from the dept. of time ~ jacq_v.1_004

Posted on 3 March 2010 | No responses

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From the dept. of drawing ~ Seeing the Future! A Guide to Visual Communication

Posted on 19 February 2010 | No responses

Our friends over at HowToons have made an awesome drawing guide in collaboration with the Lemelson-MIT Inventeams. Told completely in drawings by Nick Dragotta, follow Tuck and Celine as they take you through the history and concepts of drawing. Be inspried! Great for kids of all ages. Especially those who think they can not draw. down load the printable pdf here!

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from the dept. of communication ~ jacq_v.1_003

Posted on 16 February 2010 | No responses

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from the dept. of forewarning~ Separation of Church and State

Posted on 15 February 2010 | No responses

Original Image: “‘Declaration of Independence,” by John Trumbull/The Bridgeman Art Library

Here at the contrivance we like to promote the truth and can’t abide by the warping of the truth by others to fit their agenda. Especially when that agenda concerns our children and their education. This disturbing article appeared in this week’s New York Times Magazine and we forward it on to you here ~

How Christian Were the Founders?

By RUSSELL SHORTO

Published: February 14, 2010 NYT Magazine

Conservative activists on the Texas Board of Education say that the authors of the Constitution intended the United States to be a Christian nation. And they want America’s history textbooks to say so. Go to article

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from the dept. of odd ~ b&w weirdness

Posted on 11 February 2010 | No responses

Our intrepid web wanderers found this silly blog through NPR.org. called Balck&White and WTF. A good place to get your daily dose of the weird and silly.

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from the dept. of defiance: jacq_v.1_002

Posted on 9 February 2010 | No responses

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from the dept. of angst: jacq_v.1_001

Posted on 30 January 2010 | No responses

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from the dept. of aerial conveyance – pig flight

Posted on 29 January 2010 | 2 responses

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We Are Nudes in NY Times

Posted on 17 January 2010 | No responses

Fellow Contriver and resident professional clown, John Gilkey’s new comedy team We Are Nudes is performing their surrealist comedy around the Bay Area. 

Check their website for shows and times. We Are Nudes

Tickets

Check out the article here in NYT - We Are Nudes

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BAICFF t-shirt design

Posted on 11 January 2010 | No responses

Designed by Jim for the Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival taking place January 23rd and 24th in Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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