SHIVERYTIMBERS

If the sound outside my office window is to be believed, civilization is built by jackhammers. It is, in a word, noisy as fuck out there. Fortunately for me, I have large headphones and colleagues who know where all the cool stuff on the internet is kept. One such thing is this gorgeous, interactive illustration by Australian technical artist, Alexander Perrin. The premise is simple: use your arrow keys to ferry a load of fez-sporting cats from station to station in your beau

I have what might be considered a...contentious...relationship with fashion. On the one hand, I think it is a horrible, elitist institution that is actively designed to make people feel bad. It inspires people to feel terrible about their bodies, their faces, their bank accounts. It's weird and expensive and frivolous, and it makes me incredibly angry that it continues to be such a moneymaking juggernaut when it's so toxic for so many people. On the other hand...the existence

The more insane the world gets, the more interested I become in things that are orderly, organized, perhaps a little sterile. I get really into organizing the kitchen; I listen to lots and lots and lots of mainstream pop (perhaps the most formulaic art form around); I find myself getting really bent when there are traffic disruptions; and I start seeking out art that makes me feel...well, disconnected. I become drawn to pieces where the subject flat out refuses to engage the