February 2012
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January 2012
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Watchi finally got around to watching the maurice sendak interview with stephen colbert, which i partially avoided assuming that it would be nostalgia fodder or hero worship. instead, i found sendak to be hilarious, sharp, scathing and brilliant. you will not be disappointed.
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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sailing on down the east river
photos from earlier this summer of lunchtime cruise south with the pencil factory crew on the recently opened east river ferry to dumbo.
never before seen, illustrators running.
seen before, illustrators eating pizza.
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better homes and gardens
back in february, i had the opportunity to get my hands painty on a project for better homes and gardens. friend, studio neighbor, and illustrator james gulliver hancock did the initial stoop drawing, but he couldn’t be bothered to change the date of his wedding to create the large finished piece. so for a day, i got to be large scale painter eben! nice to get out of the studio, as well as...
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July 2011
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June 2011
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lines
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flatiron building and fifth avenue
running errands around manhattan yesterday led me to lunching over by madison square park in one of those great broadway pedestrian zones. sometimes it’s fun to be a tourist in your own city.
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greenpoint watertower
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slate: cramped
there is a distinct lack of innovation in airplane seating, unless of course you ride in super international foofoo class. while the writer looks at some of the improvements and offers suggestions, i prefer to think about what constitutes the least comfortable seats out there. i’m certain everyone has their favorites, here are three that rankle me.
slate: cramped, by witold rybczynski ad:...
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tape
it’s spring, the tape is popping up.
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second stop cafe
some peoples.
May 2011
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buildings
it’s much too pretty today not be out drawing buildings for no good reason.
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slate: roast chicken for two, a recipe
i like emails from art directors that begin: “today’s illustration story is already live and should be…err…interesting.” and so, off i went to sketch ideas for a recipe that calls for canoodling with your partner while your chicken in the oven, or as my finer writing sensibilities led to, roast chicken sex.
slate: roast chicken for two, a recipe, by michael ruhlman ad:...
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slate: weighing in
the case for kitchen scales and measuring by weight. oh who am i kidding, it just makes the flour feel fat.
slate: weighing in, by sara dickerman ad: jenny livengood
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norman travel
sipping some coffee, drawing some buildings.
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slate: 62 going on 22
a mother’s day essay, asking the question of when the author’s mom became more fun than her. it’s nice to think about our parents embracing their retirement, they have worked hard, raised us ingrates, and hopefully are able to enjoy some adventure and leisure. happy mother’s day to all the moms, especially mama eben!
slate: 62 going on 22, by jessica grose ad: natalie...
April 2011
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slate: will robots steal your job?
farhad manjoo starts his investigation into the future of automation, and not just assembly lines, but robots as doctors, writers, teachers and lawyers. notably, he doesn’t mention anything about automated illustrators. i’d like to see johnny 5 come up with the idea of robots chatting at a watercooler, it’s impossible!
slate: will robots steal your job? by farhad manjoo ad:...
