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Jell-O As Art. Yes, Art.

This is beautiful high speed photography running at a stunning, stock-burning 6200 frames per second.  The ruby translucence, the wobbly gelatinousness, the perfect lighting; all this combines to create poetry in motion. It’s something the naked eye could never capture on … Continue reading

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There’s Always Room For Art

A Flickr user from the UK who goes by the handle “StartTheDay” posted this charming photo of a Smart Car last month.  Apparently, he discovered it as he was taking a walking tour of Rome’s architecture. I can’t pretend to … Continue reading

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Too Often, We Confuse “Can’t” with “Don’t”

This Summer, my sixteen year old and I started taking a drawing course at the Evanston Art Center.  Zoe is a remarkable artist; she creates vivid and complex line drawings that vibrate with color, but she’s never had formal drawing … Continue reading

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You’re Right Again Bill Bernbach: Advertising Is Fundamentally Persuasion, and Thus Not Science But Art

A group of us spent the day yesterday at a briefing session for a new business pitch. Unlike most of these exercises, this client spent a lot of time carefully assembling a presentation that was incredibly dense with facts and … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Pontiac Motor Division: 1926-2010

I’ve owned exactly two Pontiacs in my life: both GTO’s, both convertibles.  Sitting still, they exuded a raw, rumbling, asphalt-shaking power.  Which was a really good thing… –because they never ran worth a tinker’s damn.  Truth be told, I’ve never … Continue reading

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