Impossible to work

Don’t be so shocked that I’m back.
You might recall that Sarah and I were making a zine. That zine is called Try Less Hard, and if you haven’t gotten a copy, you’ll be able to pick one up (for free!) at the Printers’ Ball, which will be at the Zhou B. Art Center on the […]

Last night was the 3rd annual Printers’ Ball, hosted by the Poetry Foundation at the Zhou B. Center. It was really awesome, until the cops shut it down (around 10:30 or so). This was the best possible event anyone could have hoped for. For my own part, I walked out with about 20 pounds worth […]

Avant/Chicago has a well thought out post regarding the Printers’ Ball fiasco. This is much more interesting than either CJ Laity’s two cents or Chuck Sudo’s Chicagoist post. There is apparently also a thread about the Printers’ Ball over at lumpen, but you’ll have to be registered to check it out.
And of course, if […]

I just got back from an afternoon spent watching the Goat Island Summer School performances at the SAIC. There were 7 performances total today, and they were all worth my time. There were obviously some I enjoyed more than others, but there was something in each that really struck me as interesting or beautiful. If […]