Art

09
Sep
Briefly Noted for September 9, 2025

Briefly Noted for September 9, 2025

This week in my DMD 2010: History of Digital Culture class, I've been teaching the history and theory
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29
Nov
Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Check out these amazing WPA-style posters created by the Department of Energy to mark the infrastructure achievements made possible under
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01
Jun

When UConn broke up with Adobe: A parable of artists and copyright

One of the things I try very hard to do in my DMD 2010 “History of Digital Culture” class is
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15
Feb

Game Change: Digital Technology and Performative Humanities

"Game changing" is a term we hear a lot in digital humanities. I have used it myself. But
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27
Mar

Briefly Noted: Creative Commons Choices; Radical Transparency; Presidential Sex

Creative Commons has released a statistical analysis of the licensing choices of Flickr users. My summary: most people are happy
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27
Mar

Briefly Noted for March 27, 2008

The D&D crowd at MIT pays tribute to the late Gary Gygax with a large 20-sided die in
12
Jan

Years Ago

I have a confession to make.  I actually subscribe to very few of the amateur history blogs I mention here
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21
Dec

Briefly Noted for December 21, 2007

NEH announces funding for Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. A Visit to Yesterland - The Discontinued Disneyland.
08
Jun

Change Over Time

This is kind of creepy—it reminds me of Michael Jackson's 1991 Black or White video, which is
24
Apr

Google, Miro, and Commemoration

I'm sure many of you noticed the recent controversy over Google's use of Spanish surrealist Joan
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