Monthly Archives: September 2009

Lolita as Art and Cultural Expression

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dave

An American Apparel advertisement on the back cover of Vice magazine in the U.K. was recently banned by the Advertising Standards Association for allegedly sexualizing a model who appeared to be a child; that is, under 16 years old and … Continue reading →

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More Undeclared Personal Belongings

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dave

A You Tube phenomenon. To spoof what had been a veiled disguise as a sex tourism advertisement by Visit Denmark, a government agency which proffered promiscuity as a lure to travel to Denmark .( See Blog, Sep-18 ” More Than … Continue reading →

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A Sophisticated Form of Naive

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dave

Novel design from Judson Beaumont. Turning the whimsical into the semi-practical with overtones of the avant garde. Known for children’s furniture, the styling and design of Straight Line Designs always evokes flexibility and movement  within a statement on furniture as … Continue reading →

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Paper Art : Make Your Own Ballot

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Dave

Gratefully, Canadians will have  temporarily avoided an election. Replacing one species of rats with another, though of anthropological and scientific interest; there is about as much certainty of reaction to a given stimulus as Dr. Skinner demonstrated with his Skinner … Continue reading →

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Misunderstood Poet Society

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Dave

Poet Laureate of the television series ”Laugh In ” , Henry Gibson, ( James Bateman ) will be most remembered for delivering satirical poems while gripping a giant flower. A role that was simultaneously unsettling, amusing and mystifying. He created … Continue reading →

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More Than Teak Furniture

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Dave

Video of an attractive, now single mother searching for the biological father of her child, August. A video ad for sex tourism in Denmark paid for with taxpayer money. ”… we were talking about Denmark and that thing we have … Continue reading →

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Miniature Art and Theater

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Dave

An old baseball expression goes that if you’re not cheating a bit ,it means you’re not really trying either.The tactics of Bill Veeck were creative and theatrical in a manner far beyond doctored baseballs and illegal bats.Bill Veeck, the owner … Continue reading →

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Same Old Wine

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Dave

Two and a half minutes long; followed by a smattering of light applause on November 19, 1863. Ostensibly a speech about the dedication of a cemetary , Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is as pertinent today regarding an elusive economic and social … Continue reading →

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Hypnotizing The Child Within

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Dave

Jackie Gleason …” to him, life was not a brute struggle of survival and endurance; it was a contest to see who could squeeze the most excess and joy from every passing moment, to spin into gold each waning day. … Continue reading →

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New Math & the Hayseed Philosopher

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Dave

The adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle. Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride with their unique vision on life  and how to live it as seen by their absurd adventures. Pa Kettle won a new home by writing a winning poem … Continue reading →

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