"It was no accident that arts funding was once again brought to national attention with the exhibit Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. Since the 80s, the enemies of the NEA have not been those with differences of opinion about what art should be supported or how. Instead they oppose any support at all for art of any kind."
Hide/Seek, Culture Wars and the History of the NEA (NSFW, art)
posted by The Whelk
on Nov 1, 2011 -
115 comments
Followup-Filter: Former BART Ofcr. Johannes Mehserle, who
shot and killed Oscar Grant, has been
sentenced after being
found guilty of involuntary manslaughter [
previously]. Although the jury originally did not believe the officer's story - that he had intended to reach for and fire his taser but grabbed his firearm instead - the prosecution offered insufficient evidence to show that the use of his firearm was intentional. Former Ofcr. Mehserle will spend 2 years in prison for the shooting.
posted by thesmophoron
on Nov 6, 2010 -
82 comments
"One of the biggest examples of the planned obsolescence of modern American capitalism...is the razor. The two blade razor, then the three blade razor, then the
five blade razor. Um, these things are okay but...mostly not good. You've
gotta go counterintuitive..."
[more inside]
posted by 6am
on Apr 28, 2008 -
115 comments
Grant McLennan, of the Australian group The Go-Betweens, has died in his sleep at the age of 48. I just discovered this wonderful band, through the pop masterpiece
16 Lovers Lane. If you haven't discovered them, many
mp3 blogs are paying tribute. (Some discussion in
this Metatalk thread, but I thought this needed an FPP.)
posted by barjo
on May 8, 2006 -
23 comments