Culture: February 2009 Archives

Bounded Rationality: Masterpieces of American Photography - Philbrook Museum Exhibit

"If you have never seen an authentic fine art photograph, you are missing something you should experience. There is absolutely no comparison between a high quality fine art print and viewing photographs on a computer screen, or a print from the local Wal-Mart, or off your computer. Under the correct lighting, a fine art photograph is captivating.

"It is specifically why you owe it to yourself and your family to witness the breathtaking and inspiring works at the Philbrook Museum of Art. The Exhibit is titled Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography and will be here from now to April 26, 2009."

Ephemeral Isle: A Moral Compass Without a Needle

No sexual morality, please, we're British: "We do not know what is right and wrong; right and wrong is relative, although your child does need clear guidelines."

Knox to Detroit: Drop dead - Crunchy Con

Supplier to the auto industry sends a scorching reply to GM's request for help in passing an auto industry bailout: "The dream is over! The dream that we can ignore the consumer for years while management myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time that our factories have been filled with the worlds most overpaid, arrogant, ignorant and laziest entitlement minded 'laborers' without paying the price for these atrocities and that the masses still will line up to buy our products.... We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the United States auto industry for decades. Time to pay for your sins, Detroit."