I’ve loved Laurie Anderson since I first heard her music, lo many years ago, back in the early 80’s. She’s also a fine artist, and gives a wonderful speech.
5. Commencement Speaker's Address: Laurie Anderson – YouTube.
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Bookmarks for May 22nd
Words
We are what we are and we paint what we want, and when we lose sight of this we sell our souls. We need to aim for quality in whatever genre or style currently attracts us. There are craters in the old not-so-level playing field, but we artists need to carry the ball energetically as if our personal concept of quality will always be in style. “There is no such thing as ‘on the way out’ as long as you are doing something interesting.” (Louis Armstrong)
#Mecaf Sketches
Some sketches I did at Maine Comic Arts Fest yesterday.
Click on the thumbnail to make bigger and see the whole picture.
A Finger, Two Dots Then Me – YouTube
Something I cooked up
for the Coffee By Design folks (I love their Rebel Blend coffee), who are sponsoring @MEComicArtsFest, and providing free coffee to the exhibitors. (YAY!)
Bookmarks for May 18th
- How exercise affects the brain: Age and genetics play a role – Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on."In the last several years there have been data suggesting that neurobiological changes are happening — [there are] very brain-specific mechanisms at work here," says Bucci, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Tags: health
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A Day at the Beach from my new book, which I hope to have at MECAF this weekend.
Bookmarks for May 13th
- Bioscience and the New Threat | mediapathic – So the solution, according to Wiley, is to doctor the plants to produce more food and more nutritional value. Most agricultural businesses claim that this is what they do, but Wiley claims that they focus excessively on ease of shipping and other qualities that are directly profitable, at the cost of healthy food. There’s an entire network of people dedicated to smuggling seeds and cuttings to small farms around the world. They use many techniques, and some of the same pathways, as drug smugglers. There’s an uneasy permeability between the world of agriculture and narcotics. Last year the US border patrol reported one bust which netted them 10 kilos of cocaine and several canisters filled with squash seeds. Underground grow rooms and heat dissipation systems, traditionally used for growing marijuana under the watchful eye of the War on Drugs, are now being used in some places for growing food.
Tags: research science biotech
Adam Yauch died today
Fuck Cancer.
One of my favorite Beasties Songs: