Barack BEAN-bama

Photo Credit: Noel Kerns This little gem is a little further down the desolate highway 90 from where we’re living in the middle of nowhere, TX… amazing! The work was located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa in 2005 on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. The artists Elmgreen

photo credit: Melissa Mermin, California

A full length episode from the new season starting on HBO this Sunday! *giddy*

Willard Wigan makes micro sculptures that fit on pin-heads or within eyes of needles. Some of the parts of his sculptures are the size of human blood cells — visible only through the lens of a microscope — so to steady his hands he has to work in between the beats of his heart. Check

Jews Against the Occupation NO OCCUPATION IN OUR NAME We as American Jews reject the Israeli government assertion that it is “necessary” to subjugate Palestinians for the sake of keeping Jews safe. We assert that security can only come from mutual respect, and that the occupation of Palestine is only worsening the position of Jews

NPR: Andrew Bird is an unlikely rock star. A classically trained violinist and former swing-jazz musician, he performs a quirky mix of Gypsy ballads, jazz, folk and art-rock, with frequently whistled melodies. It’s a sound that leaves critics swooning and fans giddy with the kind of devotion normally reserved for pop idols. At a recent

DivineCaroline is a little addiction of mine. In this article I just stumbled on, kids were asked advice on marriage and relationships. At first I was thinking how cute and clever these kids were, but then it started dawning on me the more I read just how much we can mess kids up and crush