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2012 Mapplethorpe Super Poster Calendar25.4 x 18.9 x 0.4 inches

2012-01-27T15:02:00.000-05:00

70s Disco Divas Storm Stage at ETAM's ShowGrace Jones Steals the Stage!

2012-01-27T14:48:00.000-05:00

photographs ©Getty Images and AP

A Voice Silenced Forever...except in reruns!Dick Tufeld, 85

2012-01-27T13:03:00.000-05:00

Dick Tufeld, the voice of "The Robot" on LOST IN SPACE.

"Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!"

Orange Hall of Fame"Lucian" Cover Designer

2012-01-27T12:58:00.000-05:00

Now THIS is what I call "orange!"

On This Day in 1984Apple Unveiled The Macintosh Computer

2012-01-24T18:44:00.002-05:00

BOYCOTT SKECHERS!Save the greyhounds!

2012-01-24T18:38:00.000-05:00

UNICEF + GLIDDEN = SAVE A CHILD's LIFE!!!

2012-01-23T12:53:00.001-05:00

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A Place Called HomeBy Shamus Fatzinger (Washington DC)

2012-01-21T18:51:00.000-05:00

A Place Called Home from shamus fatzinger on Vimeo.

The least you can do for these children is, sadly, sometimes the most they will ever have.

After you watch this video, scroll down, and OWN A COLOUR, take part in the UNICEF + GLIDDEN paint charity project.

I can't say this is a brilliant piece, because I'm saddened by so many things I see here. I think it takes an enormous amount of courage on behalf of photographer Shamus Fatzinger, to go to Kenya, to spend time with these children, and to capture their lives on film.

I know one girl in this movie has already died. But that's just one. How many more will it take?

Buy a color, in the posting below this one. You can spend $2, $5, or $10...will you really miss the money? Probably not. If I asked you what you did with $10 last week, you'd probably have to stop and think.

But by supporting UNICEF + GLIDDEN, you can help give these kids something they rarely have:

a future.

UNICEF + GLIDDEN + ORANGEMERCURY introduceBRUTAL ORANGE

2012-01-21T12:15:00.000-05:00

Now, get the numbers straight, kids:

That's FF6F08!

UNICEF + GLIDDENOwn a color; save a child's life

2012-01-21T12:05:00.000-05:00

Own your speck of the rainbow here.

American Street Photography Has a New RoadVivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009)

2012-01-21T11:03:00.000-05:00

Check out Vivian Meier's store here.
Another lonely genius whose only friend was her camera.

Digital or analog?Either way: just beautiful!

2012-01-20T19:53:00.000-05:00

Digital or analog?

Just spectacularly beautiful!

Etta James | At Last 1939 – 2012

2012-01-20T18:03:00.002-05:00

Etta James | At Last 1939 – 2012

2012-01-20T17:59:00.002-05:00

There's a storm in my head...

2012-01-20T16:56:00.002-05:00

photograph ©2011 BernardMLynchJr

Take my hand
Lead me to some peaceful land
That i cannot find
Inside my head

Turning Point | October 5, 1973Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

2012-01-20T12:45:00.002-05:00

artwork ©Ian Beck

I was 13 when this was first released, and something magical happened. With Taupin's lyrics, I started "to see" and every time, it was a new scenario. Thankfully, this LP wasn't ruined by MTV and the advent of "the music video."

And I'm old enough to remember when it was a four-sided, double-issue vinyl, in the triple gatefold edition with the best illustrations to accompany the lyrics.

Shocking to think there'd be a song ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS LOVE ALICE in 1973. Prescient in its inclusion, and oh-so-relevant today. Why Melissa Ethridge hasn't covered it yet is beyond me!

Can you tell me where the breaks are?

Hard to say if I like side 2 or side 3 the best. If pressed? Side three.

Happy 101st Birthday Anniversary | Gram.

2012-01-18T11:59:00.002-05:00

My heroine!

Definition of HEROINE

a : a mythological or legendary woman having the qualities of a herob : a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities

a : the principal female character in a literary or dramatic workb : the central female figure in an event or period

photograph © Loring Studios, 1971

Thought for the day

2012-01-17T08:48:00.000-05:00

Thought for the day

2012-01-17T08:39:00.000-05:00

Late to the Prom | Born January 16, 1948Horror-meister John Carpenter

2012-01-17T07:05:00.000-05:00

Adobe Reverses Upgrade PolicyCS 3 & CS 4 CAN upgrade to CS6

2012-01-16T19:41:00.000-05:00

©graphics.com

Win/Mac:

Adobe Reverses Course on Creative Suite Upgrade Path: Photoshop Users Rejoice
Posted Sunday, January 15, 2012

Adobe has announced it will now allow owners of CS3 and CS4 products to upgrade to the upcoming Creative Suite 6.

In November of last year Adobe Systems ruffled the feathers of more than a few of its Creative Suite users by announcing that upgrades from versions 4 and earlier would not be possible for Creative Suite 6 and its individual applications, expected for the first half of this year. This was in marked contrast to Adobe's traditional policy of providing an upgrade path for older versions. While design firms rely on the Creative Suite bundles, and most duly upgrade with each new release, smaller firms and individuals, especially in the current economic climate, can't always justify moving to each new version. This is often the case for those using just Photoshop, many of whom upgrade only every second version.

To shorten the time between releases and encourage upgrades, Adobe last year began shipping point versions of its Creative Suite products, beginning with 5.5. Then in November it followed this up with a bombshell — unless you were using 5 or 5.5, you would have to pay full price for CS6. You could upgrade from older versions to 5.5 at a discount until the end of December but after that, no cigar. As if to underline the inflexibility of this, Quark, not known for generous upgrade paths, unexpectedly announced that any version of QuarkXPress could be upgraded to the current version. Adobe's new policy proved a particularly bitter pill to swallow for many in the Photoshop community, with users expressing their dismay at apparently being cut adrift from a company whose product they had championed, in some cases for two decades.

In a rather dramatic reversal, Adobe has now apparently reconsidered this policy and is once again allowing users to upgrade to CS6 from CS3 and CS4 until the end of 2012. CS6 will be closely linked to the upcoming Adobe Creative Cloud, which Adobe says will include "access to all of the CS6 desktop software plus additional services, new tools, Adobe Touch Apps and rich community features." It sounds quite ambitious and is likely to receive a warm welcome from intensive Creative Suite users. But it's good to have Adobe confirm that those just using one or two apps won't be left behind.

Thinking about getting married?Check your cell phone for your engagements!

2012-01-16T15:08:00.000-05:00

Thinking about buying a new car?Consider Hyundai, if you're gay!

2012-01-16T15:02:00.000-05:00

Now PlayingIrwin Allen's THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE [1972]

2012-01-15T18:48:00.000-05:00

The Miami Herald BannedJohn Callahan's MLK Cartoon 1995

2012-01-15T18:31:00.000-05:00