Route 66

Robert Frank's photographs along Route 66.

Ethnography

Links to ethnographic studies.

American Typologies

Check out Jeff Brouws' Readymades: A Catalog of American Artifacts

Why We'll Always Need a Good Story

Scott Russell Sanders' article from The Georgia Review - Why We'll Always Need a Good Story reminds us of the power of story and its cultural significance.

The future of the term paper?

Read about The Institute for Media Literacy in last week's NY Times Education Supplement. This is a very cool project about the Trojan War involving everything from 3-D modeling to video.

Stewart Brand

It's been some time since I've given much thought to Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog. Came across his name tonight while I was reading about the theory of Open Space construction on the Bensonwood site below. Take a look at Brand's ideas about time at the Long Now Foundation. His home page is here.

Thoreau's Cabin

Found this link to the Ted Benson post and beam follks and their replica of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond.

Ansel Adams Photos

Here are some cool Ansel Adams photos on the Sierra Club site.