SXSW: A Scanner Darkly Sneak Preview

Fifteen years ago, Richard Linklater irreversibly altered the course of American cinema when he made Slacker, a movie that defined a generation and precipitated the indie film movement. Now, with A Scanner Darkly, his animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi novel about a drug-ravaged society, it looks like Linklater’s off in uncharted territory once again. At SXSW yesterday, Cool Hunting was among the first …

Fred Eerdekens

Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle. Other work from Eerdekens includes …

Persephone Books

Persephone Books, a small artisan book publisher in London, has resurrected dozens of forgotten or passed-over fiction and non-fiction titles written by, for and about women. Each book features a unique endpaper fabric, subtly connected to the setting of the novel. William—an Englishman (1918) is the timeless tale of a working-class couple torn apart by the Great War in the early 20th century. The endpaper …