McMansion Hell in Legal Hell
Zillow recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to the owner of one of my favorite parody sites. McMansion Hell, marvelous brainchild of architecture critic Kate Wagner, is a trenchant look at the sprawling manors that dominate wealthy suburban towns. Unfortunately, due to the legal imbroglio, McMansion Hell is down right now, but you can still visit its […]
Not Worth My Time
Friends have asked if I plan to address (1) the Kathy Griffin decapitation photograph or (2) Alex Gardega’s addition to Fearless Girl. In a word: no. I am a passionate advocate for the broadest possible interpretation of the First Amendment and believe that rights to free expression should be limited in only a handful of […]
Seriously, Let’s Clear This Up
The diverse and intense attention paid to Arturo Di Modica’s Charging Bull and Kristen Visbal’s Fearless Girl is exciting; I’m not used to hearing so many voices, from so many quarters, weighing in on artists’ rights. And, unlike the last controversy of this magnitude (Richard Prince’s New Portraits), opinions are divided. Stories about artists’ rights seem to capture and sustain public attention when the issues at hand are […]