Saturday, November 12, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
Len Fulford
Photography Appreciation
Born on November 11, 1928, Len Fulford was a British commercial photographer and director who founded a successful commercial film production company called BFCS.
Fulford is known for a successful marketing campaign, Go to Work on an Egg. The advertisements featured comedian Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Music Appreciation
I was fresh out of college, living in Austin, Texas when Gregg Alexander's New Radicals released their international hit "You Get What You Give."
The lyrics accommodated my young naive view of life and believing, "This whole damn world, could fall apart, You'll be okay, follow your heart." Although, I have to admit the last lyrics in his song still applies today, "Health insurance, rip-off lying FDA, big bankers buying Fake computer crashes dining Cloning while they're multiplying Fashion shoots..."
Directed by Evan Bernard, the music video was shot in Staten Island Mall in New York. The setting was used as a metaphor for society.
via NewRadicalsVEVO
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Get_What_You_Give
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
Go Vote!
Pardon the interruption.
Lately, I’ve been sharing political commentary—touching on Donald Trump’s remarks about Khizr Kahn; Ana Navarro's comments to Michael R Caputo; Trump's message regarding Internment Camps for Muslims; and the infamous Locker Room Talk. But the reason I'm posting commentaries is because I feel this election is extremely important on so many levels.
Tomorrow is Election Day. It’s a privilege that we, as Americans, get to head to the ballot box and choose our next leader. Despite the noise from Trump’s camp, the election process is closely monitored by both parties and independent observers. It's fair. We have to believe our votes count—and we must respect the results.
Like Crites, I’m also a registered Republican. A Texas Republican, no less. But as a Mexican-American, I can’t support a candidate whose record reflects consistent disrespect toward minorities, the marginalized, and women.
Our First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and the press. And yet, Trump has threatened these freedoms. The Columbia Journalism Review has documented his attacks on journalists who publish unflattering reports.
As a journalism student, I take this seriously. Trump once said, "I’m gonna open up our libel laws...so we can sue them and win lots of money." That’s not democracy—that’s authoritarianism. There are certain code of ethics journalists are taught and follow when reporting news, such as accuracy of information before reporting. You can see the list of ethical standards followed by many journalists HERE. So, As a student of journalism, I take his threatening comments seriously.
If you write, post, or speak out—this affects you too.
To lighten the mood, Trevor Noah once joked what a second Trump term might look like, channeling Steve Harvey: “No matter what you think—your vote matters.”
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Sergey Cherkasov
Artist Appreciation
Born on November 10, 1948, Sergei Cherkasov is a renowned Russian artist whose works of drawings, watercolor and painting has been exhibited internationally.
Sources:
http://nomefiocom.blogspot.com/2013/05/artista-sergei-cherkasov-sergey.html
http://touchofcolorr.blogspot.com/2015/12/sergey-cherkasov.html
http://cristinafaleroni.blogspot.com/2015/06/sergey-cherkasov.html