current affairs

12
Jun

For the laid-off designer.

Luckily, my job has not yet been affected by this nightmare that is our current economy; I count myself very
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12
Jun

Vote. Yes, we can.

12
Jun

Nice.

A death threat at Seattle Central where I teach: May 30, 2007 As we first reported on Friday, May 25,
12
Jun

Farewell, Barbaro.

by Neylano. I’ve been loosely following the story of Barbaro, the famed racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby and
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12
Jun

France Vingt-Quatre.

Hmmm, France 24; le CNN Français, n’est-ce pas? Je dois l’écouter.
12
Jun

City of Design.

What comes to mind when you think of Montréal? Canada, our friendly neighbor to the north. Quebec. Mt. Royal. The
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12
Jun

"Smoke 'em out" with PowerPoint.

photo by Ralf Stockmann. This is a really interesting excerpt, taken from Thomas E. Rick’s Fiasco, especially given Tufte’
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12
Jun

Cessez-le-feu.

Cessez-le-feu, originally uploaded by Hugo*. A demonstration in Paris yesterday, via Flickr.
12
Jun

I want to design t-shirts.

originally uploaded by kevin meredith. I came across this in this week’s NY Times Magazine. I’ve been wanting
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12
Jun

Never again?

This is a really good article about the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. An excerpt which pretty much sums
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