Alex Burns
@alexgraceburns
Alex Burns
Here’s a short excerpt of my essay about A.I. and creativity in the New York Times Magazine.
Follow the link in the story to read the whole piece.
Endless thanks to @gailbichler , @billwasik and most importanly the amazing @annie76828 who designed the issue and still had the patience to discuss and improve every tiny detail of my... See more
instagram.comThe Medieval Sect That Inspired the Video Game 'Assassin's Creed'
smithsonianmag.comThe Casual Archivist’s Short History of the Business Card
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Also, I'm tired of the bland minimalist aesthetic that's polluted the contemporary Internet. If that's your shtick, I respect it, but it's not my vibe. I'm much more inspired by styles like Rococo, Baroque, and Art Nouveau; artists like Pissarro, Monet, and Cézanne; the interior design of châteaus in France and the exterior design of Disneyland.
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Whether it be sex with exes, dirty rhyme schemes, or being hot, a clown, or the other woman, Carpenter’s surprisingly long career has been seriously devoted to never taking things too seriously. With an SNL appearance on the horizon, and her airy track looking to be the inescapable song of summer — on Friday, May 17, Carpenter released an “Espresso... See more
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” the song of summer, explained
Make art, and while everyone is deciding what they think of it, make more art.” — Andy Warhol
Do a lot of work — do a huge volume of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week, or every month, you know you’re going to finish one story. Because it’s only by actually going through a volume of work that you are actually going to catch up and close that gap. And the work you’re making will be as good as your ambitions.