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Happy Grandmother’s Day!

2013/05/12 Written by Culture

My father’s mother, Sarah Dukelski, died when I was very young. I don’t have any “real” memories of her, only “virtual” ones. What I mean is that my childhood memories don’t stretch back far enough to remember her. The only way I know I spent time with her is because of the “virtual memories” in [...]

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ScreenGrab from CBS News; "Linebacker carries on in the face of tragedy" showing a photo of Mante Te'o's girlfriend Lennay Kekua

Lennay Kekua Lawsuit Filed

2013/01/17 Written by Culture

  ROBERT F PECKHAM FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, SAN JOSE, 17 January – In the wake of the Lennay Kekua / Manti Te’o Twitter scandal, today performance artist Orlan joined with new media pranksters Eva & Franco Mattes to file a class action lawsuit against all media. Citing wrongful misappropriation of income, hijacking of career status, and [...]

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2013 – Year of the Sentimentals…

2013/01/01 Written by Culture

Vancouver – January 01, 2013… The Year of the Sentimentals… Happy 2013, everyone!  I would like to thank the avatar Vaneeesa Blaylock for inviting me to guest-blog my New Year’s message. As an eternal optimist, I usually find New Years Day to be one of my favorites of the year.  As the cliche goes, it is [...]

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World Cup photograph "Spain vs Holland" showing players in bright orange uniforms jumping and cheering

The Difference Between Holland & The Netherlands

2012/12/22 Written by Culture

That great font of information C. G. P. Grey has just released a new “geography” video explaining all things “Holland,” “Netherlands,” and “Dutch.” Watch and learn!

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Research & Application

2010/07/28 Written by Culture

While a great piece of Art Application might receive an initial response of “that’s so pretty,” a great piece of Art Research might receive an initial response of “what the fuck is that???”

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Authentic

2010/01/22 Written by Culture

Authenticity is often the coin of the realm in culture. An authentic singer on stage, genuine emotion poured into a painting, an authentic pair of Levi’s 501′s, or the power of “Real Life.” But can authenticity be performed? Is it ever NOT performed? When the singer-songwriter stops a song after a few chords, tunes their [...]

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