: About Me

An over-educated, under-employed grad, Candace spends her time covered in cat fur and chained to her desk, typing away. Those are good days. Bad days are staring at the computer, playing mindless Yahoo games for hours on end. To keep her mind off her social isolation, she does silly things like go on internet dates, bicycles around town, and throws herself into art events. She's the quiet nerd with the black-rimmed glasses and suppressed smile on her lips. And the cat hair all over her coat.

My passion is ...

gee, I don't know - writing? (surprised?)

I know too much about ...

world events, politics, and cats

My parents always told me ...

useful information they never followed

My childhood ambition ...

to be a dentist, just like my favorite dentist

My favorite memory ...

curled up on my couch with my cat (currently sleeping on my lap)

Why I write ...

it's a bad habit. I need to enroll in a 12-step program ASAP

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

too much non-fiction. Derrida was my "fun" reading for ages

My first job ...

middle management in a brokerage firm (no joke)

My best moment ...

having a witty comeback after spilling a martini all over one of my favorite authors at a party

My inspiration ...

nerds and smartasses

Politics, News & Issues > US News Artist Steven Kurtz' use of bacteria cultures: Artistic expression or bioterrorism?

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In 2004, internationally-exhibited artist Steven Kurtz's wife, Hope, died in her sleep from heart failure. Like any other normal individual, Kurtz called the paramedics to his house. When they arrived, they saw the materials he had been putting together for an upcoming exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) and an invitation to an art opening. They decided to alert the FBI. The FBI arrived and charged Kurtz with "bioterrorism." Why? Because Kurtz's art practice includes using cultures of harmless bacteria to demonstrate the presence of Genetically-Modified O...

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