Various Oaxacan Churches

by Jack Brummet

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Recent black and white paintings by the Oaxacan painter Sergio Hernandez

by Jack Brummet

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Ancient dancers found in Nayarit

by Jack Brummet

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Oaxacan swing dancers (video - black and white)

by Jack Brummet

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Photograph: They waited too long (in Oaxaca City)

by Jack Brummet

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Painting from Oaxaca museum: The Last Supper (with new world vegetables).

by Jack Brummet

Detail:

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Oaxacan street-sweeper rig

by Jack Brummet

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ATIT Reheated (2008): Pablo Fanque's notorious interview with Sen. John McCain

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

In an interview today with All This Is That's national affairs editor, Pablo Fanque, Senator John McCain at first mocked the New York Times recent revelations about a possible relationship he had had with the lobbyist Vicki Iseman.

Fanque: So is there any whiff of truth to the story?

Sen. McCain: Sure, I guess there's a whiff of truth. She is a woman, and a good looking woman. It's more convenient to pin her on me than it would be a male lobbyist. That's for sure. Every person on the hill deals with lobbyists.

Fanque: But the New York Times also alludes to something deeper than a drink with a lobbyist.

Sen. McCain: Sure they do. Have you read the 'paper lately? They allude to a lot of things. And the Times has a stake in getting their boy Obama elected. They shredded Hillary Clinton, and now they're coming after me.

Fanque: But that still doesn't really answer the question.

Sen. McCain: But isn't this interview supposed to be about how I would support the arts after I'm elected?

Fanque: It is, indeed. But this seems a little more important.

Sen. McCain: Than what?! This is a f***ing sideshow you're running here. Let's talk about The Issues.

Fanque: We are. This has become the issue.

Sen. McCain: Look. I've become a threat to the Democrats and to the New York Times. So you drag up a ten-year-old story and start flogging it. It's not relevant to the campaign.

Fanque: So just what WAS your relationship with Ms. Iseman?

Sen. McCain: I think I explained that. Several times this week.

Fanque: But the New York Times and some of your staffers seem to think otherwise.

Sen. McCain: You're talking about Pravda here. A paper that is ashamed of the United States. And some traitor staff members who will be rapidly disposed of. Pardon me for ending that sentence with a preposition.

Fanque: But Senator, you've explained that you did some business with a lobbyist. Now, it seems, you need to explain the accusations that have been lodged against you about having a romantic relationship with Ms.Iseman.

Sen. McCain: Really. OK. I drilled Vicki Iseman. So what? Do I get the same pass you gave Slick Willy? Do I get the same pass you've been giving Obama and Hillary?

Fanque: Pass? I don't recall hearing these sorts of allegations against them?

Sen. McCain: Then you have your head in the sand. Because it's all out there. This interview is over.
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Faces 2178 — The next disgraced exec resigns

by Jack Brummet

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Presidential turkey pardons

By Jack Brummet, Holidays and Holy Days Editor


President Harry S. Truman seems to have been the first President to issue a pardon to a Thanksgiving turkey, in 1947.  All subsequent Presidents have carried on the tradition.

I could not find an image of Jimmy Carter pardoning a turkey, but I did find this:

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Faces drawing 2176 — Sex harrassment training class

by Jack Brummet

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Trailer for an upcoming feature on Russian dashcam videos

by Jack Brummet

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Drawing/painting: Accidental Kaleidoscope

by Jack Brummet

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Faces No. 2175 - The Regional Coordinators

by Jack Brummet

4B pencil on raw 18"x24" fir panel

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Faces 1242 — Las Vegas chapel wedding

by Jack Brummet

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Faces 2173 - Sasquatch crossing

by Jack Brummet

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Drawings: 2165-66, 2070-71 on found wooden box

by Jack Brummet

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The Moscow Kalashnikov statue

by Jack Brummet

The Moscow statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov was unveiled a few months ago. Wikipedia:

Even though Kalashnikov felt sorrow at the weapons' uncontrolled distribution, he took pride in his inventions and in their reputation for reliability, emphasizing that his rifle is "a weapon of defense" and "not a weapon for offense".

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The Hammer

by Jack Brummet

There are now thousands of guys out there, waiting for the hammer to fall.

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Louise Bourgeois's Mamon sculpture

by Jack Brummet

Maman (mother in French) is a thirty foot high sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois. She was 87 when she created it in 1998. I saw the original at the Tate Modern in London, and there are six bronze castings in other locations around the world, including one in Bentonville, Ark., home of WalMart.

Detail (The egg sac contains 24 marble eggs):

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More stuff rich people buy

by Jack Brummet

$1,500. "The Everyday Objects collection transforms utilitarian items into handcrafted works of art. This classic coffee can gets a Tiffany twist in sterling silver. 6.7" high." At Tiffany.com.

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2162 - Bigfoot Ski Patrol

by Jack Brummet

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Drawing: 2164 —— Sasquatch fishing trip

by Jack Brummet

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Faces 2163 - Photo booth (on found wooden box)

by Jack Brummet

Detail: 

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All This Is That promo

by Jack Brummet

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