Category Archives: New Post

Got her covered

Posted on April 8, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

. A vicarious thrill and no small amount of pride to see that the real talent in the family, the mother of my spoiled-rotten child, maestra of the molten glass Jennifer L. Worden lands the cover spot and featured artist … Continue reading →

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Lend me your art

Posted on April 2, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

The lending library is probably one of humanity’s greatest cultural institutions (stands to reason, then, that the first lending library in the Americas was founded by a veritable cultural institute in the flesh: Benjamin Franklin). It’s an ideal that’s kept pace … Continue reading →

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Down this rabbit hole you must go…

Posted on March 31, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider
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Sasha Matthews for the copyright win

Posted on March 20, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

In theory, American copyright laws are among the most creator-friendly in the world: in a nutshell, if you conceive it, and if you preserve it in a durable format, it belongs to you, under aegis of  U.S. jurisprudence, for as long as … Continue reading →

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RIP Stephen Hawking (Jan. 8 1942 – March 14 2018)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

I imagine they felt a little like this in March, 1727. Issac Newton had died, and the world was left to wonder: Who will explain the universe to us now? Stephen Hawking has left us at the age of 76—roughly … Continue reading →

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Creatively satisfying

Posted on March 12, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Springtime salute to the kind of eye candy that’s satisfying not just in its final form, but also throughout the act of its creation. . No overarching meaning here; no metaphors nor messages. Just some fun some stuff to look … Continue reading →

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Art$ and economy

Posted on March 7, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

We’re not supposed to try to valuate the intangibles of culture. Except, you know, we’re a people who valuate everything. So let’s do this. According to new research just released by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bureau … Continue reading →

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Neanderthal art!

Posted on February 23, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Fast on the heels of our discussion late last month with esteemed cave-art expert and paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger, we check back in on this fascinating subject, based on ground-breaking revelations. Just published yesterday, new research on cave art in … Continue reading →

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Portraits of Obamas are game changers

Posted on February 13, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Hats off to artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley for their ground-breaking portraits of, respectively, Michelle and Barack Obama, unveiled this week and added to the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery. These inspiring works will forever change how … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl LII? Sure, why not

Posted on February 4, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Longtime repeat visitors to this space have probably noticed the ambivalent attitude we at Decon Central have toward pro sports in general, and in particular toward the American bacchanalia that is the Super Bowl. Opinions vary, and this probably puts … Continue reading →

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Connecting with an ancient artform

Posted on January 28, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

One of the most important unifying threads in art, in any art, is that of connection. It is that momentary removal of time and distance between observer and creator, when they become of one mind. Intent is key here, and … Continue reading →

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Vote like your world depends on it

Posted on January 15, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Pro forma apologies to any committed partisans in the audience, but I’m firmly convinced that the advent of political parties in general, and our sycophantic two-party system in particular, has brought about the incremental ruination of the great American experiment … Continue reading →

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Elegy for an extinction – sculptures bid farewell to a forest

Posted on January 13, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

The eastern hemlock was once one of the most ubiquitous conifers on this continent. By 2030 it will likely be gone forever. Sometime in the 1950s an invasive parasitic insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), was accidentally imported from east … Continue reading →

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Golden Globes as presidential auditions?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

All due respect to Oprah, but haven’t we learned a little bit about the fitness of media personalities for high(est) office? Assuming the underneath of your rock receives decent broadcast signals, you probably know that Oprah Winfrey accepted the Cecil … Continue reading →

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Resolution Revolution

Posted on December 31, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

, In the small amount of informal surveying I’ve done (friends and family, mostly; so perhaps not a representative demographic but surely an awesome one), I’ve found that most of us don’t muck about with New Years resolutions. And perhaps … Continue reading →

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