moreTrees
Trees provide the earth and humans with oxygen to breathe. Recreating an economy based on hemp and other bio-resources will end our dependence on timber and synthetics. Save our planet from more devastation by supporting sustainable industries. Pulp Hemp, Not Trees. moreTrees produces urban streetwear using blends of organic cotton, hemp and recycled p.e.t. (plastic [...]
mailed my absentee ballot today
There may be more important decisions in life that I should devote this level of agonising to, but deciding whether to vote for Hillary or Edwards in the primary race for Democratic presidential candidate occupied my little mind for months. A few New Yorker articles convinced me that Edwards was the Leftiest, Obama too religious [...]
the death mook
Vignette Press has a killer collection in production and is now calling for artwork and creative contributions. They’ve got your non-fiction, now they want your creative stuff. And they want it all, including: … short fiction, flash fiction, fragments, sketches, songs, sonnets, haiku, hieroglyphics, graffiti, illustrations, poetry, prints, photos, comics, couplets, verse, villanelle, vignettes, ballads, [...]
Thoughtful Charity
“Daddy, some people lost all of their belongings, don’t you think that means sporting equipment too?” As Cher Horowitz [Clueless, 1995] exclaimed to her father while clearing her mansion of items that can be used by others who are less fortunate. This movie is not only an innocent, feel good film but also with a [...]
a memorial
When I heard the news this morning about Heath Ledger, my mind spiralled to an earlier moment in Hollywood history when River Phoenix died, albeit in a much more public fashion. Teenage girls everywhere walked their school hallways with bloodshot eyes, and books adorned with pictures of the heartthrob clutched tightly to their chests. My [...]
international women’s day exhibition
Gallery fourtyfour is seeking submissions and expressions of interest for an exhibition to support International Women’s Day to open on 8 March 2008. This theme for this year is “100 years of women in paid and unpaid work”. Check out their website for contact details.
the post-it note project
Spread urban guerilla art love with the world and participate in the global Post-It Note Project.
the rise of the weblebrity
- by Belle Gleeson It’s a weird word, and an even weirder concept: the ‘weblebrity’. Wikipedia describes the word ‘celebrity’ as ‘a widely-recognised or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention’, and the word web as…well, honestly, we all know what that word means. Weblebrities are the new generation of [...]
lifestyle choice? the can series
- by Josefine Kristensen These works question consumerism and the concept of homosexuality being a lifestyle choice. Using a well known consumer product that is marketed worldwide brings to light how advertising appeals to the longings of consumers and in turn questions the concept of homosexual love being a “lifestyle choice”. The work’s conceptual thinking [...]
I want to learn to scream. How about you?
Dearest fondest readers; how are you today? I wish you all days of happiness and joy. This is my first post here; and i’m very excited to have this opportunity. I got it, because I went for it. But would I still have this opportunity if it wasn’t for my persistence to search for experience? [...]
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