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The battle’s hero, General Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza was born in Goliad, Texas. On the 150 year anniversary of the battle, we also celebrate the achievements made by Hispanics in the United States of America. We are teachers, doctors, astronauts, authors, artists, economists, judges, generals, and public servants. The list goes on and on, and so…
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archivesofamericanart: In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, take a moment to browse the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art, an incredibly rich resource of primary sources and ephemera relating to Chicano art and artists. Carmen Lomas Garza, San Francisco, Calif. letter to Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, New York, N.Y., not before 1989. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material…
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daveortega: Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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The most unfortunate thing about Indie Game: The Movie is its name
dropouthangoutspaceout: So I had the chance to go and see Indie Game: The Movie last night. It is a fine documentary, or at least, a documentary of the heavily narrativsed sort, which eschews activism and realism in lieu of style, story and drama. It is a powerful film, with beautiful camera work, excellent editing, interesting…
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jazminchavez: Just enjoying my tea and lunch while I watch my badass friend on TedXDU. The cup and cupcakes is fitting. So proud of you Charanga! (Taken with instagram) Inclusive Excellence
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nevver: May the Fourth be with you
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stoweboyd: courtenaybird: The Decline and Fall of ‘Draw Something’ – The Atlantic Wire I never used it. It’s a fad, a hit single: Draw Something is the Vanilla Ice of mobile apps.
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blech: MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company: “What are the measures of a 20ft and 40ft container? “You can find references on the following link. In general, the containers of 20’ are used for weight shipments and 40’ containers for volume cargoes.”
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blech: IKB 79 by Yves Klein from the Tate Collection. From their text summary: IKB 79 was one of nearly two hundred blue monochrome paintings Yves Klein made during his short life. Klein did not give titles to these works but after his death in 1962, his widow Rotraut Klein-Moquay numbered all the known blue monochromes…
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newyorker: Cartoon of the day. For more: http://nyr.kr/JWOmj9