Category: Blogs
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Why is Washington DC so ripe for artists?
Sometimes different cities throughout history have acted as acupuncture points for change and movements. Art movements in particular are place-based; there needs to be an aggregate of talent in the same place, collaborating and supporting each other. A handful of beat poets, a community of French impressionists, a clan of talented musicians… These pockets and…
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Pinterest
This is cool. Mrs. Smrvl discovered a new website called Pinterest, which I’d say is something like the really good parts of Flickr and Twitter mashed together. You’ll have to check it out in person to see exactly how it works, but essentially you post up images (a la Flickr) from the internet or your…
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Slow Media
Slow Media is a blog with a manifesto. I like manifestos. In this manifesto, it advocates the aesthetic of Slow, “as in ‘Slow Food’ and not as in ‘Slow Down’.” It suggests that the coming decade will show a rise in demand for the well-considered, timeless, and progressive, rather than the improvised, ephemeral, and reactionary.…
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New Construction blog
Just added New Construction, by Kevin H, to my Google Reader. It’s somewhat like this blog; a holding place for information that’s not trying to be anything world changing. But the information it’s holding is “cartooning practices and concerns,” which is close to my heart.