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NB: Almost certainly not the real Jenny Holzer; instead, most likely, someone quoting her conceptual art from years back. I suspect someone is putting words in the cat's mouth as well, for that matter.

Nonetheless, I like it when these two appear side-by-side in my Twitter feed.

Sockington_holzer

Barack Obama has done a remarkable job of jerking the chains of the press and of amateur political junkies such as myself, announcing that he's picked a VP candidate but postponing the naming of said candidate for as long as possible. In a clever move, his campaign has said they'll first announce the choice via text message (and/or possibly email). This is a good way for them to collect more marketing contacts.

Secrecy notwithstanding, people seem convinced it's Biden. The futures market at intrade.com currently has him at over 75% probability of being Obama's choice. And then there's this:

Chi-del

That is the name of my fantasy baseball team. I made the icon shown here for them from found clip art.

Ninjabaker

Art Kills, a short novel by Eric Van Lustbader, is a thriller of sorts. There is an audiobook version, read by an acclaimed Broadway performer named Alison Fraser. Plot elements include a stolen, priceless painting; a Mafia family feud; and a successful-but-lonely art authenticator, the story's narrator, who learns something about herself while matching wits with the crime bosses.

The preceding paragraph, while not inaccurate, fails to do justice to the audiobook's ridiculous, exploitative, gleefully over-the-top awesomeness. With technical help from LJer valancy17, I have compiled some samples from the audiocassette in electronic format that I hope will convey some of that feeling. I paid special attention to the gratuitous Art History 101 name-dropping. Without further ado:

Art_kills_sampler