New pigmented QoR Watercolors New Iridescent and Interference QoR Watercolors GOLDEN introduced new colors to QoR Watercolors in February of 2024, six months after this article about our lightfast testing of the entire QoR watercolor line. The newest colors were not included in the article since the paints were not yet available to artists. We tested ... Read more| Just Paint
This weekend, I linked to a good blog post about how to download everything that matters to you. Here are a couple tools I, personally, use which can add to that:| Laura Michet's Blog
When the COVID-19 global pandemic began, news reports and studies throughout the world began citing a lot of sound-based statistics: drastic reductions in noise pollution in urban centres, AI recordings of cellphone coughs, shifting soundscapes at home with new routines and work settings, and sonic sensitivities cultivated in quarantine and isolation. At the same time, […]| Sounding Out!
December 1975. The cold winds staked their claim over Toronto, where my parents had recently arrived from the Philippines. They were underdressed and making their way down Parliament Street. Despite being warned of a shift in temperature, they were not expecting the brutal intensities of Canadian winter. I’m not sure how anyone anticipates the sharp […]| Sounding Out!
SO! Amplifies. . .a highly-curated, rolling mini-post series by which we editors hip you to cultural makers and organizations doing work we really really dig. You’re welcome! — BONUS POST: Directly following Merje’s introduction to her music mapping project, SO! has also published is her analysis of the observational research she conducted during the first 55 days […]| Sounding Out!
The last time we've been to taiwan was in 2018, just a couple years fresh into our relationship. 7 years later we're both radically different people with different interests: back then she was not into fabric art, and I did not have a camera. I try not to be intrusive and take quick snaps, but...| Winnie Lim
The Collectors Who Save Video-Game History from Oblivionhere’s a brief history of the video...| You Are Here
In January 1976, Martin Sostre was released from prison after serving nearly eight of a 31-41-year sentence. In response to a growing international defense movement, a documentary film, and a book detailing his frame-up by Buffalo police and his ongoing struggles against state violence, Governor of New York Hugh Carey finally granted his clemency on […]| offshootjournal.org
During a conversation with one of my archival collectives, the topic of archiving color magazines came up. Our goal was to distribute scans of the material as PDF, primarily because of its ubiquity…| Oldskooler Ramblings