Aurora Robson, photo by Hrag Vartanian

• Hrag Vartanian braved the heat to visit many of the Bushwick Open Studios last weekend and put up a massive flickr set.

• The New York Yankees have decided that $940 million in (legally dicey) tax-exempt bonds they have been given already are insufficient and now want an additional $350 million. Nice priorities, public sector! $2 billion a year in public subsidies for sports team isn't quite enough? Meanwhile, the New York City Housing Authority is raising rents and cutting back programs due to falling tax revenues.

• Happy Loving Day to everyone! quote: "Mrs. Loving stopped giving interviews, but last year issued a statement on the 40th anniversary of the announcement of the Supreme Court ruling, urging that gay men and lesbians be allowed to marry."