Foraging For Truth in Democracy’s Murkier Depths
Esperanza Spalding started off an evening of performances at the East Room of the White House on May 12, 2009. [Photo by Ozier Muhammad/NYT]
Rachel L. Swarns reports in The Caucus Blog - NYT 051309:
The candles flickered, the bassist strummed and, one by one, the writers and poets seized their moments in front of the [...]
Tabla Beat Science – Sacred Channel, on Blip.fm. Thanks to lodro.
BBC World Service - Find A Programme - Charlie Gillett’s World of Music.
This week Charlie shares some of his favourite musical gems from artists who have not always received the critical support they deserve.
British singer Rhett Brewer sings in his own language on a track from the Hotel de Ville album. Bach’s Cello suites are [...]
National Day of Listening:
StoryCorps is declaring November 28, 2008 the first annual National Day of Listening.
This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives — it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won’t [...]
This legacy site was an experiment in documenting one citizen’s media ecosystem during the 2008 election and the early days of Barack Obama’s presidency. Posting ended in May 2009. Comments and trackbacks remain open, and Bottomfeeder continues to forage for truth in democracy’s murkier depths.
A Blind Flaneur: I walk through my blindness the way I saunter down streets in Paris: unfettered and alive, ever delighted by the raw material of the senses. Come along with me. Just don’t try to take my arm unless I ask. What’s a flaneur? Read the first post, Return of the Flaneur to Galerie Vivienne. After that, try Foot Rage and the Blind Flaneur. Then stay tuned.
a blind flaneur![Shepard Fairey’s “Barack Obama/Hope” image went viral during the 2008 election. Then controversy about the image’s source transformed it into the poster child for fair use in the public debate over copyright and free culture. Now FULAB takes “Hope” as its icon [Image source: Wikipedia]](http://fairuselab.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/shepard_fairey_hope_2008.jpg "shepard_fairey_hope_2008")
Fair Use Lab: Exploring transformation through fair use -- particularly the transformative promise of accessible technology for people with disabilities -- is the goal of the Fair Use Lab. Shepard Fairey’s Barack Obama/"Hope” poster is the FULAB’s icon. What does “Hope” have to do with accessibility? Read more, stay tuned, and join the conversation!
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Poet and street artist Miss Tic isn't exactly a kid in a hoodie with a can of spray paint. Maybe she can still run like hell when the police show up, but can she sprint in high heels? Well-known in international avant-garde circles, her work is exhibited now at the Venice Biennale as well as the alleys of Paris. Read more. See Ethics of Love for a video montage of Miss Tic's provacative poetry. More Paris Street Art. NYT The Caucus Paul Krugman Blog Planet Money/NPR NYT Economix Swampland/TIME Politics/NPR Talking Points Memo NYT The Lede Deadline USA