- Reader A.: “Check out CrappyDesign and Oddly Satisfying on reddit.” — I love both of these!
- Reader J.: “Today I watched the Ai Weiwei film you linked to. What a treat. Then I switched over to Drive and Listen, and went to Beijing. The first thing I saw was the CCTV Bldg., and I knew that exact spot. I spent days and days and days in that neighborhood discovering all the nooks and crannies that afforded a view of the building. I ended up with over 13,000 photos of the area over the following four-and-half years with the building somewhere in each shot. I ran in to Ai Weiwei there taking photos on a cold December evening in 2007 on the very corner that opened up when I went to Beijing in Drive and Listen. I remember that I nodded and smiled. He didn’t. I wasn’t surprised. It was Ai, and there was no expectation of a warm greeting. Love so many things he does, but he can be surly. I’ve never been one to bother people who I don’t know but admire; I’m much more interested in the art they produce. I wouldn’t have even nodded had we not ended up on that corner at the same time. I remember he had an assistant carrying his considerable gear, a young woman shorter than Ai but with the same body type — low center of gravity with a good deal of heft. I, on the other hand, was alone and shooting with a hand-held digital dslr. If I recall correctly, there weren’t any notable shots from that evening. I hope he had better luck than I.”
- Reader T.: “I enjoyed the article on Fairbanks bars. Nice little hit of nostalgia. I have a framed Sandy Jamieson print (Big Ravens) in my office that depicts the corner where I used to park to wait for a certain ex-girlfriend to get off work across the street at the TV station. And I’ll certainly not forget that night we started at the Boatel and ended up… not sure where?” — I’m ashamed to share my response querying which Boatel incident that was…