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code drawing 97 various states, by rafaelfajardo made in Hopscotch
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do you want to be famous?
lazenby: In 1928 the architect Mies van der Rohe was commissioned to design a pavilion representing Weimar Germany at the 1929 International Exhibition in Barcelona. The building ended up becoming justly famous as the most eloquent definition of what was later gathered into Modernism. This definition would be something like, ‘Not only doing way more…
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1109-83: Francis Alÿs, The Loop, 1997 In 1997, Alÿs circumvented the much contested US-Mexico border at Tijuana: using his exhibition fee for an exhibition in San Diego, Alÿs traveled by plane from Tijuana to Mexico City, to Panama City, Santiago, Auckland, Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Rangoon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Anchorage, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and finally…
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On Teachers as Learners…
willrichardson: Seymour Papert on project based learning in 1991: Again, one of my favorite little analogies: If I wanted to become a better carpenter, I’d go find a good carpenter, and I’ll work with this carpenter on doing carpentry or making things. And that’s how I’ll get to be a better carpenter. So if I…
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porpentine: announcing PetJam! make a virtual pet using any tool you like! July 21 – August 4! check out our inspirations gallery and post your pets!
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thomasbolt: brandomarlons: I don’t think that people generally realise what motion picture industry has done to the American Indian, as a matter of fact, all ethnic groups, all minorities, all non-whites. And people just simply don’t realise, just take it for granted that that’s the way people are going to be presented and these clichés…
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hyperallergic: DENVER — “Biennale” is synonymous with “Venice,” practically shorthand for the vaunted Italian art show. But if that city’s annual sinkage and Denver’s sprawling ambitions keep hold, the Mile High City might be a hospitable venue for biennials (biennales) to come. The Biennial of the Americas Hints at Denver’s Growing Pains and Arts Scene
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libraryandarchivesofplay: Ken and Roberta Williams, who founded Sierra On-line computer game company in 1979 and developed it into one of the leading and most influential video game producers of the next two decades, made a major donation of historical materials to The Strong in 2011. The Ken and Roberta Williams Collection, 1979-1996 contains approximately 140…
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I tried the Beme beta. It’s not as simple as “pressing the phone to your chest,” since my chest, like that of many women, is not flat. There’s nothing stable to hold the phone against it at the correct height, allowing me to “capture this moment without interrupting it and making it fake,” as Casey…