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State of Emergency, McDonald’s Edition 7 Nov 2012 | 09:27 pm
This is what post-election drama in the Rust Belt looks like: The American flag is flying upside down and at half staff at a McDonald’s about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, in Follansbee, WV. We’r...
Larry Clark: The Devil Down in Tulsa 1 Nov 2012 | 03:00 pm
was born in tulsa oklahoma in 1943. when i was sixteen i started shooting amphetamine. i shot with my friends everyday for three years and then left town but i’ve gone back through the years. once the...
We Are Doomed: The History Gap 17 Oct 2012 | 04:54 pm
“We are also focusing on how we select product designs in the future, and asking that our designers have a loose grasp of history. Or we are at least asking that they have the ability to conduct a suc...
Cash Rules Everything Around Me 17 Oct 2012 | 04:19 pm
Last week was a low point, both financially and mentally. Dropped $3000 in car repairs, which may very well be my financial undoing. Getting shaken down for this much money in the run up to the holida...
Politics in the Age of Nonsense 16 Oct 2012 | 04:48 pm
After last night's debate, I'm no longer undecided. The choice is clear.
The Angelic Vision of American Progress 16 Oct 2012 | 04:31 pm
America’s allegorical representative: An angel, stringing telegraph wires (and dislocating indigenous people).
The Future of Rap and Child Care 15 Oct 2012 | 05:06 pm
Children on leashes are the new accessory of choice for all strippers turned rappers.
The Death of Dickie Riley 21 Sep 2012 | 06:39 pm
Nearly two years ago, I wrote a short blog post that referenced photographer Peter B. Kaplan’s “Moon Over Manhattan” photograph (above) — which depicts a group of workers high atop the World Trade Cen...
The War on Drugs 20 Sep 2012 | 06:35 pm
The war on drugs: Last-ditch effort. [via]
Pittsburgh Renaissance: The Specter of Urban Renewal 19 Sep 2012 | 06:22 pm
Given the passage of time, and how the Pittsburgh Renaissance (1946-1973) and the destruction of the cultural institutions of the lower Hill District are viewed today, this 1960 Pittsburgh Press capti...
