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Author Archives: SteveL
God Hates Flags
The infamous westboro baptist church visited San Francisco.
WBC’s hate-promoting signs were answered by multiple signs of randomness, nonsensical yelling, and even a unicorn. A portable stereo blared Lady GaGa, while press and people passing by ignored the WBC signs and took pictures and videos of the more entertaining signs. I was also there and turned [...]
Al Gore on Creative Activism
Click to play or download here: Al Gore On Creative Activism.
Again, the truth doesn’t matter
A smart lefty is frustrated that the right is getting ahead by asserting lies and the left sticks to the truth. We know the answer here don’t we? Use the truth but tap into the same outrage? Or?
An excerpt from the folks at Poplicks:
I know that there will always be fierce opposition to any American [...]
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Underwear Gnomes
Someone mentioned this to me. This still frame is from an episode of South Park where gnomes are stealing kids underwear. When asked why, they explain “stealing underwear is just phase 1.” Profit is Phase 3. But apparently, none of the gnomes know what Phase 2 is and apparently they never thought about it.
Phase [...]
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New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens ‘It’s Gay To Smoke’
New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens ‘It’s Gay To Smoke’
Excerpt from: The Culture Crash by James Panero
While the argument Singer is making here is about philanthropy, one could extend that to any effort made at all. Why make art when you can volunteer at a soup kitchen and make a real difference? The author’s rebuttal I find a little lacking and I think our artists have made a much better case. [...]
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Leonidas Martin
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Interview
Steve & Stephen: Basically, Steve and I have been doing this arts and activism thing, in various ways, for at least ten years or so. He, coming at it from an art angle, me, coming at it from an activist angle, and we’re both sort of haunted by [...]
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From Rob Walker’s “Linkpile”
Artists plan to encase vacant Detroit home in ice: “To draw attention to foreclosures that have battered the region.” Yeah? is there a big problem with people not knowing about foreclosures and vacant housing in Michigan? I think that info is kind of, you know, out there. Why not do this in Westchester County or [...]
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