09/17/2009
by Matthew Edward Hawkins
Central Booking is a brand new space located in the heart of DUMBO, Brooklyn, which focuses on the art of books and printmaking, as well as their place in the world of art at large. And it’ll also be the very first brick and mortar location to carry the FORT90ZINE: SUMMER CARNIVAL ’09, which thus far has only been available at small press comics and zine shows throughout the summer (as well as online, but that’s only been the case for about three days now).
So if you’re in NYC but was never able to hit one of the aforementioned shows for whatever reason, here’s your chance to finally get those mitts on a copy! The first issue is also available, btw.
The gallery opens it’s doors on September 10th, though the following week will be the grand opening, where a number of the artists whose work are carried will be in attendance, including myself! For more information on Central Booking, please check out their website.
09/14/2009
by Matthew Edward Hawkins
Attract Mode, the gaming culture shop that the world has long needed is finally open for business! You’ll find all sorts of neat video game related wares for purchase, such as shirts, buttons, music, original artwork, even reading material… including the FORT90ZINE! Not only is SUMMER CARNIVAL ’09 making it’s long awaited online debut, but from this point forward, Attract Mode will be the exclusive online distributor for my zines period!
09/04/2009
by Matthew Edward Hawkins
That’s the last day one can vote for this SXSWi panel that my pal Jonathan Beilin, who helps run the Web Ecology Project, is proposing and would be running. And if it goes through, I’ll also be a part of it as well!
As some folks already know, I have a fairly rich and storied past when it comes to internet dating. Hate to toot my own horn here, but I do consider myself somewhat of trailblazer to a certain extent; in this modern age, it’s actually somewhat acceptable to find and interact with people found on the internet, and then carry those relationships into the real world. Even when it comes to romantic entanglements, thanks to sites such as Facebook and OK Cupid to name just a few. Whereas I was attempting the same during Web 2.0′s earliest, and perhaps darkest days, when folks thought I was positively nuts for using LiveJournal and Friendster, which must didn’t realize was the perfect avenue to interact with the opposite sex. In the end, I have a ton of stories, which are not only fun to tell friends at dinner or at a bar, but might almost be of importance for those interested in anthropology and ethnography, again as it relates to online social behavior.
Once again, if the panel gets approved, I will be one of it’s featured speakers, but the only way that can happen is if enough people vote for it. And doing so is quick and easy! Plus it’ll be sincerely appreciated. Though the deadline is approaching fast, and since I also have no idea how many votes are needed, please feel free to spread the word!
