Catching Up With Spencer Tunick Spencer Tunick is an artist and photographer whose medium is naked people. He has created more than 75 site-specific installations arranging dozens, hundreds and even thousands of nude volunteers whose individual forms seem to meld into a singular, sculptural whole. READING I'm halfway through "On the Way to Work," a book of interviews of the artist Damien Hirst by Gordon Burn. You get a really good idea of who Hirst is and his inner mind-set from reading the book. Whether you like or dislike his work, he gets things done, gets his art shown. He felt that if he could get you on the phone, in this age of texting and e-mailing, he could convince you of anything. So I've been trying to get back to talking to people instead of just being this finger who pushes buttons. I also subscribe to The Journal, which is a quarterly art magazine. New art, new ideas and sometimes a naked person thrown in some issues. LISTENING I've been listening a lot to Joseph Arthur lately. His new album, "Redemption City," is sonically and lyrically mesmerizing. He's a visual artist as well, and sometimes he paints while he's performing onstage. Really no one can get away with this, but somehow he does. I actually love the sound of people disrobing. It's the sound of 5,000 articles of clothing, the rustling of fabric, of people murmuring to their family and friends, the taking off of necklaces and bracelets, the nervous chatter and giggles. WATCHING I just bought a documentary on eBay about the photographer Lee Miller called "Through the Mirror." She was a muse to Man Ray and an amazing photographer in her own right. My wife, Kristin Bowler, is my muse; I have been photographing nudes of her for the past 17 years. I'm addicted to Jon Stewart and I like to watch "Bizarre Foods," with Andrew Zimmern, with my daughters. They love to get grossed out by the stuff he eats. What if Stewart and Zimmern switched places? I can't imagine Jon Stewart could eat barbecued bat wings. FOLLOWING Sissel Kardel's blog Sizzle Me Sissel. She paints these pastel landscapes with nude figures in them that are so enchanting and magical. COVERING I recently went to a fabric store and asked them to make me a slipcover for my LED television. Sometimes you don't have a place for an armoire and you don't want this big black box eyesore in your house, so why not a slipcover? DRINKING I head down to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico quite often these days where I have learned to appreciate a good tequila like Casa Dragones. It tastes like the divine, velvety smooth, subtly spicy and vanilla nectar of Mexico and comes in beautifully designed packaging and a handmade crystal bottle. Kate Murphy is a journalist in Houston who writes frequently for The New York Times.