Aug
1
Baudrillard would have loved Obama
August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment
Creative Review posted an excellent article about Obama’s trip abroad. Dan West comments on Jean Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra and connects it to Obama’s candidacy.
Jul
27
“Koons, Jazz, NPR”
July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Artist Jeff Koons has an exhibition up at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art as a culmination of all his work. NPR has an interesting slideshow and does a pretty good story on him. Check it out.
Jul
27
Squarepants healthcare reform
July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The other day, as I was eating my cereal after I had just woken up, I sat downstairs across from my nine-year-old brother and watched an episode of Spongebob Squarepants.
Spongebob has always pleased me. The jokes are well written in that the literal actions that the characters take, appeals to the younger intended audience while […]
Jul
2
Artificially created weather
July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Olafur Eliasson’s exhibition The Weather Project at the Tate Modern in London has migrated to the U.S. in the form of massive waterfalls.