Politics

...now in animated form. Check out this powerful video from artist Seth Brau:

MIckey writes in a recent comment to suggest this great little mock debate between McCain and Obama on the arts and art education. While this didn't actually happen, all of the answers are quoted and sourced. Thanks Mikey!

With voter registration deadlines looming, the Vote for Change folks have come up with a grassroots, participatory way of promoting the 'get out the vote' message.

...although to be fair, I dozed off for a bit of John McCain's RNC speech. I guess this is what I missed.Hey- their fault for basically dropping their candidate right down in front of a blue screen.

Its great to see the New York Times picking up on an idea that Daniel Pink highlighted in his book, A Whole New Mind- that design can change the world. Pink points out that better desing on the 'butterfly ballots' in Palm Beach Florida could well have swung the 2000 election in the other direction.

This brilliant little video explains the behind-the-scenes selection of Sarah Palin for the VP slot- be warned, some strong language means you might not want to share this with the students.But who knows? You might.