How much does it cost to develop 35mm film in Chicago? I surveyed 5 local film labs—from Walgreens to indie spots like Constant Agitation and Latitude.
Found my Estonian heritage hiding in the Japanese stationery aisle! Tombow MONO products use the exact blue-black-white color scheme of the Estonian flag. Coincidence or secret Baltic connection?
It seems whenever there are new Transformer toys release, it's always the same five characters. Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Starscream. Over and over and over.
Did you know you can subscribe to Substack newsletters without having a Substack account? I found out the hard way—by creating an accidental second account.
Copying text for AI feedback? Plain text loses formatting like bold, italics, and links. A better way? Copy as Markdown! Install this Chrome extension and retain structure.
A really cool art critic on Instagram is Jerry Saltz. He writes with passion, energy, and a casual, conversational tone. He makes art criticism fun and easy to understand, mixing deep knowledge with humor and personal stories. His style is…
I’m continuing to post more of my programming snippets to Github. Over the years, I’ve got a bunch of short programming codes that I use to help me be more efficient. Already published on Github To publish on Github There’s…
How does a brand-new artwork get into a museum? This 1962 print by Robert W. Mallary was added to @artinstitutechi’s collection almost instantly. What’s getting added today?
Snow isn't just frozen water. It's a shield for the grass in the bitter cold and a gift of nourishment when it melts. A quiet cycle of protection and renewal.
I tried translating something to Huttese. The only part that translated was “or die!” It would probably be more helpful to simply look at the list of all the known Huttese words and phrases. There’s a couple of sites that…
Always told not to put links in Facebook posts? Think again. My recent experiment shows Instagram links might actually BOOST your engagement. Here's what I discovered.
Reviving my interest in public spaces art (street art / guerilla art). I’ve been posting some ideas to a Pinterest board, Public Art Ideas. On the board is artists like:
Did you ever post articles on Medium? How about reading articles on Medium? Maybe around 2015 to 2019. The service seems to have dropped off a bit since then. I took all the people I follow (473 people) and imported…
I might make this into a series where I occasionally post a photo to Instagram saying I’m on Bluesky. But each time I’ll write the message in a different way.
