There is a great article at Worldchanging concerning “free” parking and the enormous costs and inefficiencies of the current state of urban and suburban planning.

Hey everyone, meet “Hez the Pirate.” If I was rich enough to buy an iPhone, I’d probably get this sweet case. Although I would normally hesitate to buy anything from someone who calls himself “leatherprince.” You can find leatherprince’s {shudder} Etsy shop here.

A couple of years back I went to a group show here in Milwaukee. Among the featured artists was work by Kate Bingaman-Burt. It looks like she’s getting a lot of press lately, launching her book this month and being featured on Swiss-Miss. I was stoked. I get excited when someone I recognize receives good press. Her work is quite memorable, and in this current climate, that’s saying something. Congrats on the new book, Kate.

I am the Twin Cities for a long weekend, and I feel lucky. Not only do I get to see some of my great friends here, but I also get to see some new work by Mike Perry over at the MCAD main gallery. I’m stoked, because I just read an interview with him in the winter issue of Elephant. I forgot that I like it here!

Just checked out the Urban Places portfolio by Jakob Wagner. Stunning, beautiful work.

Really great, inspirational work from printer Amos Kennedy Jr. He had an excellent show at Redline here in Milwaukee a couple of weeks back. I left with an armload of prints. Also check out the new documentary about him by Laura Zinger.

Great work from Spencer Finch.

Image by Spencer Finch.

“The man who does not read good books
has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”

— Mark Twain

I saw this video earlier on YouTube. The guy looks like me so I had to post it. It is work like this that reaffirms my faith in humanity. Alright, that may be a little too much, but it did make me smile.