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29 June 2010 |
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From the in-box
Hi Rives, I'm a teacher from Melbourne, Australia. We have being doing a thematic study of Romance and Relationships and have used your 'Story of mixed emoticons' in our classes to help with this. The students had to produce a creative task using technology in response to the theme. My daughter attends the school and her response was inspired by your mixed emoticons story. Just thought you might like to know that you are inspiring people all over the world, --J
[J is referring to the emoticon piece that I performed at TED 2008. Incidentally, my piece always ends with a hot & sexy music cue ("Laid" by the band James) which TED didn't have the rights to so...they left it out. The result is much flatter than I like and it also seems to make the deliberately ambiguous ending even more ambiguous: does the emoticon couple get together? I say they do; J's daughter, in her charming, flattering version, seems to take the other side of the dollar. Which in Australia is a coin.]
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11 June 2010 |
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Fall River, Massachusetts
Springtime in the garden of Lizzie Borden.
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10 June 2010 |
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9 June 2010 |
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| Cape Cod, Massachusetts Although I much prefer the Southern California beaches of my youth over anything I've seen the Atlantic offer, sometimes on solitary walks I figure: I'm not an amateur expert on horseshoe crabs, and it's only because we didn't have 'em. |
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30 May 2010 |
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NYC This is the view down 42nd Street from the Tudor City bridge at sunset on the twice-a-year phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. If you missed it your next chance is July 12. |
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29 May 2010 |
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| From the in-box well, i notice (OF COURSE) that some people are inspired by ur work so they make art about it....well i did 2. im not the most origional person lol, but i hope u like it.
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17 May 2010 |
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From the in-box
Hey! I was inspired by that email you posted of the picture of your poems to make my own version, except it is an animation i did on photoshop. Enjoy!
--J
[I'm guessing J is referring to my March 29 post below, and maybe March 4 as well. J's animated take is clever--mouseover the image above for an idea or much better yet, hit J's blog for the full piece.]
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9 May 2010 |
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4 May 2010 |
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College Park, Maryland Easily the most charming alumnus statue I've seen yet, and I've seen a few. Good for you, University of Maryland. |
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4 May 2010 |
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30 April 2010 |
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The Bronx, New York
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10 April 2010 |
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Chico, California There seems to be more debate than I'm willing to decipher whether this is the world's largest yo-yo or the world's largest working yo-yo or the world's largest working wooden yo-yo but you can certainly visit the colossus at the National Yo-Yo Museum in Chico and you can watch it deploy from a crane right here. |
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9 April 2010 |
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| Paradise, California The largest gold nugget ever found in North America was pulled out of a mine in Paradise. To celebrate, the locals hold Gold Nugget Days with a parade, a Donkey Derby and the Miss Gold Nugget Pageant. A queen will be selected and this will be her throne. |
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8 April 2010 |
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San Francisco, California
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2 April 2010 |
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Squaw Valley, California
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29 March 2010 |
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From the in-box
Hello Rives. My friend, Jessie, and I came across your poetry in late 2008 while trying to pass the time and hurry through our nannying experiences. Jessie and I would walk around Spain quoting your poems. Before we both returned to the states Jessie presented me with a painting of bits from our favorite poems. It is currently posted to my bedroom wall. Sincerely, L and J
[Wow--I can see Nickel, Mockingbirds, If I Controlled the Internet, Kite and Compliment. Even if I'm missing something I'm still 5x flattered. Thanks.]
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