Elemental water
My series with marbles, glasswork and water continues. The first shot features a different take on the small glass piece I posted recently.
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Saturday Video Roundup – it's the 3rd Millennium Sound
Friends, Romans, Countrymen – lend the 3rd Millennium Sound your ears. I recently introduced 3rd Millennium Sound (3MS), a Facebook group devoted to sharing and discussing a particular strand of really interesting emerging music styles, including Electro-Pop, Darkwave, Industrial, contemporary Trip-Hop, Shoegaze/Dreampop, maybe a little EDM, perhaps some TrancePop, etc. Group member contributions have been wonderfully illuminating – even I had no
Read moreChuck Berry, RIP
Sad news on a Saturday evening – the legendary Chuck Berry is gone. There are barely words to articulate Berry’s importance to Rock & Roll. A genius in his own right, his songwriting, his showmanship and his innovation with the electric guitar influenced everyone who followed. In truth, there had never been anything like Berry and there hasn’t been anything
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My girlfriend’s great-great grandparents. Maybe Civil War era, roughly?
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Orbit: #ArtSunday
Dedicated to my girlfriend Julie, who had surgery this week and who loves marbles as much as I do. I’ve been working on a little series. I have always loved glasswork of any sort, and marbles have fascinated me since I was a kid. My macro lens provides me with a chance to explore this interest in new ways. Here are
Read moreUber “Greyball” scandal: it’s time to consider the death penalty for corporations
Uber says they’ll stop using Greyball. But this is only the latest outrage from America’s most incorrigibly corrupt business. Time to#DeleteUBER. As in, delete the company. Permanently. You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one The American corporation exists for one purpose: to “maximize shareholder value.” Thanks to a variety of factors, including a Supreme Court decision that
Read moreMichelle hearts Dubya: the well-timed rehabilitation of George Bush
President Donald is doing a great job of making America miss George W. Bush. And now Michelle Obama and the “liberal” media are chipping in. Barf. First there was the hubbub back during the election that nobody in the Bush family could bring themselves to vote for Donald. Then more recently it was former President George W. standing up to Donald
Read moreEverything you need to know about the Sessions controversy in a few short paragraphs
The Attorney General should resign – whether he’s guilty or not. Here’s why. By now you have probably read a good bit about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and whether or not he unlawfully met with the Russian ambassador to discuss the 2016 Presidential election. There is a great deal of lawyering on the horizon, but for the moment here’s what
Read moreFor your #ArtSunday listening pleasure: the 3rd Millennium Sound
This week I set up a new Facebook group with Rick Flierl (of Dotsun Moon) to replace one that had sort of taken a left turn on us. The goal: sharing and discussing a particular strand of emerging music styles. 3rd Millennium Sound revolves around specific genres like Electro-Pop, Darkwave, Industrial, contemporary Trip-Hop, Shoegaze/Dreampop, BritPop and more. This description isn’t intended to
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Dear John McCain: either DO something or shut the fuck up
Profiles in Courage: the Straight Talks a Lot of Shit Express is back in town. Tough-talking Mavericky McMaverickstain is at it again, standing on his lawn and shaking his cane at Der Orangeführer like he just got caught cheating at Mah-Jong over at the home. Senator John McCain, defending the media against the latest attack by President Donald Trump, warned that suppressing the
Read moreTrump's Mainstream Media Accountability Survey will leave you speechless
This methodological tour de force is a triumph in honesty, objectivity and good faith. Bigly. You should reply in kind. I’ll keep this brief. Donald has a poll up asking for your honest opinion on a series of completely fair, unbiased and objective questions about “the media.” The Mainstream Media Accountability Survey asks questions like: 10: Do you believe that the mainstream
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Happy Valentines Day: Fossil
May everyone get lots of love and jewelry today.
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