Top 10 reasons to read comic books

10. Fun To Read 9. Spark The Imagination 8. Inspirational 7. Pretty Pictures 6. Literacy 5. Educational Tidbits and Nuggets 4. Cool Factor 3. Better Than The Movie 1. Good Ol’ Fashion Values via Top 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Read Comics   I totally agree with the list, though I think ‘fun’ and ‘inspirational’ …

Transporting a 340-ton boulder across Los Angeles – for arts sake

  This giant rock will be on display at LACMA for people to walk under it and marvel at its size. Check out how it will be displayed and the artists thoughts about it.         See more photos and get the full story at the LA Times

In the internet era… pre-game Super Bowl commercials, live streaming, game-day art, ladies commercials

It’s been a fun week for football fans with all the hoopla and excitement. Here are the posts from 1X57 in build-up to the big game:   The internet era “Things have changed” – in the internet era of the Super Bowl – “It used to be about a one time hit for 30 seconds or …

A Dance to the Music of Time – by Nicolas Poussin

The famous painting by Nicolas Poussin in the 1630s, which also inspired the novels of the same name, A Dance to the Music of Time. I’m not a big fan of Renaissance painting, nor this one, but the them creates endless thoughts in my mind. “the music of time” “dancing around time” “is time’s music a …

New Star Wars T-Shirts for the release of Episode 1 in 3D — by web designers

R2 Graffiti – Artoo is conflicted. He hates it when taggers mistake him for a mailbox, but at the same time… street art is in right now, he looks kind of dope. Designed by Reece Ward.