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wired: “The cured belly of a swine carcass,” says the USDA....

Sat, 12 May 2012 05:13:09 +0800

“The cured belly of a swine carcass,” says the USDA. “Mmmm, bacon,” says most of America.

- What Spam With Bacon Is Really Made Of

Conversation 16 - The National

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:13:21 +0800

Conversation 16 - The National

thinkietank: poster by: sergio bumatay III

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:39:21 +0800

thinkietank:

poster by: sergio bumatay III

Looking for Juan T-Shirt Design Competition

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:13:01 +0800

Looking for Juan T-Shirt Design Competition:

All you need to do is like the entry on facebook.

Vote for my awesome friends, aldy and fran!

Entries 1, 2, and 4.

newsweek: Our Arts Critic Responds to the ‘Useless Majors’...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:15:35 +0800

newsweek:

Our Arts Critic Responds to the ‘Useless Majors’ List

When Blake Gopnik, Newsweek & The Daily Beast’s arts critic, saw that arts degrees made up the majority of our ‘13 useless college majors’ list, he was a little upset, so we asked for a post from Blake to put it all into context.

Here’s Blake (follow him on tumblr!):

I say we could simply re-title The Daily Beast’s survey as “The 13 Most Useful College Majors” and it would be equally valid.

After all, who’s more important today, Rembrandt or the people who bought his art? Monet or the people who bought his? Van Gogh or the rich idiots who FAILED to buy what he made? Useless is as useless does, I say, and it seems pretty clear to me that, across history, many of the people who made the biggest difference had training in the most useless professions. (Aristotle, anyone?)

Again, which is more useless, adding another million dollars to the millions you already have, or adding a new work of art, or a new thought, to the world’s store of ideas? The single biggest problem the world has today, by far is that people in the West are used to owning and using too much, and are setting an impossible example for the rest of the planet. (See the new movie called “Surviving Progress”). So there’s real-world, practical virtue in living modestly, “uselessly”, and taking your pleasure from the thoughts and ideas you acquired in getting your “useless” degree in art or poetry or philosophy. The world will not be a better place when more people have more money and stuff. It can ONLY be better when more people have better thoughts.

I’m proud to say that my first degree, in medieval history, and my second and third, in art history, are as useless as they come. I’d do them all over again.

PS: The most recent issue of Newsweek magazine ran a nice long and positive review of a book by philosopher Michael Sandel claiming that money is not the measure of all things – and that it’s ruining America’s values.

Read the Michael Sandel book review // Follow Blake on Tumblr

(Ed: Oooh! Ooh! We just so happen to have a live chat planned with Michael Sandel on Wednesday at 1pm ET. We swear this wasn’t planned, but so cool Blake mentioned the book review.)

growhousegrow: My Cuban family has a long history of doing this...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:58:41 +0800

growhousegrow:

My Cuban family has a long history of doing this to unsavory male folk. You should see the boxes of old photos with all the teeny little heads cut out. ”Oh look, there’s Tio Lor…oh. Nevermind.”

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Via mudwerks:

(via Untitled | Flickr)

41blocks: zzeen: Salvador Dalí and Yves Saint Laurent. Photo...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:12:18 +0800

41blocks:

zzeen:

Salvador Dalí and Yves Saint Laurent. Photo by Alécio De Andrade.

RHINOCEROS!

bonescoal: I’ll have a spring in my stepAnd i’ll get there...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:24:19 +0800

bonescoal:

I’ll have a spring in my step
And i’ll get there soon

To sing you a happy tune,
tomorrow…

"I do honestly believe that people enter our lives for a reason. That everyone who we meet, who forms..."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:00:39 +0800

“I do honestly believe that people enter our lives for a reason. That everyone who we meet, who forms an impression, has something to teach us. Everything that happens to us is an experience, and because of that it can never be bad. An experience can only be good because it all serves to shape the person that we are, the person that we become.”

- Jane Green

(via rockandrollandrobin)

What a man. Seriously.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:45:55 +0800

What a man. Seriously.

Photo

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:32:22 +0800

Uninvited, the thought of you stayed too late in my head. so I went to bed, dreaming you hard, hard,...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:47:08 +0800

Uninvited, the thought of you stayed too late in my head.

so I went to bed, dreaming you hard, hard, woke with your name,
like tears, soft, salt, on my lips, the sound of its bright syllables
like a charm, like a spell.

Falling in love
is glamorous hell: the crouched, parched heart
like a tiger, ready to kill; a flame’s fierce licks under the skin.
into my life, larger than life, you strolled in.

I hid in my ordinary days, in the long grass of routine,
in my camouflage rooms. You sprawled in my gaze,
staring back from anyone’s face, from the shape of a cloud,
from the pining, earth-struck moon which gapes at me

as I open the bedroom door. The curtains stir. There you are
on the bed, like a gift, like a touchable dream.

“You” - Carol Ann Duffy

thinkietank: “Spread Out” Pergylene Acuña

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:20:00 +0800

thinkietank:

“Spread Out”

Pergylene Acuña

A Poem A Day: XVII

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:53:00 +0800

A Poem A Day: XVII:

apoemaday:

by Adrienne Rich

No one’s fated or doomed to love anyone.
The accidents happen, we’re not heroines,
they happen in our lives like car crashes,
books that change us, neighborhoods
we move into and come to love.
Tristan und Isolde is scarcely the story,
women at least should know the…

sarazucker: with rising temperatures on the horizon, it seems...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:49:49 +0800

sarazucker:

with rising temperatures on the horizon, it seems awkward to look at headgear—typically, i wear hats in chillier weather—but the yestadt millinery fall/winter 2012 lookbook has me hoping for a short summer. new nyc-made toppers have been integrated into the company’s typical collection including wide brimmed styles, color-blocked cloches, and super chic cut-and-sewn ball caps. also: for the very first time, yestadt millinery is offering a series of italian leather gloves for fall.

thinkietank: Last Saturday (March 31, 2012), we welcomed the...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:19:00 +0800

thinkietank:

Last Saturday (March 31, 2012), we welcomed the newest batch of INKies at the Orientation Seminar held at the UP College of Fine Arts Auditorium.

This year has been record breaking application period as 68 applicants sent over their entries. The org had a tough time deliberating on the works because the talent level was incredibly high. In the end, 30 applicants made the cut.

During the Seminar, veteran INKies and multi-awarded artists Jomike Tejido and Brian Vallesteros shared their works and the things they’ve learned in their careers. Then PBBY-Alcala Prize Winner Hubert Fucio and Honorable Mentions Domz Agsaway, Jonathan Rañola and Aldy Aguirre discussed their winning entries into the competition.

The Seminar finished off with each of the new INKies presenting their portfolios. Here’s hoping for a fruitful 2012 with the “Newkies”. :)

Here are the newest INKies:

Ang, Audrey

Ang, Leo

Asis, Aaron Paul

Aransanzo, Kay

Bagadion, Meg

Bauza, Jamie

Carbonel, Nice

Cardenas, Belay

Chua, Valerie

Co, Karlene

Dagal, Camz

Espiritu, Iori

Lacsamana, Wiji

Lesaguis, Potti

Mateo, Pao

Micu, Chino

Palmares, Sabrina

Peralta, Kris

Perianes, Jaja

Pineda, Lou

Ranada, Tere

Relova, Gel

Reyna, Ben

Risulmi, Omar

Sto. Domingo, Jason

Sy, Arlene

Tan, Ingrid

Tiu, Georgia

Villamor, Charlene

Yumul, Lance

Congratulations to those who made it!

thinkietank: Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (or the Illustrators...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:17:01 +0800

thinkietank:

Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (or the Illustrators for Children) is the Philippine’s first and only association of artists committed to the creation and promotion of illustrations for children. Ang INK was founded on June 7, 1991 during a Children’s Book Illustration Workshop sponsored by the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and the Goethe-Institut Manila. The workshop was conducted by visiting German illustrator Reinhard Michl.

Ang INK was born out of a belief that an organized interaction and collective effort among colleagues is vital to the professionalization and development of the industry.

During its first year, Ang INK grew from 21 workshop participants to more than 70 members. Today there are over 300 active and inactive members coming from different fields and areas of discipline such publishing, advertising, animation, graphic design and the academe.

In it’s over 20 year history, the organization has held over 30 exhibitions touching on different aspects of Philippine life, history and culture. So far it has published 5 books as an organization while its members have illustrated and at times written countless children’s books over the past two decades.

Ang INK’s members have continually been awarded in both Philippine and International award competitions over the years. We fondly call ourselves, “INKies.”

"We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our..."

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:04:16 +0800

“We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.”

- Joyce Carol Oates (via libraryland)

thinkietank: The Ang INK catalog is a DIY piece made by the...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:03:29 +0800

thinkietank:

The Ang INK catalog is a DIY piece made by the members and given to various companies and publications who may need the services of an illustrator. It’s a self-promo piece and sadly, it has seen better days. Over the years, the catalog has gotten thinner and thinner. Extending deadlines never seems to help as fewer and fewer members bother to make entries.

There used to be a time when entries by Pepper Roxas and Robert Alejandro were lovely little fold-out affairs.

For the this year’s INK Orientation Seminar, Fran Alvarez made a short video (shot and edited with her iPhone 4S no less) showcasing some INK Catalogs over the years. Here’s hoping it inspires both old and new members to submit their own exciting entries.

headlikeanorange: The Pebble Toad from Venezuela is hunted by...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:38:52 +0800

headlikeanorange:

The Pebble Toad from Venezuela is hunted by Toad-eating Tarantulas, but is able to escape by turning itself into a rubber ball. The toad is so tiny and weighs so little that bouncing doesn’t hurt it at all. (Life - BBC)