St. Louis monkey update! This time it is nothing less than an existential crisis! Were there ever any monkeys? What is reality? Is there even such a thing as a monkey? Who am I? Where are you? What is happening? *groping for light switch which isn't where it should be* www.ksdk.com/article/news...

SO happy to pick up a copy of this! Extremely crunch hard guitar rock which seems to anticipate every trend in metal music but without the shrieky vocals, gross trappings and attitude. It's like heavy metal but UNCOOL in the best way. Weird that the Residents released this:

It's always fun when x-radiography and infrared reflectography reveal artists changing their minds, whether adjusting a hand here, refining a profile there, or in this case, reducing the size of a bull's gigantic cobblers: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

1982. How I loved that referee jacket!

Oh yes: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey by The Feelies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFfB...

It's National Hat Day. Make an effort, people. Hand-colored illustration from a volume on French fashions by Guillaume-Francois-Roger Molé, 1778-1780:

Broccoli, Ogonquit, Maine, photograph by Peter Fink, 1960s:

I actually bought this garbo:

People in Greenland responding the the US (Inuit wood and bone sculpture from Greenland, c. 1900 or earlier):

Yes, this is a real problem that I deal with every day! Art history students are generally taught ZERO about either copyright issues or about how digital images work, and it quickly becomes a problem the moment they enter the "real world" of publishing, through no fault of their own.

Incredible update on the St. Louis monkeys! The authorities have thrown in the towel and have given up the search for the monkeys and, evidently, the search for the owner(s). I wonder if they'll be able to survive the cold weather? Such a nutty story. fox2now.com/news/missour...

Tired of all those George W. Bush paintings? Here, have some Jimmy Carter paintings. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...

I heard the Garfield guy died.

For unknown reasons I asked myself, "Has anybody ever recreated a Caravaggio painting with Barbie dolls?" The answer, of course, is yes: judith2you.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/j...

St. Louis monkeys update: monkeys still on the loose! And is there an AI element to the story? Of course there is! www.cbsnews.com/news/monkeys...

The great Mexican-American graphic artist Ricardo Favela was born on this date in 1944. Screenprint poster for El Centro de Artistas Chicanos, 1975:

Meaningful object of the day!

Wow, on Antiques Roadshow: a cache of early Ed Ruscha drawings he gave to some dude's mother in thanks for crashing on her sofa:

The Lebron James Barbie looks pretty great but is also stuffed to the gills with branding:

St. Louis monkey update: monkeys still at large!

John Singer Sargent was born on this date in 1856. Charcoal and graphite studies for "Gassed," 1918-1919:

It's National Marzipan Day! Sculpture-Morte, an assemblage of marzipan and insects by Marcel Duchamp, 1959. I'm sure people have EXTREMELY elaborate theories about this one, but it just seems like Duchamp having a quick Arcimboldo laugh to me:

I'm happy to report that authorities in St. Louis aren't exactly sure how many monkeys are currently roaming the city: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Was crushed to discover that there were never any Nancy and Sluggo Viewmaster reels, though obviously I would have known of them if there were. United Features Syndicate had a deal with Viewmaster, so I wonder why Bushmiller didn't get the same weird 3D treatment as Peanuts?

I'm obsessed with this kind of heartbreaking painting on paper of Nancy and Sluggo available for $7 on eBay:

OMFG Washington National Opera left the Kennedy Center.

OK, so there aren't any strict criteria for what constitutes a "post-punk" band, but I just heard somebody refer to Duran Duran as post-punk and no, absolutely not.

I still can't believe PIL "performed" Poptones on American Bandstand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLh...

Was just wondering about the origin of the word "glad" and thought, "That sounds like an ancient word." And, indeed, it dates back to Old English with a slightly different meaning of "bright and shiny," which makes the phrase "glad rags" more understandable.

Attn: @jesszafarris.bsky.social and @robwords.bsky.social: it is, believe it or not, National Word Nerd Day! Scoundrel, monotype print with embossing by Mel Bochner, 2010, and an undated 16th century lead medal of Jakob von Strasbourg, Linguist, by Friedrich Hagenauer:

Is... is this satire, Washington Post?

Power to the people of MPLS! Power to the people of MPLS!

I wish I could buy this wonderful Comme des Garçons coat:

A fabulous piece of furniture for people who truly hate their books and want them to die.

Counterpoint: Diane was the first person to play Krautrock albums for me, for which I will be forever indebted.

Was just listening to the K-Tel Hot Ones album from 1978, and I remember hearing every single one of these on the radio, and my god, no wonder I was so happy to discover punk rock shortly thereafter.

I was just looking around, trying to figure out why B. Kliban's work has never been re-released or collected, and gasped when I saw this image, which turned out to be a fan-made mock-up, cruelly, but so perfect!

I just enjoyed using the word "churlish" and was surprised and delighted to discover that aside from spelling differences, it dates back all the way to Old English!

Oh for heaven's sake.

The original series finale for Twin Peaks, with popular characters getting killed off, ridiculous cliffhangers, and "How's Annie? How's Annie?" SO GREAT.

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The Monkees weren't better than the Beatles, but the Archies were.

Oh no! Vinegar Tom! They did you dirty!

Whenever I mistakenly sign off with "best ishes" I always think, "Should I correct that?"

OMGLMAO www.ebay.com/itm/12755601...

The great Marsden Hartley was born on this date in 1877 (!). Lobster, oil on board, 1940-41. A very late work!

Official branded "Dept. of War" drool buckets sent out to all fossil fuel executives.

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