Monthly Archives: August 2007

this map stuff has hardly gone far enough

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Michael

Being in my own little bubble, I didn’t know about the Miss Teen South Carolina maps gaff until yesterday. It blew my mind. For those who haven’t seen it (via Morning Toast): Collin Brooke has a pretty good discussion about … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Internet culture | 3 Comments

aids ads getting creative

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Michael

Via Queerty.com, InventorSpot posts some fascinating AIDS awareness ads from Europe, including this one: These ads are pretty shocking, and I especially like this one, for how emaciated and deathly Wonder Woman looks — and the statement below that “AIDS … Continue reading →

Posted in Visual Literacy, Visual Rhetoric | 9 Comments

once again, another claim that men are oppressed too

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Michael

My friend Ruben posts a link to New York Times blogger John Tierney’s post about Roy Baumeister’s APA talk “Is There Anything Good About Men”. Baumeister’s talk includes this passage in his introduction: But rather than seeing culture as patriarchy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gender, Social Justice | 3 Comments

Lethem’s “The Ecstasy of Influence”

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Michael

Neurological study has lately shown that memory, imagination, and consciousness itself is stitched, quilted, pastiched. If we cut-and-aste our selves, might we not forgive it of our artworks? (Lethem 68) I just finished February 2007′s Harper’s and there was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Collage, Ethics, publics | 5 Comments

powerpoint is teh evil

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Michael

I’m not a huge fan of PowerPoint. I tend to use Apple’s Keynote, which I think is a lot more presentation and design friendly, but occasionally I turn to PowerPoint (esp. when working with others or when it’s something I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments