Portrait of Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is all over the news today for some reason. And somehow I came across this magnificent portrait of her in the L.A. Times, originally taken by Brian Adams […]
Category Archives: pop culture
Visual Literacy for College Freshmen
At U Penn this year, incoming Freshmen are taking a twist on the old classic summer reading project. Instead of reading a novel together, they are looking at a painting, […]
Art in the Crack of the LAC (MA)
Went to LACMA’s late Night Art event last night. They made very good use of the space between the Ahmanson and BCAM buildings, behind the Urban Light installation—a space I […]
Yes We Can – But HOW?
Just watched this promotional video for Barack Obama’s campaign on YouTube. It’s basically a music video with lyrics spun together from Obama’s speeches (which drip with allusions to the history […]
Bogglific on FB no more…
I am saddened and feeling the twinge of impending withdrawl. Supposed copyright infringement has just gotten personal! I cannot believe that the big corporate suits are shutting down Facebook’s Bogglific! […]
Airplane rant – corporate paternalism gone wrong
I just got home from a trip across the country and saw the weirdest attempt of a corporation to kiss up to the consumer for some brownie points. The airline […]
Gamers, editing, and (mis)spelling
I have run across quite a few great articles/blogs about writing and the role of language and editors and writers lately. Is it me, or is this an issue circling […]
