Beethoven in mythology: the conversation books, and the composer’s need to be understood
Clearly, I’m playing fast and loose with my definition of “discarded material.” This week’s update is on Beethoven’s lesser known creations: his notebooks,...
We made our metal trash heap bed. And now, to lie in it.
A piece of space debris post reentry; fallen back down to Earth. Photo courtesy of the NASA Orbital Debris Photo Gallery. Every derelict satellite, battered...
Color Wars, but make it corporate
Collection of scraps found on Onderdonk ave, Ridgewood, NY. Photo by author. This week I present a collection of scattered advertisements, business cards,...
Curation is strangling community and we should all play poker about it
Scattered playing cardsDie-cut card stock (presumed)2.5 x 3.5 in62 pcFound outside rosemary’s playground, Ridgewood, NY This week I present a stack of...
Imagine what a buck could do!
Powerball ticket. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo. “Imagine what a buck could do!” “It Makes Us All a Little Richer” “Hey, You Never Know” “Dollar and a Dream”...
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Anything can be an artifact if it gets old and dusty enough. The Scrolls of Ridgewood are used lotto tickets, wrinkled sticky notes, discarded crossword...
Red Bull doesn't give you wings. Insomnia might.
Title: Crushed Can Flattened aluminium, 16x8 cm Date: c. 2020s, East Village, NYC Provenance: Recovered from refuse In 2014, plaintiff Ben Careathers sued...