links for 2010-10-31

This essay argues that 4chan’s /b/ is a prime exam­ple of a new form of art some call rela­tion­al aes­thet­ics. I found the exam­i­na­tion of the mAR­BLE CAKE ALSO THE GAME raid to be the most inter­est­ing part, remind­ing me of the ludic hap­pen­ings of the 50ies, but on steroids.