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The Examined Life, Age 8" class='title'>The Examined Life, Age 8

Teaching philosophy to second graders:   “A lot of people try to make philosophy into an elitist discipline, but everyone is interested in basic philosophical ideas; they’re the most basic questions we have about the world.”

Headlands Open House 4/18

Wunder Palms" class='title'>Wunder Palms

You’re gonna love it!

2 x 15K for Public Art in the Bay Area: Southern Exposure Offers a New Award

Somebody wrote about us!

Edible City" class='title'>Edible City

We caught a glimpse of this film at this past summer’s “Eat Local” Festival down in Jack London.  It looks like it is going to be great.  They’re still trying to raise money to finish it.  Click here to read an interview with the director, Andrew Hasse.

In-Flight Food Tries to Be Tasty" class='title'>In-Flight Food Tries to Be Tasty

Seriously? “carriers generated a net profit of only 5 or 10 cents on a $10 sale of in-flight food”

B-UNCUT Talks With SFMoMA’s John Zarobell" class='title'>B-UNCUT Talks With SFMoMA’s John Zarobell

Candid and open answers from an assistant curator of collections, exhibitions, and commissions at a major museum.

The Bullshit Artists" class='title'>The Bullshit Artists

Leon Neyfakh calls out the vagery and BS that gives art a bad rap.  It would be so refreshing if this type of language was cut out of the art world. But it’s a fine line.  Sometimes the things that artists are exploring are pretty vague and broad.  But that doesn’t necessarily make their work bad.

Top 10 Sites for Designers" class='title'>Top 10 Sites for Designers

A decent compilation of sites to look at for inspiration.  Especially interesting is designer Christopher Simmons’ resource for his Graphic Design 2 class at the California College of the Arts (CCA).

Pictory" class='title'>Pictory

Pictures curated along a theme, along with their stories.

Value of Art: Sea Ranch Chapel Edition

A shrinky dink postcard

$200,000 awarded to 26 Califonia Artists: CCI announces it’s Round 5 “Investing in Artists” Grantees.

Discussion: CMC Information Initiative

Annotated Links: Center for Missed Connections Information Initiative: Artists working with missed connections and acting as think tanks

The Center For Missed Connections: Charting Loneliness and Social Irrealities

Interview with Ingrid Burrington

Introduction to the CMC Information Initiative

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Lego Hello World
I wish all my printers were made of legos.

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Images from Life Magazine going back to 1860’s, hosted by Google

Coming Face To Face With The President
Well crafted story about an under-heard point of view.

In California, Pot Is Now an Art Patron
A new funding source for the arts – reaping big rewards and funding many projects.  It’s pot.

Notes on Portraiture in the Facebook Age

Celebrity Book Club: A List to End All Lists
Because, well, it’s sortof awesome.

Are "Artists' Statements" Really Necessary?
The pros and cons about that nemesis for most artists.

This to That
You tell it what you’ve got and it’ll tell you what to glue them together with.

Work of art: Online store for buyers, sellers
Not the TV show!  Kelly Lynn Jones from Little Paper Planes is interviewed on her project, gives us a cheat sheet to local affordable art resources.

How to make a Daft Punk helmet in 17 months
whoa.