Tag: Shepard Fairey

Did The AP Swipe a Line About World B. Free from Wikipedia and Violate the CC License?

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Ooopsy-daisy, AP. That line about where World got his nickname maybe should have been attributed, shared, and shared alike, don’t you think? (Click on image to embiggen.)

There are only so many ways to phrase how and why World got his nickname. And who knows, maybe the AP writer is the same Wikipedia editor who updated this page on the 19th before writing the AP piece yesterday. With that said, I should also attribute the CC image in the background of the graphic below right back at you, CC. Same for you, Wiki. AP, since you don’t do the CC deal, I’ll tread the fair use water with you and Shepard Fairey.

 

The Story Behind “The Politics of LOST” Posters and Some Paleo-Futurism of My Own

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When I hunkered down with fiction last year, I took many, many old posts off-line as a way of resetting my own internal narrative and focusing on a very different way of writing.  I’ve talked about that a few times on this blog since.  I had the sense that I needed to let the fiction I was writing say everything I was wanting to say, and it was a good choice for me then.  Between now and May, I’ll be writing fiction more intensely than ever, but I’m also thinking about blogging (and nonfiction in general) in new ways.   This year, I have the creative room (and patience) for both.  See kids, getting older’s not so bad.

I was looking over some old posts to re-release today (digitally remastered in sweet, sweet mono) and I found this explanation behind the genesis of the LOST posters I shared on Saturday.  Credit where credit is due:  my wife was the inspiration behind that project.  I also forgot that the creator of the Obama Poster maker website that I used came by to comment on the post.  It’s funny how time flies and how quickly you forget things.  Adjusted thoughts on aging: +1 for patience, -1 for memory.

I similarly found “What The Future Used to Look Like“.  It started with the idea that terraforming the universe is our moral duty as creatures and ended up being a free-association/stream-of-consciousness thing about the politics of futurism.

When you have a minute, consider looking over your own old posts or journal entries and see if you don’t surprise yourself.  What were you writing about this time two years ago?

Having Fun with Shepard in the Creative Commons

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I’ve blogged a lot about how Shepard Fairey is either the most subversive or the least ironic person on the planet. I’m happy to say he’s at it again.

For $75, you can have a t-shirt with his new Creative Commons design. Rather than write that sentence again, I’ll just encourage you to re-read it.

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I support the Creative Commons. I use it. I love it. And I even think it’s worth giving money to. But come on. This should be like a pay-what-you-want Radiohead kind of thing. My contribution (I’ll claim fair use…irony!) is below:

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Feel free to put that on a t-shirt. No charge.

Original story here.