this american conserative article on the rise of the evangelical left, denies that the idea of a monolithic left or right is no longer on the table for most people, adn a balance of issues is becoming more and more common. which might explain why fewer people are voting. it is a good article from the position of confused ideolouges though.

for example this evangelical baptist church in australia putting up jesus loves osama signs, which might be a xian vs islam thing or a radical desire to forgive thing or something else.

Steve Pyke has done a large seires of photos of philosophers, here is his derrida, which is mesmerizing:


a promising gel that was supposed to impede HIV did the exact opposite. i dont really understand the science, but it seems that much of the research about hiv/aids is conterintutive, and we havent made much progress (cf the 4 cases of drug resitant aids in seattle this week)

quicktime video of Dita Von Teese's new performance complete with stained raincoat


60s era French Cowgirl Strippers

Christopher Wool makes slightly naughty, graphically clean, acts of fairly obvious graphic design, in a way that seems more abstract then it is. The words ae just pop, or just political or just naughty enough to make people think that they are working on a poetic goal, instead of someone who knows how to play the market--i mean black white no surface depth really big, and with a font that is high slumming low, they are intended and succeed in working the market to millions, i dont think his work is any good, and i dont think its worth the millions people pay for it, but that said, they do have a brilliant eye feel, they make me feel pure and modern, and who doesnt want to feel pure:

1.6 Million, 1992.

it makes me nervous about bush giving the state of economy speech on wall street, conflict of interest, and all that, a bad peice of protocol.


Really Effective anti war ad from a vets group, watch this one, the pay off is audicous.

anti korean manga

Superman stars in a porno, but stranger, from 1982, written by John Byrne, which makes him whole purity and family values schitck amusing.


Image from the Loopmanics catalog, i dont know who did it.

9 fratboys are living in their daddies georgetown town house, even though the zone said 6, they are claiming themselves as a religious order.

these collections of tin churches from the 1830s in northern england, combine the anthroplogical instinct with some lovely traditional talents towards scenery.

feature on the mayor of SLC, progressive!


John Waters talking about his Date With John Waters CD, really funny and charming.

charming story about Auden's various readings.

photos of lucha libre the monochrome background, face forward look so common to this kind of enterprise works well here, because it allows for the photographer to recess back, and the amazing costumes to come forward.


New Fly Over Gas Chain


Anthro Narwhal Porn

ersatz and illegal mining in zimbobwae, as a way to feed the poor, in terms of mugabe.


De Kooning, Crucifixion, Ink and Wash on Paper, 195(4?)