Yeaaaaa!!! Savino!

So as I posted yesterday, the NY vote for gay marriage did not pass. However, this clip making the rounds of Senator Diane Savino explaining her position to the State Senate is so moving and on point that it gives me faith that things will turn around and that there is hope. I recommend watching the whole clip because Savino really lays it all out there. I would like to second Jezebel in saying that Savino, a former labor activist and state rep for parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn, would make an awesome candidate for president in 2016.

A Sad Day

This just in from The New York Times:

The State Senate defeated a bill on Wednesday that would
legalize same-sex marriage, after an emotional debate that
touched on civil rights, family and history. The vote means
that the bill, pushed by Gov. David A. Paterson, is
effectively dead for the year and destroys the optimism of
gay advocates.

WTF New York, this is ridiculous! For all the haters out there who use the bible as an excuse to keep gay and lesbian families from the equal rights that we are all supposedly endowed with..... I give you this video, made back in the Prop 8 Days about a year ago.

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... from Jack Black

The only good thing I can see coming out of this is that at least they did vote on it, so now we know which senators are for or against (previously many of them would not say). Look into who represents your district and keep their position on gay marriage in mind next time you vote. This is why primaries and local election years are important.

The Babies, the movie

Okay you guys, I have weak points. Babies are one of them.

Onion Newsbreak: Attractive Girls Union

Man I love the Onion. The Attractive Girls Union has entered into negotiations with "regular guy", Mike Greenman. More proof that goatees get you nowhere.


Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman

Media Mania

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Barbara Kasten

I've been developing an art crush on the photographs of Barbara Kasten lately. Though most of these photos were done in the 80s, and in many ways reflect that era, there is also a similarity to a lot of photography happening today, namely the works of Eileen Quinlan. Contemporary Art Daily had a post a while back of a show that explored the work of these two artists and a bunch of other artists influenced by the constructivist and suprematist movements.








These two below were done at the famous Jackson Pollock studio in Springs, NY they include his famous drips and play with the reflections and window metaphorically to evoke his violent death and stormy relationship with wife and painter Lee Krasner who used the studio after his death.




The three below are from a series called Metaphase and were done after a collaboration with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company.







This Architectural series were made with studio mirrors, a professional cinematic lighting crew, and large scale fabrications and shot using a single exposure and no digital intervention. The explore and deconstruct the postmodern 80s architecture of the time.

Tig Notaro

From Crackle: Tig Notaro - Comics and Mics

THANXSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving all! I'm currently in Norman Rockwell's hometown so this pic seemed especially appropriate. Of course its also home too good ole' Arlo Guthrie who wrote one of the most famous Thanksgiving songs, which also happens to be one of the most famous anti-war songs. In high school I was a big fan of Arlo and so it was really cool to see the church otherwise known as his famous Alice's Restaurant.


Here's a fairly up to date rendition with an older Arlo singing Alice's Restaurant...


and a couple oldies but goodies of his...

Show Some Emotion

Double Take

Below is an assortment of things off the internet that made me do a double take. I've been using the grab tool to document them every time I find myself going "What the hell????"