NPR story about a Kansas man earning money for his political campaign using an online comic rife with "geek" references. Link to the comic on the left of the article.
What does this mean? Sure, he's raised the money, but the article notes that "about 90 percent of his donations came from out-of-state contributors through PayPal." Those donations do not translate into votes. What do you think of the comic?
This is really cool. Images of citizens posted around the community. Better than billboards? Probably. But what's the point? via NPR
More technology and urban planning. Text to vote for new business. Gothamist Story
From PopRally, "a program of events at The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center," comes an exhibition of political works of art from the JustSeeds Visual Resistance Artists' Co-op. [If you find something cool, post a direct link in the comments. I haven't been able to look through all of the works. Although this one from the front page is fantastic. How does the background image affect the message? What about the color and quality of the background image?] Original story via Gothamist Story.
Slate article on one group's protest of the movie Tropic Thunder.
Again from Slate, this time a video analysis of the McCain/Obama commercials. [Anyone know what the title of the article is alluding to? Why would they call it that?]
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