Hotties of the Recession

In these economic times, The Revolution Will Be will be (ha!) presenting a new weekly installation called Hotties of the Recession. These men and women women are unemployed and sexy. You can most likely find them Mon-Sun. at your local bar, knocking back PBRs, quite unironically. They need comfort and a job too, probably.

This week we have Blake Sims from Austin, Texas. Blake was recently laid off from his job as an offset printing technician. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but it looks like the that sticky bar stool next to him is empty.

[Great Shots from Tough Times]
http://facesoftherecession.blogspot.com/

The Future of Journalism

Birmingham City University is offering a year-long course in "social media": $5,700 for instruction on how to start a blog, record a podcast, and use Facebook, Twitter, and Bebo.

[Gawker]

Spring.

Happy Spring Equinox.





Burlington, Vermont, April 2008



More delightful Spring photos found at slate.com

Chick Lit

Susan Sontag, 1972

Portraits of authors, who happen to be women

simple pleasures.

Sometimes it's nice to take a step back...

Morning Watch
The percolator is a gurgling alembic
brewing the morning's sputtering slick.
I bask in the coffee's simple balm.
For once I'll be wise and forgo
turning to the company of the radio,
the world's hourly news and see
if the goldfinch and the chickadee
will come to our feeder,
to our coffee-brown sunflower seed.
I'll accept the responsibility of being calm.
I'll pay attention to the small creatures,
to their broadcast and morning need.
This morning I will pay special heed.
-Greg Delante

dark room.

Oh no oh no! Financial crisis and trillions of dollar$$ of debt is forcing true artists to sell out and sell all--even art that has yet to be created! I'm melting!!!

Happy Birthday Sara

It's a new year,
I'm glad to be here
It's a fresh spring,
so let's sing
(yeasayer, 2080)