The Crowd: Station Identification [260]

Hi Crowd!(Me, Black Metal Alley, Bergen, Norway, 2024)On this 260th issue of The Crowd I thought Iā€™d take a moment to remind/reiterate who I am, whic...

The Crowd: Jumping Borders [259]

Hi Crowd Borders are crazy things. I've talked about them for years, often from the position that they are outdated ideas that serve no good purpose i...

The Crowd: Don't Be Passive [258]

Hi Crowd!I'm late getting my monthly photo edition up this month, but it's up now and can be yours for the next 24 hours (or whatever the math works ...

Yuga & Cryptopunks: The Filth And The Fury

[Hi Crowd! This is a blog post I wrote the other day with a couple updates which I thought a few of you might find interesting. I have another update...

The Crowd: On Collecting Blockchain Generative Art [257]

Hi Crowd!Confession: I am a collector.I collect things, but also stories and ideas.This is not a surprise to anyone who knows me. I could (and have) ...

The Crowd: Exit, Stage Left [256]

Hi Crowd.Frank Stella is dead.Steve Albini is dead.Both absolutely monumental figures who gave so much beauty to the world, and whose legend will liv...

The Crowd: There And Back Again [255]

Hi Crowd!The first time I visited Venice, Italy (Or Venezia if you are fancy) it was the era just before ubiquitous high speed mobile data and as suc...

The Crowd: Once Upon A Time In Venice [254]

Hi Crowd!I'm just back from a trip to LA, which started in Venice Beach.It was as moody and atmospheric as you might imagine, at least through my len...

The Crowd: Aprils Fool [253]

Hi Crowd!This photo was taken during an unexpectedly flooded visit to Jericho Beach in during peak Covid. In many ways the world felt upside down and...

The Story of 3100

Storytime!This morning Cryptopunk 3100 sold for 4500 ETH ($16M) which is a massive deal on it's own, but this punk has an interesting and sometimes s...