{"id":3561,"date":"2010-09-05T02:31:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T09:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2010-09-05T18:13:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T01:13:33","slug":"the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/yulelog\/2010\/09\/05\/the-sunday-diigo-links-post-weekly-90\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/08\/29\/opinion\/29rich.html?pagewanted=print\">Op-Ed Columnist &#8211; The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Yes, how is Obama fighting against these guys?<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nWhen wolves of Murdoch\u2019s ingenuity and the Kochs\u2019 stealth have been at the door of our democracy in the past, Democrats have fought back fiercely. Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s triumphant 1936 re-election campaign pummeled the Liberty League as a Republican ally eager to \u201csqueeze the worker dry in his old age and cast him like an orange rind into the refuse pail.\u201d When John Kennedy\u2019s patriotism was assailed by Birchers calling for impeachment, he gave a major speech denouncing their \u201ccrusades of suspicion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Obama? So far, sadly, this question answers itself.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/obama\">obama<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/politics\">politics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/democracy\">democracy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/storefrontsseattle.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/31\/melanie-st-ours-one-forbidden-thing\">Uncovering Forbidden Places |<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Great idea:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nHave you ever wondered what happens behind closed doors in an executive boardroom? How about that dark street corner after 2:00am?<\/p>\n<p>Using these questions as starting points, theater director Melanie St. Ours \u2013 who is also an actress and a teacher \u2013 is cooking up a long-term theater project to be housed in one of the empty storefronts of the Storefronts Seattle project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Forbidden Thing,\u201d as Melanie\u2019s project is titled, will use community dialogues, story circles, and theater workshops to name places in Pioneer Square that feel unsafe, restricted, or forbidden. Through the process of creating original theater, participants will explore the ways that those forbidden places are tied to the community\u2019s health, identity and future.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/seattle\">seattle<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/public_art\">public_art<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/storefronts\">storefronts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.4culture.org\/2010\/08\/letter-from-the-director-storefronts-seattle\">Blog4Culture \u00bb Blog Archive \u00bb letter from the director: storefronts seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Great piece by 4culture about storefrontsseattle.com putting artists and art into (currently empty) storefronts downtown. Times are tough and the retail landscape looks sh*tty, but that&#8217;s no reason to give in to looking crappy all around. Also, a strong argument here for keeping arts funding where it belongs (with the arts) versus giving everything over to social problems:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\n&#8230;given the current levels of state, city and county spending on the arts, even if every culture dollar was reallocated for housing, we would not end homelessness.  One should not be pitted against the other.  A civil society is characterized by its ability to adopt policies and make investments that alleviate suffering, while at the same time encouraging activity that breeds increased creativity and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The arts have long claimed to be an economic engine.  There is ample evidence that the arts, heritage and culture spur increased economic activity.  Economic impact studies conducted in our region over the past fifteen years quantify the jobs created and spending that results from attendance at festivals and theater, music and dance events, not to mention the inherent personal benefits to be gained by gathering with your friends and neighbors for a shared cultural experience.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/art\">art<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/public_art\">public_art<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/retail\">retail<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/storefronts\">storefronts<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/4culture\">4culture<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/seattle\">seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.4culture.org\/2010\/08\/pillow-field-completed-in-white-center\">Blog4Culture \u00bb Blog Archive \u00bb pillow field in white center: beauty &amp; challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Major earthwork public art project in Seattle and its exposure to (among other things) vandalism&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.4culture.org\/2010\/08\/pillow-field-completed-in-white-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 3px solid white\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.4culture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Pillow-Field_Jerrome1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>The vandalism is occurring because we live in difficult times and because, for the very reasons the project was built, the neighborhood has been hit hard by the times. So we take a few steps back, paint out the graffiti, replace the handrails more securely, reconnect the lights. We work with law enforcement and enlist the power of the community through neighborhood watch programming to decrease opportunity for damage. Over the coming months and years Andy Cao\u2019s earthwork landscape will fill out; the thyme will blossom, and a method will emerge that will allow the site to be respected and celebrated. Hopefully, Pillow Field\u2019s abundance will be reflected in the community that surrounds it.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/seattle\">seattle<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/4culture\">4culture<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/public_art\">public_art<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/andy_cao\">andy_cao<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/vandalism\">vandalism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytpick.com\/2010\/08\/all-men-thats-fit-to-print-in-august.html\">the nytpicker: All The Men That&#8217;s Fit To Print: So Far This August, NYT Has Published 76 Obituaries &#8212; 70 Men And 6 Women.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Male bias is alive and well, even in the NYT obituary&#8230;<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nBut as the gold standard of American journalism, it should fall to the NYT to aggressively find and chronicle the lives of women who deserve attention in the obituary column right now &#8212; women whose rich lives and notable achievements warrant the honor of recognition when they die.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/nyt\">nyt<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/obituaries\">obituaries<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/feminism\">feminism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/sexism\">sexism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/gender\">gender<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/socialcritique\">socialcritique<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/NYTpicker\">NYTpicker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html\">David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization | Video on TED.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Great video on information design:<br \/>\nQUOTE<br \/>\nDavid McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut &#8212; and it may just change the way we see the world.<br \/>\nUNQUOTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/cloud\/lampertina\">tags<\/a>: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/ted_conference\">ted_conference<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/david_mccandless\">david_mccandless<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/information_design\">information_design<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/design_thinking\">design_thinking<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/video\">video<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\/beauty\">beauty<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/lampertina\">favorite links<\/a> are here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Op-Ed Columnist &#8211; The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party &#8211; NYTimes.com Yes, how is Obama fighting against these guys? QUOTE When wolves of Murdoch\u2019s ingenuity and the Kochs\u2019 stealth have been at the door of our democracy in the past, Democrats have fought back fiercely. 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