Posted in Art on February 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In the late 19th century, the painter Seurat pioneered a school of art called "pointillism," using dots of paint to make a larger picture. In Ohio, American artist Christian Faur has done the same thing with crayons — not making dots with crayons, but using the crayons themselves as the "points."
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Posted in Books, tagged fascism, Florence, History, Italy, liberalism on February 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just finished Lauro Martines’ April Blood: Florence and the plot against the Medici, and I highly recommend it. That’s the second book of my pledge to read ten books before buying any more. Now I’ve started Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism, which also looks like a fascinating read and, sadly, perhaps timely.
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Posted in Observations, tagged Apple, iPod Touch, review on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, I’ve had an Apple iPod Touch for about two weeks now, having decided to treat myself to something after Christmas. I bought the 8gb “2nd generation” model. With Apple Care warranty (mandatory, according to Apple-savvy friends) and tax, it came to just over $300.
So far, I’ve been very happy with it. The sound quality [...]
Posted in Humor, Weirdness, tagged animal behavior, octopus on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Otto the Octopus was bored, so can you blame him for getting a bit rowdy?
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