Consumption: May 2006
On the Web
- 2006 Yale GDMFA Show: A Flicker photo set of a breathtaking exhibition.
- Aesthetic Apparatus Presentation: Video of a talk given by the renowned poster designers from last September, courtesy of the Alberta North chapter of the Graphic Designers of Canada.
- Wikipedia Design Overhaul 2006: I usually thumb my nose at the whole “let’s get free design work for our company by holding a contest!” thing, but a donation-based community site with actual social benefit is a different story.
- Said the Guests: Al Kratina: A spot-on (and subsequently hilarious) introduction to the wonderful world of Norwegian black metal.
- German “Robin Hoods” Give Poor a Taste of the High Life: Life imitates art.
- Scholars Discover 23 Blank Pages That May as Well Be Lost Samuel Beckett Play: The Onion does it again. How has this joke not been told before?
- 274 Bars of Soap: After five years away, Kevin is welcomed back to the bubble economy.
In the Stereo
- Peeping Tom: Peeping Tom
- Thin Lizzy: Live and Dangerous
- The Nein: The Nein
- Midnight Oil: Blue Sky Mining
- Billy Bragg: Back to Basics
- Mission of Burma: The Obliterati
- DAT Politics: Wow Twist
- Don Caballero: World Class Listening Problem
- Dysrhythmia: Barriers and Passages