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On my Facebook Page, I’m asking for folks to share the names of their favorite illustrators, and links that introduce us to their work.

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I’m going to try and recharge my blogging routine by bringing back “The Browser” with a different name – “Fingertips.”

TMBG outdid themselves on their album Apollo 18 by including a blast of fleeting songs called “Fingertips”… five-to-ten-second hooks that you can’t get out of your head.

Similarly, my blog’s Fingertips will be a list of miscellaneous links and interesting trivia that I found worthy of sharing.

For example:

What may be the most creative work inspired by Winter 2010 so far: Optimus Ice Sculpture.

Got the idea?

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/Film has details and a trailer for the upcoming film about the early days of U2. (more…)

If you’re an artist living anywhere near Portland, or want to pay Portland a visit, here’s something to consider:

The Artist’s Job: Making a Life and a Living as an Artist (more…)

The National Board of Review’s awards for 2010 have been announced.

The always-dubious affair has some typically excellent examples of “Wow! Awesome!” and “What the…?”

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I am blessed in so many ways that Anne Maureen Doe said “Yes” when I proposed about 15 years ago.

And I am overjoyed whenever the world confirms what I’ve known all along: That she is an excellent poet.

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In honor of a man who, as of today, has lived a half-century, here is a birthday song by They Might Be Giants. I’ve chosen this song for two reasons: (more…)