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Takeshitadori, Tokyo (December 2004)
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Art: Another eclectic mag - Cabinet
This one is edited by an Iranian.
(From NY Times Feb 10)
"a journal of art and ideas that is eclectic to the point of eccentricity.
Its contributors, who include artists, scholars and nonacademic intellectuals, roam freely through the arts, sciences and 'culture,' demonstrating what its founding editor, Sina Najafi, calls 'a voracious, omnivorous, polymath and playful relationship to knowledge.' "
(From NY Times Feb 10)
"a journal of art and ideas that is eclectic to the point of eccentricity.
Its contributors, who include artists, scholars and nonacademic intellectuals, roam freely through the arts, sciences and 'culture,' demonstrating what its founding editor, Sina Najafi, calls 'a voracious, omnivorous, polymath and playful relationship to knowledge.' "
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Art: Pinky Swear Lenten Club (PSLC)
This is the third annual PSLC. A group of us on the 4th floor at work decided to give up various things over Lent and we have a white board where we put down how we were doing each week. Okay, I am not christian, but I did not want to be left out of the fun.
This year, my entry on the board is "Support the Arts." I will go to a new show (visual, performing, etc.) each week. And not shows/groups that I have already seen. It will be fun to discover something new in the art scene of Austin. Two definites: Gheghis Khan at Salvage Vanguard Theater and the Andy Goldsworthy exhibit at AMOA.
This year, my entry on the board is "Support the Arts." I will go to a new show (visual, performing, etc.) each week. And not shows/groups that I have already seen. It will be fun to discover something new in the art scene of Austin. Two definites: Gheghis Khan at Salvage Vanguard Theater and the Andy Goldsworthy exhibit at AMOA.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Friday, January 21, 2005
Books: Small Press & Lit Mags
Recently read about Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [CLMP] in the NY Times and it brought back the memory of buying my first Pushcart Prize anthology in '90. I was reading and writing a lot and dreamed of having my own small press/lit mag.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
PM Stuff: Blogging and Project Community Compass newsletter
10 Ways To Use Blogs for Managing Projects. Found article linked on Xplane's business blog - bBlog. Lots of other good design related stuff on xplane.
Also found reading some of these Compass newletters refreshing. A more "artful" approach to project management.
Also found reading some of these Compass newletters refreshing. A more "artful" approach to project management.
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Monday, December 06, 2004
Zeitgeist: Why Liberal Education
On the Uses of a Liberal Education As Lite Entertainment For Bored College Students by Mark Edmundson at the University of Virginia. From Harper's September 1997.
Great article that I found when I was reading the reviews of his new book "Why Read"on amazon. Put it on the list of books to read.
"Edmundson dramatizes what the recent identity crisis of the humanities has effectively obscured: that reading can change your life for the better."
Great article that I found when I was reading the reviews of his new book "Why Read"on amazon. Put it on the list of books to read.
"Edmundson dramatizes what the recent identity crisis of the humanities has effectively obscured: that reading can change your life for the better."
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Art: Magnificent Mag
Found this amazing magazine - Esopus - eccentric, singular, beautiful. I read about it in the NY Times a couple weeks ago and got my issue in the mail earlier this week.
Building a One-Man Magazine, One Impossible Feat at a Time By DAVID CARR (NYT) 1230 words Late Edition - Final , Section B , Page 11 , Column 2
Esopus magazine is a thing of lavish, eccentric beauty, less flipped through than stared at, forcing readers to reconcile their expectations of what a magazine is with the strange artifact in their hands....
Building a One-Man Magazine, One Impossible Feat at a Time By DAVID CARR (NYT) 1230 words Late Edition - Final , Section B , Page 11 , Column 2
Esopus magazine is a thing of lavish, eccentric beauty, less flipped through than stared at, forcing readers to reconcile their expectations of what a magazine is with the strange artifact in their hands....
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
Zeitgeist: What Derrida Really Meant
Excerpt from an Op-Ed piece in yesterday's NY Times by Mark C. Taylor about the father of deconstructionism:
"During the last decade of his life, Mr. Derrida became preoccupied with religion and it is in this area that his contribution might well be most significant for our time. He understood that religion is impossible without uncertainty. Whether conceived of as Yahweh, as the father of Jesus Christ, or as Allah, God can never be fully known or adequately represented by imperfect human beings.
And yet, we live in an age when major conflicts are shaped by people who claim to know, for certain, that God is on their side. Mr. Derrida reminded us that religion does not always give clear meaning, purpose and certainty by providing secure foundations. To the contrary, the great religious traditions are profoundly disturbing because they all call certainty and security into question. Belief not tempered by doubt poses a mortal danger.
As the process of globalization draws us ever closer in networks of communication and exchange, there is an understandable longing for simplicity, clarity and certainty. This desire is responsible, in large measure, for the rise of cultural conservatism and religious fundamentalism - in this country and around the world. True believers of every stripe - Muslim, Jewish and Christian - cling to beliefs that, Mr. Derrida warns, threaten to tear apart our world.
Fortunately, he also taught us that the alternative to blind belief is not simply unbelief but a different kind of belief - one that embraces uncertainty and enables us to respect others whom we do not understand. In a complex world, wisdom is knowing what we don't know so that we can keep the future open."
"During the last decade of his life, Mr. Derrida became preoccupied with religion and it is in this area that his contribution might well be most significant for our time. He understood that religion is impossible without uncertainty. Whether conceived of as Yahweh, as the father of Jesus Christ, or as Allah, God can never be fully known or adequately represented by imperfect human beings.
And yet, we live in an age when major conflicts are shaped by people who claim to know, for certain, that God is on their side. Mr. Derrida reminded us that religion does not always give clear meaning, purpose and certainty by providing secure foundations. To the contrary, the great religious traditions are profoundly disturbing because they all call certainty and security into question. Belief not tempered by doubt poses a mortal danger.
As the process of globalization draws us ever closer in networks of communication and exchange, there is an understandable longing for simplicity, clarity and certainty. This desire is responsible, in large measure, for the rise of cultural conservatism and religious fundamentalism - in this country and around the world. True believers of every stripe - Muslim, Jewish and Christian - cling to beliefs that, Mr. Derrida warns, threaten to tear apart our world.
Fortunately, he also taught us that the alternative to blind belief is not simply unbelief but a different kind of belief - one that embraces uncertainty and enables us to respect others whom we do not understand. In a complex world, wisdom is knowing what we don't know so that we can keep the future open."
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Technology: Web Engineering Resources
Viewed webinar on Web Engineering. Here are some resources for RSP&A Web Engineering
Monday, October 04, 2004
Art: Kala Fine Art
Contemporary Indian art curated/collected by a friend of Peter's
http://www.kalafineart.com
http://www.kalafineart.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Friday, August 20, 2004
Technology / Design: More Usability/HCI - Flight comic anthology
HCI Resources on the OK/Cancel website (comics about HCI - cool!).
Also found link to Flight comic anthology when I skipped around from here.
Also found link to Flight comic anthology when I skipped around from here.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Technology / Design: Some design/usability links
Expero (usability firm in Austin)
Projekt202 (design firm in Austin)
Useit - Jakob Neilsen
UIE - good articles on usability and design
Projekt202 (design firm in Austin)
Useit - Jakob Neilsen
UIE - good articles on usability and design
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