Posts by: dawn

a shared culture

This video is a brilliant portrayal of the ideology of creative commons. I believe in the creative commons movement, and to that end, all of my photographs are marked under…

crawford

Hulu recently premiered its first movie. Crawford began as an expose into the ways the Bush campaign took the image of a rustic cowboy, smalltown American man and turned him…

wassup? voting

As an instructor, I told the students in class today that I wanted them to vote tomorrow. I told them that I didn't care who they voted for (because that's…

minnesota nice?

Ever since I've gotten here, I've been hearing about this phenomenon called "Minnesota Nice." According to Wikipedia: Minnesota nice is the stereotypical behavior of Minnesota residents described as hospitality and…

it’s raining…shoes?

The new Chevy Traverse commercial disturbs me. It takes a stereotype (all women like a lot of shoes) and tries to sell a car through that stereotype. Now, it's not…

glass ceiling

I love the SNL skit on Palin and Clinton. Brilliance on both parts. Absolutely brilliant. via Thinkery Lest we think that it's all jokes and parodies, satire and silliness, Carl…

point and shoot

The latest Magnum in Motion video podcast (under 4 minutes in length) is phenomenal. While the images themselves are really wonderful, it is the commentary that adds a special flavor…

the omission factor

I've always been conscious of my place within society. I've known, since the beginning it seems, that I've been on the peripheral edges looking in, wondering how to get "in."…