I’ve just seen the 2008 movie “Skin,” based on the life of South African Sandra Laing. And what a life she has lived! Born in 1955 to two apparently Caucasian parents in Apartheid South Africa, Sandra has decidedly non-white features and a skin color several shades darker than her Afrikaner parents. At a time when [...]
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Skin
Posted in Beyond Borders, border conflicts, Border Violations, identity, movies, politics, race, tagged Afrikaner, Apartheid, race classifcations, Sandra Laing, South Africa on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Sounds of 4th of July
Posted in Audio work, Games, politics, Popular Culture, Television, The News, tagged 4th of July, blockbuster movies, entertainment, fireworks, gunpowder, video games, war on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds carry historical and political significance, even when they are intended as pure entertainment. Alternative meanings shimmer just beneath the surface as accepted meanings—safer meanings—give way to the attentive listener. Consider the sound of fireworks. According to Wikipedia, fireworks “were originally invented in ancient China in the 12th century to scare away evil spirits, as [...]
Let’s inaugurate universal health care…
Posted in A Picture is Worth..., Design, Exhibition, Old Media, politics, Popular Culture, tagged Air and Simple Gifts, Praise Song for Day, Yo-Yo Ma on January 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
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