Chip Kidd and Barbara deWilde send a letter to Spy
Spy, April 1987
Yom HaShoah
On September 11th, I was in a studio art class drawing something of very little quality with charcoal. NPR broke into the middle of a recorded piece to report on a plane that hit the World Trade Center. Everyone was confused; our teacher told us to get back to work. Then the second plane hit. I [...]
A Curated Christmas 2010
Happy holidays! Download these jams! I hope 2011 is totally tubular for you and yours. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Action Kanye West – Chain Heavy (feat. Talib Kweli & Consequence) Au Revoir Simone – Shadows Prince – When You Were Mine Esquerita – Maybe Baby Rita Hayworth and/or Anita [...]
In what way does the author’s use of the prison symbolize the protagonist’s struggle?
There is a subset of movies I’ve now watched so many times (through childhood, through working at a video store, through having basic cable since I was eight) that they are hard to review in an objective manner. They are some of my favorite movies not because I think they are the best, but because they were formative and are now sources of comfort more than pure entertainment.
Post Script: Requiem for Resuscitation
After posting Requiem for Resuscitation, I learned of a Austin Historic Preservation Office report on the building that has a more complete and accurate history (PDF). Sorry about not getting all the details correct. On Monday, April 27, 2009 the Historic Landmark Commission voted to initiate historic zoning on the property.
Requiem for Resuscitation
405 W. 18th Street, Guadalupe entrance. Let me begin by saying that rehabilitating 405 W. 18th Street will not turn hay into gold, much less save the city in one fail swoop. However, I have grown some fondness—in part due to the seemingly unnecessary neglect—for the building located at the address and feel like I [...]
The world is not flat
And location is still everything.
Goodbye and good riddance.
Adios, arrivederci, deuces you dog, you.
Country & General Stores
Following is a slideshow of selected country and general store images. All of the following photos were found on the site of the Library of Congress.
Fujifilm friends
Negative scan
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