Posted on August 5, 2008 by thespiderfox
The way I see it, human civilization is heading toward shirtless, metaphorically speaking, and art’s response has been to whip off our shirts and spin them around our heads whooping.
Filed under: Art | Tagged: After Nature, Artists Get Serious, Basquiat, Haring, Jeff Koons, Maurizio Catellan, New Yorker, Peter Schjeldahl, shirtless, Spiderfox, Warhol | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 19, 2008 by thespiderfox
Hey, Spidey! I need your help. Seriously, I’m getting really sick of all the eco this and eco that messages. What a drag! Why can’t these greenies have more fun? How do I get them off my back, doing the minimum, without turning into some kind of sad, green freak? —Rob, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Filed under: Environment | Tagged: fluorescent bulbs, green fatigue, green freak, Harley, Poland Spring, power strips, Skidoo, Spiderfox, Thomas the Train, Trekkie, X-Box | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 6, 2008 by thespiderfox
In fact one could learn heaps from shadowing a pizza maker or picking up litter on the highway. Unless you’re a moron, you can learn just by listening, no pedagogical components required. But when people are yammering at each other instead of listening, their will be no peace; not here, and certainly not in the Middle East.
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: AIPAC, Berlin Wall, Cats, Clinton, Gaza Strip, Great Wall of China, Iraqi college students, Iraqi professors, Israel, Jews, Justin Timberlake, Obama, Palestinians, Peace in the Midddle East, pedagogical component, Spiderfox, WalMart | Leave a Comment »