the shrewdness of apes

* Steve Keene selling his art (even cheaper than through his website) from a small space in Williamsburg. For those so inclined, it's right around the corner from the Brooklyn Brewery on Wythe Ave. between N. 10th and N. 11th. open only on Saturday nd Sunday from 2pm - 6pm. for those unfamiliar, Keene produces paintings in bulk in a sort of "art for everyone" vein. he's done album covers for Pavement, Apples in Stereo and Silver Jews among others.

* Bingo in Park Slope. there's no website for the place, but this guy includes it in his catalog of businesses on 5th Avenue.

* Richard Linklater has made a movie out of "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick. i'm not thrilled that Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder are prominently involved, but i'm hoping that the great animation techniques in effect help to further distance the actors from the characters. i do wonder, though, if putting Robert Downey, Jr. in such close proximity to Woody Harrelson constitutes some sort of probation violation.