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1/27/10: P.T. Barnum day?

A thought that occurred to me last night: yesterday you had two of the most captivating and charismatic speakers of the past 25 years, Barack Obama and Steve Jobs, making highly anticipated and possibly historically notable presentations within hours of each other. Both delivered in a big way, Obama with his first State of the Union and Jobs with his long-hinted Tablet (still having trouble calling it the iPad), and both speeches were immediately dissected and argued over by warring and often irrational factions (Mac/PC and Dem/Rep; sorry Linux/Libertarian/Green). It was just an incredible day for rhetoric and vision, whether you agree with the speaker’s view of the world or not*. P.T. Barnum would be proud.

* if it’s not abundantly clear, I am a very clear supporter of the visions and capabilities of both men, even if I’m occasionally critical of execution.

6 months ago

28/1/10

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photo Dream Diary - 17/10/09 (via Olly Moss) Olly Moss is a British illustrator who I’m somewhat obsessed with. His film poster reimaginings, his t-shirt designs, his Saul Bass homage poster for Lost, pretty much anything that he posts to his Flickr account. This is today’s post, a graphic illustration of a dream he had. Pure talent.

Dream Diary - 17/10/09 (via Olly Moss)

Olly Moss is a British illustrator who I’m somewhat obsessed with. His film poster reimaginings, his t-shirt designs, his Saul Bass homage poster for Lost, pretty much anything that he posts to his Flickr account. This is today’s post, a graphic illustration of a dream he had.

Pure talent.

9 months ago

19/10/09

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photo Abraham Obama Don’t know how I missed this before…especially since it was in Boston this past summer.

Abraham Obama

Don’t know how I missed this before…especially since it was in Boston this past summer.

1 year ago

10/3/09

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