Upcoming local readings from The Muse.
Mint.com
Absolutely beautiful, and USEFUL, personal finance software. Nicely done!
Design*Sponge
I 'm ashamed I didn't know about this site until now. The upside: lots of archives to read through. Beautiful!
It's time once again for the annual Cool It! Series at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Flickr: The Commons. Yet another awesome piece of the web.
The new Flickr: Places is awesome. Here's my favorite place.
Online Copywriting 101: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet: a good answer for clients who ask for a quick lesson on "how do I write for the web?"
Favorite Book Covers of 2007 from The Book Design Review
There is a truly historic gathering of work at the Edward Hopper exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, open September 16-January 21. I can't wait to go see this.
Really excellent movie at the Naro's First Look Film Forum this week.
Good article from UIE for content-rich association sites: 5-Second Tests: Measuring Your Site's Content Pages
Now showing at the Naro is Paris je t'aime. I wasn't super-impressed by any of the films, but they did make me want to travel around Europe again.
The final Chrysler Cool It! event of the series is a latin dance party, Thursday July 26.
The summer's first Cool It! event is Thursday, July 5 at the Chrysler Museum.
The Muse's Literary & Arts Summer Festival: Saturday June 16.
Sherman Alexie at the Roper
Tonight at 7pm will be the keynote address for the 2007 TCC Literary Festival.
The Life That Is Hidden
by Luisa A. Igloria, is this week's contribution to Port Folio Weekly's Back Pages. Edited by Substantiv friends the Muse.
Seraphim Falls
This week's selection at FirstLook. Not to my taste, though there were some powerful moments.
Why Twitter Matters
Ok, this is a good explanation. My main issue would be that no one I would like to be in that constant contact with would use it. I could maybe see it being useful for me if I could easily update my clients throughout the workday.
Twitter seemed to generate the most buzz at SXSW this past weekend. Am I a bad web junkie if I still don't "get it"?
Inside The Boot
News, events, and information about a great new restaurant in Ghent which features all fresh, local Virginia foods. From the owners of Relative Theory.
Amazing Grace
This week's selection at FirstLook. I don't usually like this type of movie, but I really responded to this. Probably because I knew going into it that it is a relatively accurate portrayal of the historic events. I just loved how deep and important these ideas are to this day.
Black Snake Moan
This week's selection at FirstLook. Beautiful and disturbing and tense and amazing. Truly incredible casting and performances. I loved this pulpy tale of sin and redemption and love.
Note: the marketing is a hideously inaccurate indication of the tone of the film.
TAO Special Ones CD release Concert and Party
A benefit for Tidewater Arts Outreach, this show brought together some excellent musicians, and was my first experience at the unique Granby Theater.
Mercy Creek was my favorite by far.
The Warm It! Series events start tonight at the Chrysler Museum. As a For Art's Sake board member, I'll be volunteering my bartending services :)
The Astronaut Farmer from the Polish brothers was this week's selection at the Naro FirstLook Film Forum. I didn't love it, but it did provoke some good discussion about the individual vs. the establishment, among other themes.
Opt out of unsolicited mail, calls and cookies
I had heard about most of these, but not all. Tell them to leave you alone!
Email Design Guidelines for 2006
Even though it's 2007, this is still a good list of guidelines for any organization that sends out email "blasts."
Indie Rock’s Patron Saint Inspires a New Flock
Great article about a true artistic innnovator, David Byrne.
Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History
I hear this is excellent, time for a trip to NYC.
Just how big is it?
Oh, I don't just want one. I want to lick it all over and rest it next to me on my pillow at night.
Prettytasty.org
Tidewater creatives.