Festivals and Culture
Facebook Famine Ends with Celebration of Empty Calories
But unlike face to face communication, I think online communication can only take relationships so far. It is ambient awareness that helps connect people, but not truly connect with people the way that face to face communication does. more »
Textile Exhibits, The British Quilt, 1700 - 2010 and Japanese Sashiko Textiles
Jo Budd’s diptych was bathed in soft light, accentuating the stitches and ripples, the shadows and softly curvaceous contours of ‘Female/Summer’. In ‘Virtue and Virtuosity’, Dinah Prentice was installing ‘Billowing Maenads’, seductively draping and illuminated against the peachy tones of the walls. We have won over the lighting engineers who want to know more about the Mary Parker quilt made from silk ribbons from the 1720-40s. more »
Making Movies: Brutal killings are not to be presented in detail; revenge in modern times must not be justified
Making Movies: Brutal killings are not to be presented in detail and revenge in modern times must not be justified. more »
CBS's New Reality Show, Undercover Boss, and An Original, Jack Coleman
"My job duties require I wear the designated Hooters Girl uniform.My job duties require that I interact with and entertain the customers. The Hooters concept is based on female sex appeal and the work environment is one in which joking and entertaining conversations are commonplace.I do not find my job duties, uniform requirements, or work environment to be offensive, intimidating, hostile, or unwelcome." more »