Peter Huestis
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British artist Samuel Prout was born on this date in 1783. He was a bewilderingly talented draftsman and watercolorist. Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg, undated, graphite and watercolor:
September 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
British artist Samuel Prout was born on this date in 1783. He was a bewilderingly talented draftsman and watercolorist. Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg, undated, graphite and watercolor:
I'm starting to think that maybe people are right and I shouldn't vote for Hasan Piker. What's he running for, again?
September 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I'm starting to think that maybe people are right and I shouldn't vote for Hasan Piker. What's he running for, again?
Listening to Cabaret Voltaire albums in chronological order, and their earlier albums still sound so good, while their later "dancey" LPs sound embarrassingly dated. An even worse example of this is SPK.
September 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Listening to Cabaret Voltaire albums in chronological order, and their earlier albums still sound so good, while their later "dancey" LPs sound embarrassingly dated. An even worse example of this is SPK.
It's National Play-Doh Day!
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
It's National Play-Doh Day!
Don't worry, Aunt Fritzi; Nancy will still be eligible for a job at the FBI.
September 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Don't worry, Aunt Fritzi; Nancy will still be eligible for a job at the FBI.
Phraseology fun fact: nobody knows who first said, "Put the pedal to the metal."
September 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Phraseology fun fact: nobody knows who first said, "Put the pedal to the metal."
Nobody ever talks about how Mr. Sputter stole Betty Boop's hairdo.
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
September 14,1943
September 14,1943
September 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Nobody ever talks about how Mr. Sputter stole Betty Boop's hairdo.
It's International Dot Day! Painting with Detail (Black), acrylic on two panels by Roy Lichtenstein, 1987, Meyerhoff Collection:
September 15, 2026 at 11:59 AM
It's International Dot Day! Painting with Detail (Black), acrylic on two panels by Roy Lichtenstein, 1987, Meyerhoff Collection:
Modern Romance:
"We both have the same favorite Febreze."
"He loves Disney™ Star Wars©® and I love Disney™ Marvel©® so I guess opposites really do attract!"
"We had a romantic night comparing our health care plans and realizing they were both terrible. Then we carefully had sex."
"We both have the same favorite Febreze."
"He loves Disney™ Star Wars©® and I love Disney™ Marvel©® so I guess opposites really do attract!"
"We had a romantic night comparing our health care plans and realizing they were both terrible. Then we carefully had sex."
September 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Modern Romance:
"We both have the same favorite Febreze."
"He loves Disney™ Star Wars©® and I love Disney™ Marvel©® so I guess opposites really do attract!"
"We had a romantic night comparing our health care plans and realizing they were both terrible. Then we carefully had sex."
"We both have the same favorite Febreze."
"He loves Disney™ Star Wars©® and I love Disney™ Marvel©® so I guess opposites really do attract!"
"We had a romantic night comparing our health care plans and realizing they were both terrible. Then we carefully had sex."
OMG, I haven't thought about Jumbo's Clown Room in a lonnnnnng time. www.sfgate.com/la/article/j...
Iconic LA bikini bar Jumbo's Clown Room closed briefly for vermin
The bar was frequented by Anthony Bourdain and David Lynch.
www.sfgate.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
OMG, I haven't thought about Jumbo's Clown Room in a lonnnnnng time. www.sfgate.com/la/article/j...
Leon Berkowitz was born on this date in 1915, and let me tell you, people LOVE his work these days. With In, oil on canvas, 1985:
September 14, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Leon Berkowitz was born on this date in 1915, and let me tell you, people LOVE his work these days. With In, oil on canvas, 1985:
LOL, I predicted it.
OMG, Bari Weiss thinks Ross Douthat is going to be the new Andy Rooney.
What does Ross Douthat, an opinion columnist, bring to 60 Minutes?
September 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
LOL, I predicted it.
Thank goodness for George Lucas for making Norman Rockwell popular for the first time ever.
September 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Thank goodness for George Lucas for making Norman Rockwell popular for the first time ever.
Robert Indiana was born on this date in 1928. One of his wonderful, lesser-known screenprint homages to Marsden Hartley, 1990:
September 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Robert Indiana was born on this date in 1928. One of his wonderful, lesser-known screenprint homages to Marsden Hartley, 1990:
This is how they talked about me in the big house
September 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is how they talked about me in the big house
OK, well, I just got evacuated from my work. Happy Friday!
September 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
OK, well, I just got evacuated from my work. Happy Friday!
Photograph by Gordon Matta-Clark, 1974:
September 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Photograph by Gordon Matta-Clark, 1974:
Bad cake isn't worth eating.
September 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Bad cake isn't worth eating.
Lady, if you think people are still mad about incandescent light bulbs, you need to get out more.
Brooke Rollins: "Do you remember, especially the moms out there, when they told us what light bulbs that we could screw into our light fixtures, which washing machines we could use, and which toilets we could flush?"
September 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Lady, if you think people are still mad about incandescent light bulbs, you need to get out more.
I've been going through some more obscure artists for a project, and these really jumped out at me: drypoint prints by Roselle Hellenberg Osk, Bronx Express and The Sisters, both 1930s. Beautiful work!
September 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I've been going through some more obscure artists for a project, and these really jumped out at me: drypoint prints by Roselle Hellenberg Osk, Bronx Express and The Sisters, both 1930s. Beautiful work!
It's National Ampersand Day! Vessel, pine, mesh, and tar sculpture by Martin Puryear, 1997-2002:
September 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
It's National Ampersand Day! Vessel, pine, mesh, and tar sculpture by Martin Puryear, 1997-2002:
It is Star Trek Day!
September 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
It is Star Trek Day!
Crocheted toilet paper cover, circa 1970, poised on a painted depth charge:
September 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Crocheted toilet paper cover, circa 1970, poised on a painted depth charge:
Paper Workers, 1934, oil on canvas by Douglass Crockwell from the Smithsonian American Art collection:
September 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Paper Workers, 1934, oil on canvas by Douglass Crockwell from the Smithsonian American Art collection:
