Thursday, May 26, 2011
Zombie Apocalypse prepredness
Well how about that. THe CDC actually has a page on how to deal with a Zombie Apocalypse...
Project Row Houses
Project Row Houses (PRH) is a neighborhood-based nonprofit art and cultural organization in Houston’s Northern Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest African-American communities. PRH began in 1993 as a result of discussions among African-American artists who wanted to establish a positive, creative presence in their own community. Artist and community activist Rick Lowe spearheaded the pursuit of this vision when he discovered the abandoned 1 1/2 block site of twenty-two shotgun-style houses in Houston’s Third Ward. The shotgun houses became the perfect opportunity to pursue the creation of a new form of art. They had two key elements: 1) a beautiful form recognized by the renowned Houston artist Dr. John Biggers to be filled with architectural, spiritual, and social significance, and 2) a need for social action among the community to bring the project to life.
PRH is founded on the principle that art-and the community it creates-can be the foundation for revitalizing depressed inner-city neighborhoods. This principle was is in part based on the philosophy of German artist Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986) who coined the phrase “social sculpture,” which transformed the idea of sculpture as an art form into a social activity. Thus, the mission of Project Row Houses is to create community through the celebration of art, African American history and culture.
You can read a New York Times Article about the project and it's founder here.
Photo credit: Michael Stravato for The New York Times
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Well, if you're not happy with the results of this past Monday's federal election, perhaps you'd like to send Prime Minister Harper a message just to let him know the 60% of us that didn't vote for him will be keeping a big hairy eyeball on him.
Gotham or Van City?
A buddy of mine noticed that in the Dark Knight a map of Vancouver makes a cameo as Gotham.
Monday, May 2, 2011
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