The marvelously talented Steve Brodner, nominated for a prize by the design community, says he is pioneering a semi-new kind of drawing, the "illographix," which involves graphing and charting as well as illustration. Here's one example, worked out with two notables editors, and submitted for a prize: Not sure how new this concept really is.Continue reading “Editorial ‘toons w/facts: illographix from Brodner and Rall”
Category Archives: art and humor
A theatrical metaphor for climate change: Alcoholism
A survey of climate change in theater here and in the UK in the New York Times focuses mostly on "This Clement World," a new musical play by Cynthia Hopkins, and includes a telling quote from the writer: “Alcoholism is an excellent metaphor for the climate change crisis,” she announces at one point onstage. “We’reContinue reading “A theatrical metaphor for climate change: Alcoholism”
Unemployed reporter turns brewer, keeps sense of humor
You have to love a reporter who makes a joke — and beer — out of his unemployment. Best of all is his label, which reads in part: "Porter style beers were first popularized in the nineteenth century by merchant sailors and manual dock laborers. Unemployed Reporter is crafted in the same tradition, honoring aContinue reading “Unemployed reporter turns brewer, keeps sense of humor”
“That’s not a safe altitude”: Moonrise Kingdom
Do you ever change your mind about a work, or act, or a person? Last year I saw "Moonrise Kingdom" and hated it. Unbearably cute, I thought. But then I started to remember it with affection, how preposterously droll it was. (See above.) Then I saw about a thousand reviewers love it, and evenContinue reading ““That’s not a safe altitude”: Moonrise Kingdom”
2012 Was Once Considered Hottest Year On Record, Man In 2024 Remembers Wistfully
NEW WASHINGTON—Marveling at how dire things seemed in the relatively stable days of 12 years ago, Alan Gibson, 41, a local man of the year 2024, wistfully recounted on Wednesday the then-record temperatures recorded in the United States in 2012. "To think that we were concerned about a 55.3-degree average is almost comical, but then,Continue reading “2012 Was Once Considered Hottest Year On Record, Man In 2024 Remembers Wistfully”
The loneliness of the long-distance floater
From the National Geographic's annual photo contest, by Eric Guth: Is it possible to sense loneliness and loss in a chunk of glacial ice? Related articles The winning images from Nat Geo's 2012 Photography Competition will blow you away Writers, Artists, Musicians: Where Would We Be If Our Loneliness Left Us Alone? The little girlContinue reading “The loneliness of the long-distance floater”
Samuel L. Jackson calls out Spielberg on “Lincoln”
On the eve of the announcement of the Academy Award nominations, it's worth recalling that this year star Samuel L. Jackson called out director Steven Spielberg for misdirection. Specifically. for letting Lincoln go on and on unnecessarily: "I don't understand why it didn't just end when Lincoln is walking down the hall and the butler gives himContinue reading “Samuel L. Jackson calls out Spielberg on “Lincoln””
The sound of 2012: Anthemic, but with banjo or violin
Although Frank Ocean captured the headlines and topped the critics' lists, for yours truly what stands out in pop music this year is the discovery of a consensus acoustic sound that is not rock, for better or worse, and yet is shared by the likes of relatively new bands Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear,Continue reading “The sound of 2012: Anthemic, but with banjo or violin”
“If you’re still denying global warming…
…you're the mayor from Jaws." [From SNL and Gary Janetti, pretty much simultaneously.]
What’s a few more degrees? Ask the frogs (denier edition)
At the Los Angeles Times, cartoonist/editorialist David Horsey is alarmed about warming: The climate cnews about 2050 is not good, even for the future of pasta. Though adaptation efforts in agriculture are underway, even in poor countries like Vietnam. As for frogs, a story by Cheri Carlson in the Star focuses on efforts to move eggs fromContinue reading “What’s a few more degrees? Ask the frogs (denier edition)”
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