From the monthly archives:

October 2009

The Anatomy of a Comment

October 2, 2009

Yesterday I posted my reaction to the various “comments” that a local art competition is receiving in our community.  These comments are appearing in several places: the art competition’s website, the online version of the local newspaper and various other local blogs. Reading these comments caused me to reflect on the nature of discourse on [...]

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Not Everyone’s a Critic

October 1, 2009

Not everyone’s a critic, but some days it sure feels like it.  Case in point: in my community this year some very enterprising philanthropists organized a fantastic event called ArtPrize. The event opened September 23, 2009. In essence, it’s an art competition with an “open source” feel.  Artists from anywhere in the world are eligible [...]

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