The Digest.

The last days of Pompeii, v. 2.0. See my other photos of the L.A. fires here.

• The day in shifting landscapes.
• Jerry Saltz says that he very well might be an undead zombie. (Via Anaba.)
• This is the last weekend to see Mike Nelson’s Psychic Vaccuum at 117 Delancey in NYC. Need further tempting? See F. Trainer’s photos.
• A visual history of ESPO.
• Dave Kinsey at BLK/MRKT in L.A. (The part that’s not on fire. Yet.)
• You too can own an Andy Warhol portrait of a disgraced media titan.
• Also for sale: giant, fire-breathing robot. (Via Complex.)
• Showing reverence for the agricultural trade: Marijuana is California’s largest crop. (Via LAist.)
• A thoughtful review of the Richard Prince show at the Guggenheim.
• New Museum looking all shimmery-like on the Bowery, reports the NY Sun.
• Cliff’s Notes for those of you who slept through art history class: a new book called 30,000 Years of Art.
• I heart Chuck Close: “Any artist who goes to Las Vegas is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Whoever goes to Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas.” (Via Art Observed.)
• R.I.P. R.B. Kitaj.
• Nepotism among the neo-cons: John Podheretz is like the Tori Spelling of the conservative movement, reports the NYT.
• Don’t throw out the garbage! It may contain a priceless Tamayo.
• Good riddance.
• Photo Essay: The balloon fiesta in Albuquerque. (Love the inflatable Brandenburg Gate.)
• Even blingier than American McMansions: Chinese McMansions. (Complete with panic rooms.)
• A history of Chicago, in painting.
• Let the Lauder legal pile-on begin.
• Zaha Hadid’s celebrity brand extensions.
• This is how my head feels after a cross-country flight.
• What Frida Kahlo’s life sounded like. When she wasn’t yelling at Diego.
• Just because.