• An appreciation of Helen Frankenthaler, who died this week at age 83. (The Wall Street Journal)
• Obituaries for Helen Frankenthaler. (The Guardian) (The Telegraph) (Los Angeles Times)
• The mess that was Ernest Hemingway. (The Times Literary Supplement)

Pink Hat No.2 or Lulu's Cat
digital image

I'm still playing around with this one. The cat and script were just added. The cat will stay; the script may not.

• Outsider physics. (NewScientist)
• Urban economic development fads. (City Journal)

Heater No. 2
ink and pastel on paper 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12" x 9")

Têtes à Claques: Le Père Noël. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

• Swaying buildings. (Archiact)

Will
graphite, ink, and charcoal on paper 27.9 x 33 cm (11" x 13")

• A dilemma for ethical eaters. (The Conversation)
• Tough times in Abu Dhabi. (Architectural Record)
• The Royal Barge. I can hardly wait. (BBC News)

Foreshortened Arm
graphite and ink on paper 26.7 x 55.9 cm (10.5" x 22")

An older drawing.

• Why is Chinese football (soccer) so abysmal? (The Economist)

Blue Girl
digital image

This image is based on a recent drawing.

• Verdi versus Wagner. (NewStatesman)
• Did someone say that Queen Anne was not very nice. (Literary Review)

A Colourful Blanket
pastel on paper 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12" x 18")

This one still needs some work.

• Navel gazing, American style. (Daily Kos) (via C-Monster)
• The problem with Freakonomics. (American Scientist)
• Are you infinitely stupid? (Edge)

Hip Bones
pastel on paper 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12" x 18")

There are a few problems with this drawing, which for the moment you'll have to discover for yourself. I hope to rectify them and then repost the drawing.

• How to write about travel. (The Times Literary Supplement)
• Feminism at a crossroads. (London Review of Books)

Orange Arm
pastel on paper 30.5 cm x 45.7 cm (12" x 18")

Dr. Katz: Which animals should you eat?

• The London riots. (City Journal)

Untitled No.17
digital image 11.4 x 15.2 cm (4.5" x 6")

• Glamour in the gutter of Rome. (The New York Review of Books)

Spear Sharpener
digital image
original image size: 40.6 x 21.6 cm (16" x 8.5")

• Why is some art so expensive? (The Daily Beast)
• Where is the New York Public Library going? (The Nation)

The Hat
ink and charcoal on paper 29.2 x 43.1 cm (11.5" x 17")

Saturday's digital image was based on this drawing.

Dr. Katz: Thanksgiving Dinner

Pink Hat
digital image

Just playing around. The digital image is based on a recent drawing.