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There's been some chatter about the lack of protests at the Democratic Convention (though, as I write this Biden is going on and on about an "open convention").  While there may not be a tremendous number of people waving signs, there is a lot of street art in Denver right now focused on the DNC and Obama.  A lot, but not all, of this art seems like an off shoot of the Manifest Hope show.  Read More »

“The question is, How do you become a universal figure when you represent movements that have claimed the right of equality for you in your difference?” -Joan Scott  Read More »

As I've mentioned before, I support Barack Obama. There are a lot of reasons for this, none of which (I am sure) you care about. However, even I am starting to get a little tired of the shovel-fulls of praise lavished upon him. Will.i.am, of the Black-eyed Peas, just released a second celebrity-filled Obama endorsement video, there have been a number of Fairey inspired knock-offs of Obama art, and even some Etsy sellers using his face.  Read More »

I reject and denounce, as well as renounce, condemn, decry, deride, and whatever other verb one can conjure to express, that I will not be subjected to any more debates between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

As a usual proponent of debates, I guess this means I... tergiversate.  Read More »

On the Superest of Tuesdays, millions of voters across the U.S. trudged through inclement weather and dealt with logistical voting fiascoes in their states to support their candidate of choice in record-breaking numbers. Meanwhile, Mardi Gras goers in southern Louisianna gorged themselves on all things celebratory-- as the tradition goes, before the next forty days of Lenten abstinence.

Right.  Read More »