The Digest. 04.24.09.

The Laocoön and his sons strike a pose at the Vatican Museums. (Photo by C-M.)

• The Spock spork. (Eyeteeth.)
• The Amazon: A beautiful, heart-breaking photo essay by Magnum shooters covering several decades.
• Hrag Vartanian has a stirring post with photographs from the Armenian Genocide.
• Artificial intelligence helps scientists understand the purpose of an undecipherable Indus Valley script. (BLDGBLOG.)
• Oh, this should be good. I mean bad. Or so-bad-it’s-good: A competition that bills itself as American Idol for artists. (Arts Journal.)
• Sneaky financial shenanigans are afoot at Brandeis in regards to the Rose Art Museum. More here.
• Jacob Lawrence and the question of rising museum admission fees.
• The Chicago Trib has laid off art critic Alan Artner.
• Art.Cult has a photo essay related to the Met’s Pictures Generation show. The NYT describes the show as “a winner.”
• Audio Slideshow: Roxy Paine’s stainless steel trees on the roof of the Met.
• Photos from the Havana Biennial.
• The Daily David. (As in Lynch.)
• Shepard Fairey is not a crook, writes Steven Heller.
• Today’s Street Art: Momo and Kola in Cabo Verde.
• The 10 Oldest Cities on Earth? (@paigerpenland.)
• In the wake of Gehry’s dust-up in Miami: Jonathan Glancey at the Guardian rounds up a history of architect/client spats.
• A visual history of Prince Charles’ architectural battles.
• More hot agricultural architecture in Chile.
• Your moment of How to Dress Like An Artist. (World’s Best Ever.)