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The Artist Has Left the Building: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
It seems there are a lot of issues raised with the film “Exit Through the Gift Shop”: Was it a mockumentary? Is this Mr. Brainwash a “real” artist, or is he just conning the audience with a fake French accent and those dumb lamb chop sideburns? Is this art a joke on the art [...]
The Joy of Working for Non-Profits
The pitfalls of working as a communication designer in the non-profit world have been well documented (I think). I even wrote an article for a trade magazine years ago in an effort to help younger designers avoid the holes on that street. (See link at the end). But things have actually improved since I wrote [...]
Confessions of a Teenage Vegetarian
Some of us were “earthers” from way back but it was so much a way of life for us, a natural attitude, that it became integral to our lives and relatives or friends weren’t much interested in hearing about it. We ate our whole grains quietly in the back of the bus so as [...]
Women’s History Month and the Two Things My Mother Gave Me
There’s a few minutes left to March and it’s been one deadline after another, but I couldn’t let Women’s History Month slip by without noting the greatest female hero I knew first hand, my mom.
Of course I spent the month enjoying whatever public celebrations of great women I could find…the Joan Baez American Masters special [...]
Internet Radio: The Small, the Independent, the Future!
BEFORE THIS SHOW GETS TOO OLD, I wanted to post it here so that you could listen to the podcast. There are maybe at least 20 reasons why I love internet radio, but mostly because I believe (next to YouTube) it’s the best and most entertaining learning you can do. The democracy of it all [...]