Arts and Culture
Stories about Arts and Culture
Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization
Posted by David Comfort on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 9:32pm PTWe’ve reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum. So while hipsterdom is the end product of all prior countercultures, it’s been stripped of its subversion and originality.
I'‘m sipping a scummy pint of cloudy beer in the back of a trendy dive bar turned nightclub in the heart of the city’s heroin district. In front of me stand a gang of hippiesh grunge-punk types, who crowd around each other and collectively scoff at the smoking laws by sneaking puffs of “fuck-you,” reveling in their perceived rebellion as the haggard, staggering staff look on without the slightest concern. … [Read more]
Books about Arts and Culture
Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime
Posted by David Comfort on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 8:12pm PT
The most comprehensive collection of the photographer's work ever published. Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime begins
with her portraits from the early years, when she was a fashionable
studio photographer, and moves into the classic images that established
Lange as the preeminent documentary artist of her time: the Depression
bread lines and demonstrations, the blighted farms, the migrating farm
families, and the makeshift, desolate tent camps. The book concludes
with her photographs from the final years, when Lange traveled the
globe, finally turning the lens on her children and grandchildren and
the familiar objects of her daily life.
In a penetrating
critical biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Coles offers
an incisive study of Lange's life and work.
Videos about Arts and Culture
Amy Goodman on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez, November 10, 2008
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 2:00pm PTBarack and Michelle Obama in 60 Minutes
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:12pm PTNo on Prop 8: Home Invasion
Posted by David Comfort on Friday, November 7, 2008 - 8:34am PT"Home Invasion" was produced by two of our friends in the progressive movement -- netroots activists and brothers Dante Atkins and David Atkins. … [Read more]
Aid arrives as Congo crisis deepens
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11:57am PTPresident-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago
Posted by David Comfort on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:37am PTBarack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago
Blog Posts about Arts and Culture
ELECTION DAY 2008
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 9:49am PTThe day has arrived in which we vote for our future President. I wish everyone the best of luck at the polls hoping that the 2008 voting experience will be positive. … [Read more]
The Final Debate
Posted by David Comfort on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 8:53pm PTJohn McCain had a lot of ups and downs last night, whereas Barack Obama was cool, collected and level-headed. McCain can barely contain himself with the situation in which he is in. … [Read more]
California Propositions 2008 elections
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 1:18am PTOk One World Wiki readers... So I couldnt sleep and due to that I decided to post some interesting stuff to my blog, which is especially important for people here in California. … [Read more]
Sarah Palin Suppported the "Bridge to Nowhere"
Posted by frodo on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 8:03pm PTSarah Palin during her Vice Presidential acceptance speech Wednesday lied openly and it is so sad. Here's a link to the picture showing Sarah Palin's boldest lie so far:
The Jed Report has "A fable for the gullible" with Sarah Palin holding a "Nowhere Alaska" t-shirt at a news conference in favor of the "Bridge to Nowhere".
The Top 10 things you should know about Sarah Palin
Posted by David Comfort on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 9:30pm PT- She is presently under investigation in Alaska for abuse of power
- She believes creationism should be taught in public schools
- She is opposed to abortion even in cases of rape and incest
- She strongly supports big oil (her husband works for oil company BP)
- She has no federal or international experience.
