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{ Monthly Archives } February 2008

I am an uncle! (updated with picture)

The details are slowly trickling in via (brief) transnational phone calls and texts from my not so tech savvy family, but it sounds like Leonardo Mazzola was born around 5:15 5:00 AM EST, 5 and a half 5.7 pounds (he’s little, but strong! 3.5 weeks early, is all). I’ll get a pic up when [...]

Contemporary Irish Art Society and a Birthday Blog (updated below)

Haydn and I gave very brief talks to the the Contemporary Irish Art Society last night, about my recent print work for Art on Paper Gallery (South Africa) and Haydn Shaughnessy Gallery (Ireland and in Second Life). It was really fun to be with an audience who knew nothing of the technologies I normally use [...]

Joy Garnett, New Paintings. Winkleman Gallery, Feb 15-Mar 15

A fantastic artist and friend, with a real sense of community, someone who knows her way around - and helps to drive art on - the internet as well as the studio (not to mention kitchen: Joy and I were on residence in Croatia together for iCommons last year, and she made some fantastic meals), [...]

Lightwave 2008

LoVid gives one of their Hand-Cranked Luminescent Jewelery workshops
Dublin’s new Science Gallery kicked off with HUGE crowds last Friday, and hosted international stars (and a few newcomers) of the media art scene, including the likes of LoVid, Graffiti Research Lab, portable palace and many others (these are just the ones I saw speak at [...]

Obama vs. the Phobocracy

“… in the name of preserving hope do we disdain it. That is how a phobocracy maintains its grip on power.”
This is a moving and wonderful article that every American should read before they go to the polls. Chabon, who wrote one of my favorite books of all time, nails it when he explains [...]

Ingrid Michaelson chat

I wrote this post on a long lost high school friend and current rock star a while back, and so it seems some Ingrid Michaelson fans (good taste ladies and gents) are winding up on my blog. If you are one of them, you should be aware of a live chat with Ingrid this weekend. [...]

yes we can (updated below)(another update)

I have been been mostly refraining from posting on politics (compared to how much time I have invested in it personally). But this, I could not resist. Mr.Dippy: Yes We Can. Just beautiful. Go OBAMA!!!!!!!!
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update.
The gist:
The Black Eyed Peas’ frontman, songwriter and producer known [...]