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Quote of the Day
A valuable truism from my friend and former colleague David Ebenbach.
THE ARTIST’S TORAH quote of the week (and happy Purim!): “People succeed by allowing themselves to enter the fear, to pass through it or to live with it. As artists, we have to open ourselves up to this experience. What frightens you? What do you desperately not want to deal with in your work? What wall of water stands in your way?”
(from the chapter “B’shallach: Fear”; each chapter is a week of the year, a week of exploration of the creative process. I’m planning to post a quote from each chapter, one per week, for as long as I can keep it up.)
You can find out more about The Artist’s Torah here:
The Artist’s Torah | David Ebenbach
David’s guide to the creative process, THE ARTIST’S TORAH, is an uplifting and down-to-earth guide to the creative process, wide open to longtime artists and first-time dabblers, to people of every
Summing Up a Generation
Only the names have been pixelated to protect the “innocent.”
Americans Agree DOMA is Discriminatory [Infographic]
Fun word to use: embiggen. H/T Queerlandia.
Cool new infographic on DOMA. Embiggen it!
Fascinating Story of Gennett Records – “Race Music” & The Klan
Witt grad roots out truth on Gennett | www.springfieldnewssun.com.
Image: Springfield News Sun
This is a pretty interesting article if you’re into either jazz, early American recordings, eastern Indiana history or the Klan. The latter, hopefully, for historical purposes only.
It’s the story of Gennett Records of Richmond, Ind., and how they became pioneers in recording and manufacturing early jazz records that contain some of the very first recordings of Hoagy Carmichael, ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton, King Oliver, and many others alongside the manufacture of Starr pianos and phonographs.
The remnants of the Gennett works still reside in the “Starr Valley” in Richmond, as does a “walk of fame” featuring medallions commemorating the great artists that were recorded there. And, if you’re hungry, visit Richmond on a day when they are serving five-course farm-to-table dinners at the restored home of Henry and Alice Gennett on Main Street.
My Continuing Tirade Against The Powers That Be
Updating Reaganomics – NYTimes.com.
TODAY’S Republicans are very good at tending the fire of Ronald Reagan’s memory but not nearly as good at learning from his successes. They slavishly adhere to the economic program that Reagan developed to meet the challenges of the late 1970s and early 1980s, ignoring the fact that he largely overcame those challenges, and now we have new ones. It’s because Republicans have not moved on from that time that Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, in their responses to the State of the Union address last week, offered so few new ideas.
This cut is from Ramesh Ponnuru’s op-ed in the Times. It’s a great piece and it’s so similar to the cover story on the Times Magazine that I posted yesterday on the marketing blog in my rant against old white guys and the inability for the status quo to shift on its own.
This is an ongoing concern of mine: how the right wing is not listening to younger people. By extension it’s about senior management of all political stripes not listening to younger people and stifling new ideas because they are uncomfortable with them. You know, things like marriage equality. And social media.
H/T Andrew Sullivan
Robbie Rogers – U.S. Soccer Player Comes Out
Robbie Rogers Gay: U.S. Soccer Player Comes Out, Steps Away From Sport.
Robbie Rogers. Photo: Wilson Wong/Wikimedia Commons
Okay. Well, good on Robbie. The next trick is for a pro athlete to come out and people shrug their shoulders and go, “Okay. Whatever.” The victory truly comes when it’s a non-issue.
Still, this is great. I only wish him the best, though I do feel a bit sad that he felt he had to retire to come out.
New AP Gay Style: No Husband or Wife for Same-Sex Couples
The foremost authority on journalistic style and standards has released a memo that appears to set different standards for gay and heterosexual couples.
via Associated Press Style Bans Calling Married Gay Couples ‘Husband’ Or ‘Wife,’ Except In Specific Circumstances.|Huffington Post.
Seriously AP?
I’m an AP disciple, but this is even more ridiculous than not being able to decide whether it was “Web site” or “website.”
Grow up and get with the program, please.
Indiana Teacher Fighting For ‘Traditional’ Prom That Would Ban Gays
Sullivan High School Students, Teacher Fighting For ‘Traditional’ Prom That Would Ban Gays. Huffington Post
“There’s no way to stop the haters at Sullivan High School from holding an independent prom for the special bigoted kids. But here’s what we can do: we can make a noise so loud enough that all the queer kids at Sullivan High School hear it. Those kids need to know that there are people — a lot of people — who think this sh*t is wrong.”
—Dan Savage, sounding off on this latest atrocity
This is one of those day that I abhor living in Indiana.
This Photo Made Me Smile
Van Hansis and Matthew McKelligon on the first day of shooting EastSiders after their successful Kickstarter campaign raised more than $10K above their original goal. Photo tweeted by series producer Kristyne Fetsic.
One Last Word 