Category Archives: Politics

Multimedia Politics

Disruptive Technology – Social Media At The RNC

Last year at this time things were quite different in the Twin Cities.  The Republican National Convention was in full swing and both Minneapolis and St. Paul were effectively under siege.  We all recall the thousands of local and imported … Continue reading

Posted in Multimedia, Politics, Technology | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Presidential Race, 2016: Rod Smith Endorses Keith Ellison

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/ILqe_mmtBrE" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Why does Arnold even bother with California when he could just as easily go save Mars? I once seriously entertained the notion of moving to San Francisco, but those days are gone for good. … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Politics | 1 Comment

Minnesota Legislators Bakk and Davnie Introduce “Download Tax” Bills, Begin Long, Painful Return To Private Life

We always admire qualities in others that we lack. To wit: Senator Thomas Bakk claimed to support Mike Ciresi’s senatorial bid because Ciresi had spent his career “protecting the little guy.”  Nobody, but nobody, knows everything about everything–not even Robert … Continue reading

Posted in Art and Culture, Multimedia, Music, Politics | Comments Off

Andy Kaufman Lives! Tony Clifton Reviewed Watchmen!

  “Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Tony Clifton!” announces the balding, overenthusiastic stage master. He overextends the “on” of Clifton’s name as if he’s wringing the last drop of juice out of a mangled grapefruit. Trained as well as any Beverly … Continue reading

Posted in General Media, Multimedia, Politics | 2 Comments

Lessig! Lessig! Lessig! Three: Obama Deploys Exalted Webhead Search Party

 Walking the walk behind much of his talk, Lessig drops a remix of a remix of his “Change Congress” remix at Web 2.0 Summit 2008. For a few days last week, trawling for media-related change revelations made me feel like … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, General Media, Multimedia, Politics | Comments Off

Obama’s FCC: McChesney? Wu? Palfrey? Crawford? Genachowski? Lessig! Lessig! Lessig! (Part One)

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/4JOxVR44VnM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] The President-elect, on guaranteeing a free and open Internet. Yay! While many Americans have ample cause to celebrate Barack Obama’s victory in yesterday’s election, it’s unlikely that anybody is happier than those of us … Continue reading

Posted in General Media, Multimedia, Politics | Comments Off

Obama: Beyond Recognition at First Amendment

Live music graphics have never been better, especially in Minneapolis; where the likes of Aesthetic Apparatus and Amy Jo Hendrickson crank out remarkable show posters with stunning regularity. But the biggest, bestest, and most prolific design house of all is … Continue reading

Posted in Art and Culture, Multimedia, Politics | Comments Off