via The New york Observer - The End of Trust
P.S. I’m the husband, and yes this worries me ;) - Welcome to my life!
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HRAG VARTANIAN IS an art blogger at Hyperallergic so dedicated to writing about his personal life that he had to warn his husband when they started dating that he couldn’t dictate what he did and didn’t blog about.
“I had to make it clear and say, ‘Look, just so you know, everything is fair game,’” Mr. Vartanian said. “It’s just the nature of what I do. You’re just gonna have to deal with it.”
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East Harlem
Beirut
Of course we’ve got nothing against “cookin’ meatballs and salad” ;)
Beirut— East Harlem
Saw Beirut tonight at Music Hall of Williamsburg. A bit uninspired but sounded good overall. Never really hits you in the gut. My friends and I decided that it’s not really makeout music, it’s “cookin’ meatballs & salad” music.
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When it comes to social media, traditional news organizations have wholeheartedly embraced Facebook and Twitter.
But the idea that a publication would create an external blog in addition to the blogs that live on its own website is just starting to take hold. And Tumblr, known for its sophisticated user interaction features, has become the media’s preferred platform.
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Joe Pompeo (via soupsoup)
You can add Hyperallergic to the list! Our Tumblr, Hyperallergic Labs, is sooo rockin this month! (Huge props to bespangled for helping us kick things up many notches!)
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I’ve been watching this Beirut concert from last year all weekend and can’t wait to see the show tonight at the same venue in Williamsburg!
(Do yourself a favor and watch it.)
James Bassler, “Old Glory” (1992)
From the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art:
We are aware that desecration of the flag is deeply offensive to many, but punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered and worth revering.
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Happy Canada Day!
ART + Mini-Golf!!!
The Jersey City Mini-Golf Experiment: The Golden Door Is Now Open by Dylan Schenker
The Golden Door is the anachronistic nickname of Jersey City, which acquired the moniker at the turn of the 20th century when it was a magnet for newly arrived Ellis Island immigrants. Today, “Golden Door” is the name of a new temporary mini-golf course-cum-art exhibition at Hamilton Square in downtown Jersey City organized by the Jersey City Museum as an innovative new summer fundraising venture…. READ MORE.
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