Peacock Angel of History @LapsusLima·Apr 6, 2019Have you read (about) Cyril Connolly, @vgr ? A genius of mediocrity.13
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 6, 2019Replying to @LapsusLimaOh wow this guy is a dweeben.m.wikipedia.orgCyril Connolly - Wikipedia1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr and @LapsusLimaOkay I don’t like what I read about him. Too much of an angsty scenester. I think my conception of mediocrity is more cheerful.5:35 AM · Apr 6, 2019
Peacock Angel of History @LapsusLima·Apr 6, 2019Replying to @vgrRight. I will find you a more cheeful one.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 6, 2019Replying to @LapsusLimaNow this is more my kind of mediocritynytimes.comDan Robbins, Who Made Painting as Easy as 1-2-3 (and 4-5-6), Dies at 93 (Published 2019)But was it art? No, Mr. Robbins said, but paint-by-numbers kits — all the rage among young baby boomers — gave the inartistic the “experience” of art.1