No shit, Monsieur Plastic Picnic-ware Maker

from AFP via Breitbart.com Philippe Starck tells magazine design is dead  Renowned French designer Philippe Starck says he is fed up with his job and plans to retire in two years, in an interview published in a German weekly on Thursday.” I was a producer of...

The Pixel As Enemy

clipped from The Guardian UK Pictures and power Whoever controls images has great social influence. Did the camera damage the church’s popularity? David Hockney  The Guardian Michael Curtis, one of the founders of Hollywood and director of Casablanca and many...

More Hells Angels Jagger Death Plot

from New York Times blog The Board The Hells Angels Vs. The Rolling Stones By LAWRENCE DOWNES  A small, strange news item earlier this month caught my eye: “A plot by the Hells Angels to kill Mick Jagger nearly 40 years ago failed when the would-be assassins,...

Support Your Local Banned Books

from the Indianapolis Star Booksellers incensed over sexual content law Critics say state effort to target adult material casts too wide a net    “This lumps us in with businesses that sell things that you can’t even mention in a family newspaper,”...