“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.” ~Benjamin Franklin var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-22075835-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @anarcakes)http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8eacdad742ccbe7d9af1f901c35ea92c/tumblr_mkl27gxdGy1qhfi8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-33-most-beautiful-abandoned-places-in-the-world" target="_blank">The 33 most beautiful abandoned places in the world.</a>  Makes us want to plan some trips!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/46852999131http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/46852999131Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:40:28 +0200abandoned placesartsculturebuzzfeed<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AO1Txp8D_8U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great history of the workplace from the hierarchical Baby Boomers to the individualist Generation X to the new creative classes of the Millenials.  Fascinating stuff!  Go find your bliss.</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/45837378564http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/45837378564Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:12:18 +0100WorkMillenialsJobsCultureSelf Fulfillment<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/584e96286497d4429233e9702bc82456/tumblr_mjwwohTCLd1qhfi8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Designers who use the argument — “I know best, because I am a professional” — are usually unprofessional designers.</p> <p>I think we’ve all known those people!  This and more design paradoxes by <a href="http://designtaxi.com/news/356609/The-12-Paradoxes-Of-Graphic-Design/" target="_blank">clicking on</a>!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/45756255473http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/45756255473Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:38:41 +0100DesignTaxiParadoxes<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58412851" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>How to make money as a comic strip artist!  This could very well apply to many other art forms.</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44648932811http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44648932811Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:54:24 +0100cultural economicscomicsComics Questfinancing art<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IGH2HEgWppc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Looks like everyone these days from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-oNouzHiQ70" target="_blank">Jimmy Fallon</a> to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6pAziYQlxg" target="_blank">English National Ballet</a> is doing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_shake_%28dance%29" target="_blank">Harlem Shake</a>.  While the dance started in the early 80s and was made famous by the G. Dep video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7pn5zfUsU" target="_blank">Let’s Get It</a>, the meme that we know and love today was started in Australia by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384IUU43bfQ" target="_blank">The Sunny Coast Skate</a> using the music of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0LHCHf-pE" target="_blank">Baauer</a>.</p> <p>In this video, see Harlem locals react to the meme that has appropriated their dance.</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44545808433http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44545808433Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:29:30 +0100Harlem ShakeBaauerDanceHip HopArtsMemes<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g_Gs-zAvFWY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ideaginger.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ginger</a> is a new platform emerging out of Emilia Romagna in Italy that merges both crowdfunding and crowdsourcing!  Not only is it the first platform to bring together both worlds, but it is the first crowd platform that is region specific.  Get excited!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44160226501http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/44160226501Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:42:41 +0100crowdfundingcrowdsourcingItalyEmilia-RomagnaGINGER<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y_y2fbXk7Ig?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Who doesn’t like a good Portlandia clip for the evening?!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/43694440233http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/43694440233Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:00:00 +0100PortlandiaArtcontemporary art“Unfortunately, the sustainability movement’s politics, not to mention its marketing, have led...http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/43149602156http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/43149602156Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:07:00 +0100sustainabilityresilienceAndrew ZolliquotesThis article is a response to a panel discussion entitled “L3C and the Arts: Understanding the...http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/42437043542http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/42437043542Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:38:00 +0100L3CHybrid ModelsEntrepreneurshipArts ManagementCreative IndustriesMichael DiFonzoMarc LaneRick Zwetschl3candthearts.com<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/46480638" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://deaddrops.com" target="_blank">Dead drops</a> are covert USB drives spread out around the city for offline filesharing.  There are also some cool artistic uses!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41976834414http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41976834414Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:23:02 +0100Dead DropArtOffline FilesharingDigital Art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55fd5064b0a216fd575f10dbbe031c05/tumblr_mhcpmoi6Oh1qhfi8po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e6f5815a94a3736c078a0f7354dfbaf/tumblr_mhcpmoi6Oh1qhfi8po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/01/26/andrew-myers-creates-portraits-from-thousands-of-screws/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=824&utm_content=824+CID_8287e6b61ab7ad6d89b6006eb0ffc65f&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=Read%20more#more-133306" target="_blank">screw art</a>, dude.</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41718422617http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41718422617Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:47:12 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63a07e2e4b1ed4cefce3b51ab5f565a5/tumblr_mhcgq9FQ8B1qhfi8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>pinball machine <a href="http://collabcubed.com/2013/01/28/styn-flipper-sam-van-doorn/" target="_blank">reconstructed </a>as a design tool? WIN.</span></p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41706264731http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41706264731Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:34:57 +0100<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" width="400" height="243"><param value="http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/player/player_v1a.swf" name="movie" /><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess" /><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen" /><param value="high" name="quality" /><param value="direct" name="wmode" /><param value="#ffffff" name="bgcolor" /><param value="autostart=false&provider=video&file=http://flv.kataweb.it/repubblicatv/file/2013/01/bartleby26012013.mp4?width=640&height=387&repeat=false&logo.file=0&logo.position=top-left&logo.margin=10&shuffle=false&mute=false&volume=60&stretching=unfiform&screencolor=000000&buffer=5&smoothing=true&brand=RepubblicaTV&category=edizione&subcategory=bologna&videotitle=Bartleby occupa l\'ex convento Santa Marta&streamurl=http://video.repubblica.it/edizione/bologna/bartleby-occupa-l-ex-convento-santa-marta/117451/115913&webserviceurl=http://video.repubblica.it/php/services/related.php?id=&mediaid=117451&dock=false&image=&debug=false&skin=http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/skin/skin_rrtv_temp.swf&plugins=http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/plugin/plugin_nielsen.swf,http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/plugin/plugin_related.swf" name="flashvars" /><embed src="http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/player/player_v1a.swf" flashvars="autostart=false&provider=video&file=http://flv.kataweb.it/repubblicatv/file/2013/01/bartleby26012013.mp4?width=640&height=387&repeat=false&logo.file=0&logo.position=top-left&logo.margin=10&shuffle=false&mute=false&volume=60&stretching=unfiform&screencolor=000000&buffer=5&smoothing=true&brand=RepubblicaTV&category=edizione&subcategory=bologna&videotitle=Bartleby occupa l\'ex convento Santa Marta&streamurl=http://video.repubblica.it/edizione/bologna/bartleby-occupa-l-ex-convento-santa-marta/117451/115913&webserviceurl=http://video.repubblica.it/php/services/related.php?id=&mediaid=117451&dock=false&image=&debug=false&skin=http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/skin/skin_rrtv_temp.swf&plugins=http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/plugin/plugin_nielsen.swf,http://flv.kataweb.it/player/v4/plugin/plugin_related.swf" allowscriptaccess="true" quality="high" wmode="direct" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="243" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The social center <a href="http://bartleby.info" target="_blank">Bartleby</a>, based in Bologna, was recently evicted by the University of Bologna, who owned the property.  See their response in this video!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41627854075http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41627854075Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:05:00 +0100BartlebySocial CentersCentri SocialiBolognaItalyOccupationoccupied spaces<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b80efeffc88dd901874d7464d5024fe/tumblr_mh7b9iIn3I1qhfi8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Friday <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/01/23/art-stations-project-gives-naples-underground-a-visual-make-over/" target="_blank">inspiration</a>.  Naples is launching the The Art Stations Project to fill their metro stops with art.  The work involves internationally renowned artists, such as Alessandro Mendini, Anish Kapoor, Gae Aulenti Jannis Kounellis, Karim Rashid, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Sol LeWitt</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41466548926http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41466548926Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:48:53 +0100ArtContemporary ArtNaplesItalyArt Stations ProjectInspirationMetros“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.” - Martin Luther King...http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41155574063http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/41155574063Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:25:08 +0100Martin Luther King Jr.QuotesInspiration<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DLhx2q9vQro?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Oh Italy, how we miss you…</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/40934540408http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/40934540408Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:36:01 +0100Steve AlbiniFake ItalianItalian“You know, the harder you work, the more you make your luck. But if I’m any example, I would...http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37905773691http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37905773691Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:38:23 +0100Frank DarabontFilmQuotesInspiration<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32824772" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Watch this now!  It’s so awesome!</p>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37666423635http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37666423635Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:49:16 +0100Girl TalkMusic VideoDance VideoDance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io1_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io2_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io3_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io4_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io5_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io6_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io7_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io8_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megk2qiHSM1rev37io9_500.jpg"/><br/> Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio<br/><br/> <p>mid-week joy!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/37348856236/candelier-gummy-bear-chandeliers" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/candelier-gummy-bear-chandeliers/" target="_blank">Candelier, Gummy Bear Chandeliers</a></p> </blockquote>http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37351207372http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/37351207372Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:55:05 +0100“Humanists working alone and in isolation will inevitably be a thing of the past. It is time...http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/36204247749http://tumblr.anarcakes.com/post/36204247749Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:27:05 +0100James CunoArt HistoryDigital AgeTeamsScience