Louder voice: For Mickey Kaus, Winning Isn't the Point. NYT profiles the former blogger (Kausfiles) who's running against Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Art goes underground: Essay: Technology changes how art is created and perceived "

Through the Internet, video games, YouTube, Twitter, et al, original art is sampled and re-envisioned by anyone who can master the computer skills. But where does art end and amateurism begin?" Somebody had to say it. Neal Gabler did:

When every book, via Kindle or the iPad, becomes a raw source for the reader to reorganize and edit what he or she reads; when every song becomes a raw source for a remix; when every film or video becomes a raw source for some customized mash-up; and when traditional art itself becomes a symbol of antiquated cultural control, the collaboration is everything, the resulting object very little. In such a world, art may still exist, but we won't always know exactly where to find it, which can be a scary prospect.

Bonus: How are you going to behave? A kitchen cat speaks by Liam Gillick. Long shot. Why? aRTsPEAK.

Aloha, goodbye: Advertiser writes final chapter in 154-year story. The Honolulu Advertiser's final issue today leads with its own obituary.

Super kudos: At Canada's 33rd National Magazine Awards Friday night, The Walrus won Nine Golds, Three Silvers, and Twenty-One Honourable Mentions. The winning work is linked on that last link.