by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
Hey New York Times, I still love ya, but please, just shut up with all those pseudo-uplifting “joy of poverty” stories that you’ve been shoving down our throats lately. Here’s a small sampling of what I’m talking about: 2/12/09: The Boom...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
God, I love cranks. I love a well-written rant even more. If I can find enough of them, I’ll make this into a weekly series. Today’s rant (on internet chatter vs. newspaper reporting, among other topics) comes courtesy of comic book author Warren Ellis on...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
Here’s hoping Meg’s sister “Peanut” Manuel kicks some ass at the US Boxing Championships!! *Bruce Nauman’s Topological Gardens wins Golden Lion for best Pavillion at Venice Biennale (Art 21). *John Baldessari and Yoko Ono receive Golden...
by Christopher Hudgens | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog, TV
Africa covered a cappella has been done many times but never like this. Includes a cappella rainstorm in the beginning.
by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
Painter Robert Colescott has died at the age of 83. From his New York Times obituary, by Roberta Smith: “Mr. Colescott represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1997, the first African-American to do so. By then he was well known for pitting the...
by Meg Onli | Jun 9, 2009 | Blog
Last Saturday Lauren and I checked out Gary Hustwit’s latest film Objectified at the Gene Siskel Film Center. I have to be honest, I loved Hustwit’s previous documentary Helvetica, so I was really excited to see a new design documentary. The film asks the...
