Archive for August, 2006

Intro to Frieze, 101

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Got to hand it to the editors at UK’s frieze magazine’s for planning their latest issue in such a timely manner. With the northerly winds and the students -plus mom and pop from the surrounding states beginning their descent on New York frieze has released issue 101, Art schools then and now. The later will [...]

Big Props, Chan And Madonna

Monday, August 28th, 2006

What do Madonna and Chan Marshall aka Cat Power have in common? They both have performed with cross, I’m not sure how much flack Chan Marshall’s catching but Madonna has caused a stir in the European leg of her tour. Recently reported no changes were press, since her performance does not constitute as being [...]

Mexicans Too Fought to Keep Americans Out

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Come and Take It, 1835 Republic of Texas, Gonzales Flag, this and more at Flags of the Republic of Texas
It turns out that back in 1823, when Texas belonged to Mexico, Mexico opened Texas to foreign settlers in order to increase the population of Tejas. Immigrants could become Mexican citizen with offers for cheap [...]

Beware, Design Award Spammer

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

You would think that a company who supports young designers (both print and web) would have a good grasp of the technology and etiquette involved in dealing with those aforementioned industries. That doesn’t seem to be the case for “Young Guns”, an awards company which hands out a out yearly prize or two to designers [...]