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Indeed. chanzero: RIP Joe Kubert September 18, 1926 - August...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:56:45 -0400

Indeed.

chanzero:

RIP Joe Kubert

September 18, 1926 - August 12, 2012

Yes, it really is creepy.

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:26:56 -0400

Yes, it really is creepy.

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Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:37:00 -0400

I haven’t blogged in a long time, so going dark for the...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:02:55 -0500

I haven’t blogged in a long time, so going dark for the day actually means I’m publishing today. Hm.

signs2012:

An alarming sign of 2012: Internet censorship.

Visit http://americancensorship.org for more info.

timemagazine: Ten years ago, artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul...

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:10:54 -0400

timemagazine:

Ten years ago, artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda worked in a studio space on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower. They came to know the buildings intimately. And then, like the rest of the world, they watched them collapse.

After the September 11th attacks, the pair wanted to fill the void. They collaborated to create “Tribute in Light,” an art installation of searchlights pointing skyward, creating the impressive towers of light where the Twin Towers once stood. “I was most struck when talking to one of the workers down there,” Myoda said, of the first time the Tribute was staged, in March 2002. “He basically said that for so many months, all they were doing was looking down into the pit in Ground Zero and this was one of the first times that people looked up.”

Ten years later, LaVerdiere and Myoda have re-imagined their work for the cover of TIME’s “Beyond 9/11” Special Commemorative Edition. They were appearing in the issue already, as two of the 40 interviewed people whose lives were forever changed by the events of 9/11. But for the cover, the two expanded the scope of their tribute.

“When we first illuminated the Tribute in Light, we never anticipated or conceived its staggering height, it seemed to travel upward forever, drawing one’s eye and imagination into the ether and the infinite,” they told us. “Now with a some degree of hindsight and 10 years retrospection, we imagine what the Tribute may appear like from the heavens, drawing one’s eye back down to earth and into focus with our current time and place, now so very changed.”

TIME covers are no stranger to the works of notable artists, but design director D.W. Pine can’t remember one – not Andy Warhol, not Roy Lichtenstein, not Marc Chagall – who received a titled and credited work on a TIME cover. Until now. Named “Tribute in Light Years,” LaVerdiere and Myoda’s image shows 9/11 for what it really was, not just a New York event, or an American event, but a global event.

But artistic credit isn’t the only rarity about this cover. It also marks only the third time since 1927 that our signature red border has been absent from a TIME cover, the first example being the original 9/11 cover’s black border and the second, 2008’s green-rimmed environment special. “We didn’t feel like black was the right color,” Pine said about the decision for another non-red border, ten years on. “But we wanted to borrow from that, and silver seemed to hit the right note.”

last-of-the-timelords:

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:56:59 -0400

last-of-the-timelords:

inothernews: U.S. Marines watched President Obama’s stunning...

Mon, 02 May 2011 01:59:08 -0400

inothernews:

U.S. Marines watched President Obama’s stunning announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed. (Photo: Bay Ismoyo / AFP-Getty via the New York Times)

My iPad 2 is brilliant, but its Smart Cover is dumb. Keeping...

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:38:10 -0400

My iPad 2 is brilliant, but its Smart Cover is dumb.

Keeping the “durable aluminum back” exposed, and an overall lack of grip made me constantly feel like I was going to drop it, clumsy or not.

Either way, the Targus Versavu is a smart cover that makes me (and my iPad) feel safe and warm. I highly recommend it as an alternative, if you’re looking for one.

That’s all.

Donate online (http://bit.ly/donate-japan) or text REDCROSS to...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:45:49 -0500

Donate online (http://bit.ly/donate-japan) or text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10.

signs2012:

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan today, resulting in tsunami warnings for 20 countries, including Hawaii and the US mainland.

The latter appears to have fared well, but the devastation in Japan will likely lead to billions of dollars and years of recovery.

Today’s quake is the 5th largest in recorded history.

Follow the story (Google): http://bit.ly/e5RRD4

Donate (Red Cross): http://bit.ly/donate-japan

Reach of the Tsunami: http://exm.nr/ehKqp7

People finder for Japan: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/

Snap of a Coach America bus with a massive banner on the back,...

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:15:34 -0500

Snap of a Coach America bus with a massive banner on the back, “Safety Driven.”

The bus driver didn’t get the memo; he drifted for miles between two lanes in downtown traffic and the bus itself was covered with dents and scratches.

No surprise, this section was exactly the part of the bus drifting into my lane.

http://www.coachamerica.com/safety.shtml

Examiner.com Implements New Facebook Comment Plugin

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:58:05 -0500

Examiner.com Implements New Facebook Comment Plugin: Very good work by all! Examiner.com Implements...

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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:07:41 -0500

Cat toy not to buy: Random laser beam thingamajig that emits...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:00:07 -0500

Cat toy not to buy: Random laser beam thingamajig that emits radiation and cannot hit your cat in the eyes. They should play with it, just not you know, actually get near it.

Thankfully, Amazon’s return service is really easy to use.

Very cool- the Sun’s entire surface pictured for the first...

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:43:10 -0500

Very cool- the Sun’s entire surface pictured for the first time by dual satellites and recreated as a moving model.

Don’t worry, Groupon, it happens to all of us.

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:47:45 -0500

Don’t worry, Groupon, it happens to all of us.

Dear Sir or Madam: This week we will bury my cousin Peter; he is...

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:17:30 -0500

Dear Sir or Madam:

This week we will bury my cousin Peter; he is the first of my generation to pass away, and he did so at a young age. Needless to say, it’s a painful time for his loved ones.

Unfamiliar with florists local to the funeral, I used your service to order an arrangement appropriate for the sad occasion; your ‘Red & White Standing Spray’ located in the Sympathy category. The requested delivery is for a funeral home, and the associated card is from your “funeral” selection.

As a registered customer using your service as prescribed, I expected the 1-800 Flowers system - and your employees within the process - to recognize the purpose and meaning of the order.

My trust was misplaced. With no other recent orders in your system, I received the attached cheery message.

Please investigate and ensure this doesn’t happen to future bereaved customers. I’m sure they - or their recently deceased loved one - will not start this particular day with a smile.

Regards,
Suzie Austin

NOAA - Winter storm eating most of the continent. Mr. Freeze is...

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:50:00 -0500

NOAA - Winter storm eating most of the continent. Mr. Freeze is pissed.

The United Kingdom explained. You no longer have an excuse for...

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:59:29 -0500

The United Kingdom explained. You no longer have an excuse for sounding like you never left the farm.

Favorite auto-correct of late: My friend teases me about being...

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:36:48 -0500

Favorite auto-correct of late: My friend teases me about being scared by The Rite (fat chance), I type “niiice” and my phone thinks I’m mooing.

Apparently his phone didn’t notice the missing b.

Only in Florida … inothernews: SEA SONATA A grand...

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:57:20 -0500

Only in Florida …

inothernews:

SEA SONATA A grand piano, damaged by fire, is seen on a sandbar in Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. It is unknown how the piano got there. (Photo: Getty via the Telegraph)

UPDATE: Our Tumblrfriends at ABC World News know how it got there!