[This week on the Artblog Reader Advisor: Pro basketball player Ron Artest’s latest name change has him going by “The Pandas Friend”; an LA Times op-ed explains why people need to see gruesome war photos; and Wired profiles Edward Snowden. — the Artblog editors]
Art Sales in the Age of the Internet: Artspace and the Changing World of Web Sales, via Bloomberg
The Future of Art in Washington D.C., via Washington City Paper
Photographing the Unseen: War and What Goes on Behind the Scenes, via The LA Times
Shenanigans at Sotheby’s: One Corporation’s Financial Plight, via Art F City
Barney’s New York: Your One-Stop Shop for Luxury Items and Racial Profiling!, via The New York Times
The 34-Year-Old Child: From Ron Artest to “Pandas Friend,” via ESPN
Long Read: An In-Depth Profile of Edward Snowden, in the Wake of His Recent Residency Permit, via Wired