December 2010
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Never Enough Books on the Shelf
Every time I go to the bookstore, I end up with an endless wishlist. I like to take pictures of books to remember to order them later on (life after thesis).
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Naval Aviator's Change of Command Speech
The following speech was emailed to me by my dad, a retired Naval aviator.
Change Of Command Dinner speech by CDR “Beef” Wellington, former USN VFA-203 “Blue Dolphins” C.O.
Two days ago I closed out my career as a Naval Aviator. The realization is just now starting to hit me, as I’m sure it will the rest of you someday. What follows are my remarks at my farewell...
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ABMB 2010 Highlights
Last weekend Jonathan and I headed to Miami for Art Basel. What a ride! I hate to use the word educational, but as a soon-to-be Arts Administration graduate looking for an industry job, I was happy to see Art Basel Miami at least once. (I might make it next year or the year after… or I might not. Who knows.) Seeing that much art in one place and at one given time is exhausting. It’s...
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Aboard the USS Yorktown
Built during World War II, the USS Yorktown is the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the US Navy (decommission in 1970). It is also known for recovering the Apollo 8 command module in December 1968.
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A Critical Review
“The Beautiful Language of My Century”: Reinventing the Language of Contestation in Postwar France, 1945-1968 by Tom McDonough
Tom McDonough’s “The Beautiful Language of My Century” at times reads like anarchist policy for art as revolution and the revolution of art. It is possible to imagine each of the five chapters as zine installments circulated discreetly between nonconformist peers....