MetaFilter posts tagged with griffith

Aunt Bee and Big Al say vote McCain!

miss lynnster — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:51:36 -0800

Okay, this election is officially weird. Opie, Andy, Richie and the Fonz apparently want us to vote Obama. Sadly, it's missing the kind of catchy songs featured in Fonzie's other PSA (NSFW).

Yorktown Improved

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:25:32 -0800

Artist Joseph Griffith, whose work draws from fantasy and mythology, has also turned his attention to one of America's most significant historical moments: "I painted this for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown when George Washington and the Continentals traunched the British. The county would not dignify it with a response, however, George Washington's Mount Vernon estate kindly wrote me an e-mail saying they would 'pass it along to the staff'."

DW Griffith's Infamous Epic

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:53:41 -0800

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation [previously] is now viewable in its entirety at YouTube. Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Or at Internet Archive, if you prefer.

See who's editing Wikipedia

spock — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:36:58 -0800

See who's editing Wikipedia. The most shameful Wikipedia spin jobs and another one from Fox News. Meet Virgil Griffith and find a few interesting Wikipedia battles of your own with his new creation.