I’m still in the market for a muse as well. Feel free to suggest a friend, neighbor, or yourself.

Jacqueline and I spent a few hours in the beautiful Pratt Institute Library yesterday doing some research for one of her upcoming shoots. This book cover was a favorite:

I just added a few new iPhone photos to my website.
Below is a good one Jac and I spotted in Crown Heights.

A great article in the Times today about Paul Otlet, an early predictor and creator of hyperlinking, data storage and information sharing. Read it here. The piece (and the above photograph) is by Alex Wright, who talks more about this topic here.

Paul Otlet and his Mundaneum are also the subject of a documentary:

Reading about his dedication to collecting data on every book and catalog ever printed, I can’t help but think about the mission of Bob George and the ARChive of Contemporary Music.

Friday, June 6th 2008
7:00 pm

174 Bogart Street (at Scholes Street)
Studio 316
Brooklyn, NY 11206

AMERIKA is a part of Bushwick Open Studios & Arts Festival
www.artsinbushwick.org
www.amerika-exhibition.blogspot.com

Curated by Tom White, Deidre Schoo & Nico Silberfaden
Co-ordinated by Lucy Helton

I am looking for a muse. This person can be of any gender or age. He or she should exhibit characteristics of a freebird, be okay with me taking a lot of casual photos, and be able to ignore the camera all at once. Bonus points for strangely attractive and mega points for big ears. I love big ears, I can’t help myself. If you are interested or have a recommendation please email me.

Reported by London’s Telegraph:
Dr Fredric J. Baur, who was 89, had told his family to ensure his final resting place was the inside of one of his most famous creations.

They honoured his request by having his ashes buried in a Pringles tube – and a more conventional urn for the overflow – at Arlington Memorial Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr Baur, who was a retired chemist and food storage technician at Pringles owners Procter and Gamble, patented the design for the saddle-shaped crisp’s vertical container in 1970.