In an anomaly that we would eventually recognize as commonplace on the internet, Touching the Void, a book that had gone out of print, remaindered before it hit paperback, was all but forgotten, started selling again in 1998. Chris Anderson wondered why, and found that user reviews in Amazon’s listing of publishing sensation Into Thin [...]

Posted November 8, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Style, Fashion and Food, Technology. Tags: art, arts, google economy, long tail, NH Visual Arts Coalition, presentation. 2 Comments.

Who wouldn’t like to play with The Crucible’s “fire truck”?
What’s “The Crucible”?
[it's] an arts education center that fosters a collaboration of arts, industry and community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the public.
You can [...]

Posted April 14, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Photoblog, Technology. Tags: art, arts, arts education, crucible, fire, fire arts, fire truck, make faire, make magazine, the crucible. 3 Comments.

Ben Apfelbaum died before having the chance to see it all come together, but his quirky idea seems to be a hit. Here’s how Jerry Cullum described it for the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
“The Ben Show” was the brainchild of beloved Spruill Gallery director Ben Apfelbaum, who asked one day, “What’s in a name?” and [...]

Posted March 5, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Style, Fashion and Food. Tags: art, art gallery, arts, atlanta, Atlanta GA, Ben Apfelbaum, Ben Show, gallery, georgia, photography, show, Spruill Center for the Arts, Spruill Gallery, troy, Troy Bennet, what's in a name. 7 Comments.