December 20, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
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Man-Acting: The Alec Baldwin Conundrum

Kudos to James Schaffer for bringing up Alec Baldwin as a candidate for our Man-Actor series Man-Acting 102: The Alec Baldwin Conundrum Baldwin was at one time was one of the dominant forces in Hollywood, starring in blockbuster movies like … Continue reading

December 14, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
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InPraiseOf Gallery: Photographer James Schaffer

Each week InPraiseOf will highlight a local/regional/national artist whose work provides inspiration for this blog. Many of you know James Schaffer as the Art/Creative Director for Inside Lacrosse magazine. I’m lucky enough to call James my friend. Aside from all … Continue reading

December 13, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
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Sad Face Tiger/Happy Face Tiger

Since Bill Simmons already wrote about my theory that Tiger Wood’s current situation parallels the entire three-season story arch of ‘Mad Men’, I just have this one critique of this entire situation. When ESPN/CNN/FOXNews/MSNBC/any other acronym media organization do the … Continue reading

December 9, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
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Scenes from New York: A Few Thoughts at 33rd and 8th

There is a crush of humanity here. It’s humbling. Faces pour by in sheets, an artist’s pallet of brown, beige, pale flesh, pink. Phrases cut the air, foreign languages; English, Spanish, French, German, Franco-African, Chinese, Japanese, all the tongues. How … Continue reading