art and artifice

July 23rd, 2007

about face [>] the bilingual artnatomia presents victoria contreras flores’ interactive reference tool illustrating the anatomical and biomechanical basis of facial expression, useful primarily for artists and animators

bank on it [>] the anonymous, iconoclastic graffiti artist banksy has a appropriately low-key website to give you a taste of frequently humorous, always though-provoking work

smoke on the horizon

July 19th, 2007

recipe for disaster [>] as a prelude to her upcoming book, the end of america: a letter of warning to a young patriot, naomi wolf’s guardian unlimited editorial outlines the united states’ downward slide with “fascist america, in ten easy steps”

fly the unfriendly skies [>] tom englehardt provides a reference-laced article on the common dreams website detailing the barbarism of “war from a distance” and the disingenuous reporting of “collateral damage” in the brutal air wars in iraq and afghanistan

streaking along

June 27th, 2007

battle of bull run [>] appropriate for a deodorant company promotion, this stylish flash game, extreme pamplona, is the no-sweat way to show your machismo and participate in the famous, annual bovine-themed festival in spain

celestial pinball [>] the puzzle game starshine is more difficult than it first appears and benefits from a pleasant, serene soundtrack

humorous baubles

June 20th, 2007

rolling laughter [>] lord of the rings meets dungeons and dragons with comic intent in a webcomic format, the dm of the rings

triumph on broadway [>] conan o’brien sends triumph the insult comic dog to the tony awards and nbc provides the video on youtube

wired crossovers

June 19th, 2007

stylish covers [>] easy star all-stars, who dropped dub side of the moon–the reggae version of pink floyd’s dark side of the moon–release their sophomore effort, radiohead’s ok computer, dubbed radiodread

addictive stuff [>] capetown’s african dope records produces a steady stream of catchy, danceable mashups of house, techno, reggae, ragga and world sound–to name a few–that is “colour-blind and bass-heavy”

politics as usual

June 18th, 2007

evidence builds [>] common dreams presents a concise, must-read article on “what every american should know about iraq”

mum’s the word [>] project censored compiles twenty-five important stories of 2007 receiving little coverage in the mainstream press

the old site

March 26th, 2007

“shabby dee in the place to be” is moving to a wordpress site as part of a complete move by shabbydee.com to open-source software

until the new site is fully up and running, please feel free to browse the archives on the old blogger-based pages, available at
shabby dee in the place to be

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