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Lee stewart on Colbert comments in the Times re: New Yorker’s Obama cover

Lee stewart — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:04:37 +0000

IF THE SHOE FITS!!!!!!

Geoff on Colbert comments in the Times re: New Yorker’s Obama cover

Geoff — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:56:18 +0000

Ahh yes, play that racism card as long as you can. Because whenever anyone, regardless of color attacks Obama, he/she is either racist or an “uncle tom.”

So I guess I’ll play it as well, Obama hates white people. Sounds stupid doesn’t it? I have no REAL evidence of this except for some gaffs, the same you have about the junior senator from New York— gaffs. And those are NOT evidence of racism, Miriam. Find some REAL evidence and cite it before you go blabbing accusing someone of racist behavior.

And don’t EVEN get me started on conspiracy theorists. I mean c’mon, are you really that uneducated? Or are you just so blind in your devotion, you’re willing to attack anyone for anything they do to support another candidate?

Back it up, or give it a rest.

Miriam on Colbert comments in the Times re: New Yorker’s Obama cover

Miriam — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:06:01 +0000

Satire is an exaggeration of the truth. If the New Yorker (& pls do not judge those of us who are real New Yorkers by this magazine or our corrupt racist junior senator) wanted to satirize the myths about the Obamas they should have shown their purveyors in KKK garb w/ balloons over their heads. This was racist propaganda pure & simple. & given the slavish devotion of the New York “elite” to their Wal-Mart Evita I agree w/ those who believe that she was behind this.

Troy Camplin on The Arts and the Whiner Generation

Troy Camplin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:26:34 +0000

The problem isn’t that the Boomers were pessimists so much that they were optimists. The problem with optimism is that the world will never meet your expectations of what it is or can be. Eventually, this wears on you, and you turn into a whiner. The problem is that they combined their optimism with hopelessness (hope is the golden mean between optimism and pessimism). There’s a new generation in college who think that they deserve to have everything handed to them on a silver platter, who complain if they don’t get A’s they didn’t work for, and who crumple under the least bit of criticism. I fear they will be worse than the boomers.

jackhunter on New study: Your earnings determine your culture

jackhunter — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:27:59 +0000

“The Canadian survey also brings up a subject that’s hard to bring up among the high earning and highly educated people that are the subject of this survey — the role that mothers play in the acculturation of their children.

Used to be that a child’s cultural education started at home. Now, since the 1970s, the beginning of the current social structure of two people bringing home incomes to meet the demands that used to be met by one income, a child’s cultural education is more likely to begin at school.

This is a shift that should get more discussion among those of us involved in the arts and those of us observing those involved in the arts. Problem is, the role of women remains politically charged, what with the ascendancy, since the Reagan Administration, of the pernicious “family values” orthodoxy. It would be difficult to have a mature conversation about it.”

Earlier conservatives (particularly the Southern Agrarians and Russell Kirk) criticized industrial capitalism because it disrupted organic communities and the nuclear family. Their complaint, that instead of an integrated, work/family environment (the family farm for example) fathers would have to leave their families for extended periods of time, disrupting traditional (and as they would say, “normal”) patterns of child raising. These criticisms were made in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s .

Today it’s a double whammy - where both parents are far removed, or more removed than they once were, from the life and raising of their children. Government schools, as you noted, often have more influence than Mom and Dad. Most Americans of average means have no other choice - they have to work to survive, despite what it does to family life. Being disconnected is the new norm.

The funny thing is, other than old school conservatives, the only similar criticisms I have seen of modern, industrial capitalism as it relates to family issues, are a few thoughtful Leftists and feminists, although for entirely different reasons.

Good post.

Jack

Brad Bailey on The Arts and the Whiner Generation

Brad Bailey — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:04:47 +0000

This has to be the most childish, immature column I have yet read on this blogsite. People are “whiners” if they say they aren’t happy? It sounds like the author is the whiner, not the Baby Boomers.

bob schneider on Why can’t Joe Queenan write like this for an American daily newspaper?

bob schneider — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:17 +0000

i realize i am bias ,since my daughter and son in law-Duo46 are new music speecialists ,but i enjoy new music.

Royce Black on The magical thinking of a ‘People’s Arts Center’

Royce Black — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:28:21 +0000

Excellent article. Too often people are willing to shy away from exploring ALL the facets of a project so large. The allure of ‘magical thinking’ can be powerful. That is to say that something like what CAC is planning could happen, but the planning needs to be approached realistically.

Royce

Stella French on Create many small venues, not one big one

Stella French — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:28:31 +0000

I agree with John. The mission is easily lost, and in the end everyone collectively loses.

For those artists, designers, entreprenuers, etc looking to collaborate in a space downtown NOW, I plan to launch a working co-op August 2008. Currently, I have a few closed door office/studios, (1) open-air studio, and a large shared space for a true co-op environment for up to 10 tenants. Keypad entry, IT support, parking, bike rack, printers, faxes, etc, will all be provided to help foster creativity and provide an outlet for those motivated to be productive outside of their homes. Come collaborate. Be part of Charleston’s creative space co-op.

If you’d like to tour the space or have questions, feel free to email me!

-Stella
stella.french@gmail.com

Megan on The magical thinking of a ‘People’s Arts Center’

Megan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:42:50 +0000

Thank you for your article and for attending last night’s panel. I would like to remind you and your readers that the Charleston Arts Coalition is an open group that any and all are welcome to join (the name for the group sounded a bit better then “a hodgepodge group of artists and art supporters” but maybe we will work on the name at the next meeting). The first coalition meeting was held after the panel at Redux and was attended by a psychologist, a few artists and gallery owners, a few business owners, a performer, someone from a local museum, a lawyer/banker, a couple of people from a local non-profit, and even a journalist was there. From this meeting the idea and format for the follow-up panel was formed. It is our hope that the diversity within and support for the group will continue to grow. Email if you are interested: questions@peoplesartcenter.com