About that new stadium . . .

This morning was gorgeous, and promised just the day we've been waiting for, no? Sun! Heat! How hot? A few days ago my Yahoo weather app said it would be 97 today. This was downgraded to 91 a day later. Still one might hope. Then the clouds drew a clammy hand over the sun, and you felt a fool for having believed. But now it's sunny (hold on; checking . . . yes) and we're back on track for the first day of the year when people complain about the heat.

Please don't do that.

ARCHITECTURE I like the stadium. But will it wear well? The Metrodome achieved a sort of timeless banality, after all, so devoid of style it almost became a style on its own. The problem with building something that fits the contemporary standards is always the verdict of the fickle future, which rolls its eyes at the things the past thought hip. Well, we're never going to build one of these again . . .

. . . and probably just as well. The form may be old and familiar, but it feels too collegiate, and too big for the style. That's just a barn. The new design avoids the curvy forms of the past few years, the fluffy puffy style that made sporting arenas look like confections; it's not a jumble of off-putting shapes piled at random to disguise the function. It's simple. It almost has the posture of a bear hunkered down and ready to spring. And then there's that awesome maw:

Intimidating more than welcoming, perhaps - but then you walk in and see the field below, and suddenly you're king of the world.

ART! It's called the Frieze Art Fair. A HuffPo piece says:

Really? Oh, come on. It can't be that bad. Let's take a look.

No. No, it's not. But we continue:

More at the link. Of course Disney is compared to Hitler! The Jewish thing, you know - which has been debunked, but never mind. Also the hatred of "degenerate" culture, perhaps; Walt wasn't one of those transgressive types who liked to break down barriers and shock the bourgeoise. So, sure, Hitler.

The picture from the Times shows the artist looking like Walt Disney, grinning, with his pants down. This is a reminder that we live in a mucb more vital culture than the one where Walt was shown with his pants on.

CAPSLOCK AND LOAD Fans of Gordon Ramsay probably remember the meltdown at Amy's Bakery Baking Company; fans of Buzzfeed have noted the "Most Epic Brand Meltdown on Facebook Ever." If you don't mind reading streams of profanity in all caps, then by all means check out the restaurant owners going up against . . . reddit, which is like 4chan with a few atoms of remnant conscience. If all this is new, then watch the excerpt for backstory. Also, I drove past that place just a few weeks ago. If only I'd known!

TIMEWASTER You may enjoy this. Via ABC news: