Sub Pop recently issued a deluxe version of Father John Misty's album featuring a "bulging thickness" in the packaging that warped the vinyl beyond repair. But, says Robert Barry, this is just the latest in a rich history of self-destroying art
The latest in a glut of films which blur the boundaries between documentary and fiction, _Catfish_ chronicles a social networking encounter too strange to be believed. Daniel Nixon thinks the film, out on DVD this week, perfectly captures the illusory nature of online relationships and all of their pitfalls, even if it stands on morally shaky ground.