From a photo series of people wearing the shirts of former lovers: When all else is gone, it is often the things we most take for granted that endure, like an old, torn t-shirt. For her collaboration with writer and actress Hanne Steen, photographer Carla Richmond collects intimate portraits of the brokenhearted, women wearing shirts left behind by ex-lovers. Hanging loosely about … Continue reading Face Of The Day
The debate we had today about the new war in Iraq was one of the reasons I’m still doing this after fourteen years. I get to make an argument and have the smartest critiques come back at me pretty damn quick. It’s like my own personal interactive Wikipedia of ideas. I’m not persuaded by most … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
Maureen O’Connor questions the difficulties of long-distance relationships: A Queen’s University study recently found relationship-satisfaction levels for long-distance and “geographically close” couples to be virtually indistinguishable on nearly all measures, including sexual satisfaction. Oddly enough, digital communication may actually be more romantic than face-to-face interaction: A study from Cornell University found that confessions made via one-on-one … Continue reading Love At A Distance
Below are our posts regarding the Dish going independent, beginning with Andrew’s original announcement on January 2 and then followed by our coverage of the resulting commentary and conversation among readers and the blogosphere. To skip to the more detailed explanation of “The Dish Model” click here. Join us as a founding member here. Another … Continue reading Dish Independence
by Chris BodennerMany people consider my favorite musician, Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk), no musician at all. In fact, certain stuffed shirts want to prosecute him for what he does. That's because Girl Talk creates mash-ups: tracks that blend samples from other artists, usually without permission. Mash-ups began as novelties, and most are just clever … Continue reading Music Of The Millennials
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