This could be just me, but this seems irresponsible of CNN….rude even….?

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Back in January, Sao Paolo enacted a city law that banned all outdoor advertising over a certain size. In the meantime, there have been a lot of signs taken down and nothing has yet gone up to replace them.

It seems so exciting to me that there is now all this space, that instead of being filled with advertising, there could now be public art. or just clean, quiet seeming space.

and a fairly relevant quote from Ways of Seeing by John Berger which I read today on the way to work:

Publicity turns consumption into a substitute for democracy. The choice of what one eats (or wears or drives) takes the place of significant political choice. Publicity helps to mask and compensate for all that is undemocratic within society. And it also masks what is happening in the rest of the world.

So, call me a sucker. I’m used to it. But, I have to say, the movie Paris, je t’aime looks pretty intriguing to me. I enjoy the following things:

1. Love Stories

2. Short films

3. Maggie Gyllenhaal

and honestly, when I watch a movie with Maggie Gyllenhaal in it…i feel nervous the entire time. Which is weird, because I’m watching a movie, not doing anything that requires nerves of steel.

Also, I know Gena Rowlands has been cast in a lot of bad films in recent years, but I can’t help but remember her performance in A Woman Under the Influence and think great things about her.

Here’s the trailer (Ooooooh! Romance!):

- Women in New York are snakes

- Women in California and Phoenix, Arizona are blonde and nice

- This is the quickest route to the airport

- Miami is the best part of Florida

- When people go to the beach in the summer, they drive their cars to get there. They are assholes

- No, really. This is the quickest route to the airport.

- You don’t believe me that New York women are snakes? How outrageous.

Today, my friend (and webmaster), Marlene pointed out this component of MIT’s website, the Open Courseware…it is seriously overwhelming.

You want to learn something? Who are you waiting for?

Also, as I earlier mentioned, I went down to Philly yesterday to go to Zoe Strauss’ I-95 Show. Wowski, guys! Wowski. I knew I was going to have a great time, because I’m really into her work. Plus, i was looking forward to getting a print of one of my favorite photos of hers (which i did!). However, the scale of the show was unreal. I will definitely be going down again next year, and who knows, I might actually say hello to Ms. Strauss like my friend’s dad (Mike Munley) did, instead of running away.

Who knows.