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My Current Favorite Origami
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Now that’s some talented origami.
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Girl with a Blue Jacket
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An nod to Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Not sure why I took the first 2 pictures in landscape and cut off the top of the art. Oh well. Now I know for next time! de Young Museum, San Francisco, 2013.
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Ira Glass On Being Creative
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Update (5/15/13): I posted a text image of this in 2011!!! Update (4/29/13): Full original video (runtime 5:20) here. Text transcript here.
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Motivation
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Henri Cartier-Bresson on Photography
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Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the “street photography” or “real life reportage” style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.…
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Street artist Banksy storyboarded and directed the “dark and incredibly complex” opening sequence of tonight’s episode of The Simpsons. Wooster Collective calls this “one of the most closely guarded secrets in TV history.â€
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Graffiti Musicians
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Some talent floating around the city. These were found along Columbus.
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Go Back and Tell Them
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Excerpt from lessons learned after studying abroad: Towards the end of my study abroad trip, I met a man in the market who told me how happy he was that I was in Mexico. He told me earnestly, “You have to go home and tell them what we’re like here. Go back and make them…
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Free Screening: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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I have some invites for a free movie screening of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. About the movie: In this adult drama based on the best-selling book by author John Boyne, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a fictional story that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent…
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SF: Top U.S. City to Visit
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For about the zillionth year in a row, San Francisco is voted #1 U.S. City to visit by Conde Nast Traveler Readers.
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Call + Response (Trailer)
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Saw this in church today. Call+Response is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals a terrifying secret: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. In 2007, slave traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Call+Response goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving. First hand accounts…
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Burton 2007 T-Shirts 75% Off Clearance, From $4
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SierraSnowboard has Burton 2007 T-Shirts for men on clearance at 75% off starting at $3.74 with free shipping.
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Garbage Pail Kids
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Anyone remember the Garbage Pail Kids? They were designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids. My sibs and I used to collect GPK cards for some reason. Not sure why. Maybe it was because I never could afford a Cabbage Patch doll. Anyhoo, found some images by Luis Diaz, one of the original GPK artists.…
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30% off Borders coupon (thru 9/28/08)
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30% Borders coupon good thru 9/28/08.
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Fun Political Paraphernalia
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“A New Hope“ “Emo for Obama“
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19 cent coffee at Noah’s
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As I was getting my bagel this morning, found out that coffee is only 19 cents at Noah’s Bagels–celebrating their 19th anniversary.
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Quarter Million Dollars of Digital Photo Gear in a Single Photo
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Sneak Peek: The Forbidden Kingdom
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Just got back from a sneak preview of The Forbidden Kingdom that opens this Friday, along with Expelled. Don’t worry, no spoilers here because I don’t really like to write. I’m just embarrassed every time Jet Li speaks in English. I think filmmakers make the effort to minimize his lines. But boy, he does move…
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Video: Discovery Channel’s I Love the World
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The World is Awesome. I heart the Discovery Channel.
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The Olympic Spirit in SF
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Boy was the spirit of the Olympics ever-present at the Torch run protests today! Everyone showed strong team participation and competitiveness. Check it: Team China: Team Tibet: Team Burma: Team Darfur (represented by the green balloons): Team Vietnamese Fisherman: Team Friendlies (yes, that’s what the Mascots are called): Team Lion Dancing: Team Fudan (represented by…