has been said to be Latin for "beyond these things", but the correct Latin translation of "beyond these things" is Procul His. Alternatively, the name has been translated as "of these far off things" (harum is in the feminine, genitive, plural). However, procul would not be followed by a genitive in Latin. The name of the band is frequently misspelt; often with Procul, Harem, both, or other variations."

Shine on Brightly



TV Caesar
: "this is bogus...not a real procol 73 video...just someones shitty random vid footage on super8 film..."



Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)



- VB 11-21-2010 4:57 pm [link] [3 comments]




free radicals
tcfs logo tinyLibby Hague's free radicals project for the Art & Science Exhibition currently showing at Harbourfront involves a series of puppet shows by various performers that Libby is taping and editing for Youtube. Come by this weekend and witness Anna Jane McIntyre's The Windbag & the Beginning in the making.

ANNA JANE MCINTYRE
The Windbag & the Beginning
open rehearsal: Saturday Nov. 20th
taping performance: Sunday Nov. 21. at 2:02 pm
(and possibly other times as well)

Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto

- sally mckay 11-19-2010 1:27 pm [link] [1 ref] [add a comment]




WINNER. SOBEY AWARD. WINNER.

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DANIEL BARROW

(If it was anyone else I wouldn't have given a flying fuck about this news)


- L.M. 11-19-2010 12:26 am [link] [44 refs] [6 comments]




Mail from Julie Voyce:

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- L.M. 11-18-2010 4:50 am [link] [1 comment]




“Captured in 3D Blob” [a blob of porn] from v5mt (via today and tomorrow)

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- L.M. 11-17-2010 4:30 am [link] [add a comment]