Tag Archive for ‘politics & history’
The Arab Spring, the Israeli Summer, and the Fall of the Western World
What’s been happening in London over the last few days, and has been or will be happening in other places, I’m sure the reasons are too much care, too much education, and not enough security cameras.
On Gay Marriage: Maggie Gallagher Meets St. Peter
And people always ask me why I’m pro-Second Amendment.
Stephen Fry at the Intelligence Squared Debate
“The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese. And that, in erotic terms, is the Catholic church in a nutshell.”
Logophobia
Logorama, Bibendum, William Gibson: a quotation from my doctoral thesis on iconic brands, politics, and the common roots of democracy and modes of production.
Inauguration Day. What a Day!
How we got our country back: Meet Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. America is coming to their senses, and I hope Israel will join in too.
Airstrip One
Could a new, virulent brand of totalitarianism have already emerged in the West? And how will we fare with the 44th President of the United States?
A One-Picture-Story of Anger and Sadness
A photograph taken by David Friedman: “Please Let My Son Marry” in New York after the antigay marriage in Arizona and Florida had passed, and California next.
History in Pica
Today’s headline “Obama” is only the fifth time that the New York Times used 96 pt. type for its frontpage headline.
Storytelling: Eight Years in Two Clips
Change: The original Whassup? Budweiser commercial and the Wassup 2008 clip, both written and directed by Charles Stone III.
The History of the U.S. Presidential Tickets 2008 in Four Clever Pictures (With Slideshow)
The best “Presidential Tickets 2008” variations from the Fark thread on the “Election Trains” theme.
The History of the U.S. Presidential Election 2008 in Two Easy Pictures
The History of the U.S. Presidential Election 2008 in Two Easy Pictures
Presidential Tickets 2008: Typography
Presidential Tickets 2008 ” Typography,” modeled after bkitu42’s “Election Trains” theme.
San Serriffe (LOL!) & the UK Guardian
Typographic fun and sarcastic columns in the British Guardian—I count this newspaper among the best in the world.
Ogilvy & Mather Canada: The “Domestic Violence” Spots That Didn’t Air
The Domestic Violence spots that didn’t air, but opened up the circles of hell. What is it with men that makes them go horribly wrong so often?