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Liberty State Park: It’s Good to Have Friends
Saving the “people’s park” from commercial development Continue reading
Liberty State Park: With Dollar Signs in Their Eyes
For 43 years, developers have floated proposals for commercial exploitation of Liberty State Park ranging from luxury condos to a Formula One racetrack.. Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Brendan Byrne, Chris Christie, CRRNJ, developers, Ellis Island, Jersey City, Liberty State Park, Manhattan skyline, New Jersey, parks, public lands, Statue of Liberty, travel
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Liberty State Park: Nature Reclaimed
A park crafted from an industrial wasteland. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged CRRNJ, Ellis Island, ferries, Jersey City, Liberty State Park, Manhattan, New Jersey, railroads, state parks, Statue of Liberty
7 Comments
Famous Artists Hang Together at Harvard
The Harvard Art Museums Continue reading
A Scratch on the Earth from Montana to Newark
Wendy Red Star exhibit at the Newark Museum Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Apsaalooke, art, Crow, Crow reservation, museums, Native Americans, Newark Museum, Photography, Wendy Red Star
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The Artist as Technologist
From Programmed: Rules, Codes and Choreographies in Art Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged art, code, digital art, museums, New York, technology, Whitney Museum of American Art
10 Comments
(Nearly) Live at SXSW: The system is broken. Why?
Special interests? A dysfunctional two-party system? Voter suppression? Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2020 election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brian Kemp, Democrats, Donald Trump, Howard Schultz, politics, socialism, Stacey Abrams, SXSW
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(Nearly) Live at SXSW: How to save the internet.
Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti at SXSW Interactive Continue reading
Posted in Digital publishing, Technology
Tagged Buzzfeed, content, digital media, Facebook, internet, Jonah Peretti, SXSW, technology
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Big Art II: Dia Beacon
A former Nabisco factory turned art space. Continue reading
They Used to Show Double Features
The state of the movie theater in America. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cinema, drive-ins, entertainment, movie theaters, movies, screens, video on demand
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