• Artists' models employed by city of Paris staged a nude strike to protest working conditions (i.e. low wages, removal of the traditional tips received from students, the lack of professional standing, and no fixed contracts). (The Telegraph) (The Guardian) Let's hope they get everything that they're asking for.
• The Guggenheim Bilbao is in a bit of a financial mess. (The Guardian) (via C-Monster)
• David Foster Wallace and the confusions of philosophy. (The New York Times)
• The Illuminati and Beethoven. (Slate)