Art & Culture
Long before her image became synonymous with indie-inflected hipsterdom (against her will, she contends), Ann Kirsten Kennis earned money lending her image to brands from L’Oréal to Cuervo, not to mention the odd romance novel.
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For thousands of years humans have been playing guitars, mostly in ill-fated attempts to overcome severe genetic disadvantages and impress members of the opposite sex. Tonight for the Late Movies we’ll take a look at a few people who can play the guitar
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In his new memoir, Backing Into Forward, Jules Feiffer describes channeling dyslexia, anxiety, and a troubled childhood into a prolific career. "There's some brain damage," he jokes, "but I've never met a cartoonist who isn't quirky or weird in some ways.
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How urban agriculture is changing our relationship with food - for good. Novella Carpenter turned her backyard in Oakland, California into a small farm to feed herself. Now she's selling produce and trying to make a small profit.Photo: Mark Richard
- Sep 2
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For those following our doodles Projects, we wanted to give you a quick update and a reminder. First of all, all submissions for this edition of doodles are due September 12th. If you've been considering sending in your own version, you've got a long week
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Adbusters Blog tactical_1_teaser.jpg What are the big ideas, the radical transformations – the metamemes – without which a viable future
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unplugthesignal.jpg The "Unplug the Signal" symbol can be used to create an awareness of the television's role in restricting information and controlling the masses. Help spread this symbol and its
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Let’s find out if you can tell J.K. Rowling creations from irritating skin conditions. Take the Quiz: Harry Potter Character or Skin Disease?
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When I think of big statues, I tend to think of the Statue of Liberty and Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. In truth, though, those statues are positively dwarfed by some lesser-known statues. Check out these top ten monstrous monuments. 1. Spring Te
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Carolyn de la Peña, the author of Empty Pleasures, discusses diet foods, high fructose corn syrup, and what it would take to ditch artificial sweeteners. The Book Bench
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Morning Roundup: From The New York Times: Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains in Use, and Critics Many school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to evaluate teachers, provoking battles from Washington to Los Angeles. From T
- Sep 2
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Levi's, the IFC, and the Sundance Channel have been producing a series of short videos on Braddock, Pennsylvania, a struggling former steel town GOOD started covering in 2008. We're publishing a few of them as part of a partnership with Levi's. Episode se
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Amidst the imbroglio kicked up by The Los Angeles Times series of articles on teacher effectiveness data comes the findings of a research paper authored by several prominent education experts and published by the non-partisan Economics Policy Institute. I
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According to the Los Angeles Times, the El Niño weather pattern has grown stronger and shifted west over the past few decades. But as with everything El Niño, nobody really knows what this means.
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Could the iPad replace the college textbook? The University of Notre Dame is going to find out. This fall, as part of a year-long study on e-readers, students in the school's Project Management course will use Apple's wireless tablet for readings, note-ta
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