Summer is over, and Grizzly Bear sent out the final of a series of free summer concerts in Williamsburg with their signature kaleidoscope-meets-shotgun melodies and harmonies. The opening band was Beach House, a buttery, silky sounding duo from Baltimore. The large crowd enjoyed the music under balmy weather and a spectacular backdrop of the East [...]
Archives for August, 2009
Randomness: Cyan, Magenta & Yellow Color Graphic
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Randomness: Liberty!
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Hauschka – Morgenrot
Volker Bertelmann is Hauschka, a Düsseldorf-based pianist and composer. This is the video for Morgenrot, by Jeff Desom: var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;
Don Valley, Toronto
I was in Toronto a couple of weeks ago. Below are two photos I took while wandering through a section of the Don Valley, not far from the Bloor-Danforth viaduct. Through the valley runs the Don river, amodest strip of milky brown water flanked by tangled woods, walking and bike paths, the CN railway, and a couple of city freeways.
Fearing Violence, Yale Refuses to Publish Muhammad Cartoons
Yale University’s Press will be publishing “The Cartoons That Shook the World”, Jytte Klausen’s new book about the dozen illustrations of Muhammad printed in Danish newspapers in 2006. Fearing violent reprisals, Yale has refused to publish the cartoons, sparking debates…
A Bounty of Historical Photography
When you have a spare moment, you might peruse some of the 13+ million photography and print files from the Library of Congress. This post includes photos by Clayton B. Fraser, Jack E. Boucher, and Edward S. Curtis.
Is Art Good for You? Got Insurance?
Arts organizations enter the healthcare debate. Christopher Knight, of the LA Times, writes: Under the umbrella of Americans for the Arts, the Washington, D.C.-based arts lobbying group, the coalition smartly asked Congress to pass a reform bill that acknowledges the unique difficulties artists confront in obtaining healthcare. “Like others who have fallen through the cracks [...]
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