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And it’s not about being “politically correct.“ These representations have real-world effects. And we are not “the worst kind of racists” because we point out that mainstream society isn’t past racism. You’re the one who wants to make excuses and give people like Bay a free pass.

By Pat to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/03/09.
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WX, they don’t have to be black in color to be minstrel stereotypes, just like if they were saying “Ching chong, me usey chopasticks to fighta Decepticons,“ they wouldn’t have to be yellow for us to know they’re terrible Asian stereotypes. Read a history book and open your eyes. …

By pat to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/03/09.
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Sorry for the delay on links, folks! Article now formatted in the way it was intended to be presented!   Have a great 4th!

By Seth Fein to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
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Here is a link to Laurence’s blog.  His writing is at least as good as his food.  http://www.thislittlepiggy.us/

By Suzanne to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
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“There are no to finer words in the english language than “encased meats” my friend.“

By av509 to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
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Part 2 will run Monday, and Part 3 will run Tuesday. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

By Joel Gillespie to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/03/09.
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nicely done Mr. Johnson.

By Richard Lui to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
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Thanks for writing this- I hadn’t heard about it at all yet.  I’m looking forward to the upcoming parts.

By Debbie to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/03/09.
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...faith in humanity restored. Thanks E.

By Ahh... to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
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Some question about what this matter says about our local population. Although I am not exactly part of the “CHIEF Yesterday-Today-Forever” Crowd, I am familiar with them and understand how they think. They would perceive the backwardized spelling of Fighting Illini as Incredibly Offensive, since many of them would …

By e. wayne johnson to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
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Whatever - I’m white and yer just a person to me. All I’m seeing here is an outlet for some seriously demented passion. Who cares, he got busted and served, move on. We’re just people these days - this shits gotta get old sometime…

By Whatever... to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
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One could argue that Nepermann was exercising 1st amendment rights and that the destruction of the display was “protected speech”, not merely vandalism.  One could even abstract Nepermann’s actions as a form of “art”. To me, the whole thing has the nature of a conflict of ideas and values, …

By e. wayne johnson to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
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When it comes to racism, you politically correct popinjays are the worst kind of racists. The two robots in question are not even black in colour. They may speak like hiphop stars and ‘don’t do much reading’, but how do their personalities refer to black people? I am sure …

By WX to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/02/09.
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Nicely written, but - wow, that bottom photo!

By Lisa Bralts-Kelly to the entry 'Risking it on 07/02/09.
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oooo.  thanks, i was not aware of this.  v. good to know.

By gillian gabriel to the entry 'On the bubble on 07/02/09.
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I have three adult sons and was a young man myself once. We all did stupid things and didn’t get caught. But unless you are a young man of color, those who advocate for the lesser charge are missing a huge point. How many young men of color get …

By Durango Mendoza to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
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If the campus setting deters you from Evo Cafe, you can also get bubble tea at Xinh Xinh Cafe (a Vietnamese restaurant near Urbana’s Schnucks grocery store).  They serve a variety of other drinks from southeast Asia.

By K. Chi to the entry 'On the bubble on 07/02/09.
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Mike - I purely speculated that he might be fucked for life, if Rietz did the thing that seems to be the most rational: charge him to fit the crime with a felony for stealing and damaging a work of art, and doing it with intent to further damage …

By Seth Fein to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
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You’re welcome, S. Potter! After spending a couple hours with Jesse and Abby last weekend, I was like, “Wow. This just makes sense (even though other media sources have painted a different picture).“

By Heather Dillon to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/02/09.
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Anxious to read parts 2 & 3.

By Doug Hoepker to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/02/09.

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Six Illinois banks failed today ... : SPlog : Smile Politely

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Six Illinois banks failed today ...

Posted in SPLOG to Quote by Kelly I on Friday, July 3, 2009 at 10:34 am

... including the First National Bank of Danville:

http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09117.html

"The First National Bank of Danville, Danville, Illinois, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Financial Bank, N.A., Terre Haute, Indiana, to assume all of the deposits of The First National Bank of Danville."

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"The six failed Illinois banks are all controlled by one family and followed a similar business model that created concentrated exposure in each institution. The failure of these banks resulted primarily from losses related to the banks' investment in collateralized debt obligations and other loan losses."

http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html

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Never had a desire to check out 88 Broadway. Maybe they’ll dumb down the concept and reopen as 88 Bottles (of beer on the wall, natch). Elsewhere, when they get around to the 2nd remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD which took place in a mall, maybe this …

Posted by Jason Pankoke to the entry '88 Broadway goes belly-up on 07/02/09.
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Um, how does “taking full responsibility” for his crime square with his non-guilty plea today?  I thought the first thing you have to do when taking responsiblity for a mistake is, you know, admit you are guilty of a mistake.

Posted by Dan Schreiber to the entry 'Mark Nepermann's public apology regarding the sign theft on 07/02/09.
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Too cool for words!

Posted by Doug Hoepker to the entry 'Going Slowly update: June 30, 2009 on 07/02/09.
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Well put Brett. “This is how cultural capital is built up and how we confer value on things, that to some, look only like signs.“ That is a great quote!

Posted by Tyson to the entry 'Low assigned value of Native Hosts art means theft is misdemeanor on 07/02/09.
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not to be cynical but WHOOOOOA WHAT A HUGE SURPRISE NEVER SAW THIS COMING SINCE DAY ONE AT ALL.

Posted by lindsey to the entry '88 Broadway goes belly-up on 07/01/09.
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Edgar Heap of Birds has been known internationally for many years for making public signs, large scale public sculpture, paintings and drawings, and other work that serve as reminders of the tremendous human cost of the colonization of this land. He has gained respect by making this work, …

Posted by Brett Bloom to the entry 'Low assigned value of Native Hosts art means theft is misdemeanor on 07/01/09.
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now Homeless Bill can come back!

Posted by Todd to the entry '88 Broadway goes belly-up on 07/01/09.
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“we see it as a pattern of behavior of treating american indians as second-class citizens…“ noooooo, that doesn’t happen. not in the good ol’ US of A.  besides, exploiting native americans is about as american as apple pie and napalm.

Posted by john to the entry 'Low assigned value of Native Hosts art means theft is misdemeanor on 06/30/09.
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You might be right that he knew what he stole, but I still don’t know what the sign meant, I’m not trying to be funny. I figured it was a piece of art, but I really did not know its significance, seriously. In my younger years I probably would have …

Posted by Tyson to the entry 'Low assigned value of Native Hosts art means theft is misdemeanor on 06/30/09.
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Speaking of, I stole a Captain Morgan’s banner from KAM’s once, just ripped that fucker right off the wall.   The bouncers chased us across the quad but they were kind of pudgy frat types and we got away.

Posted by John Hoeffleur to the entry 'Low assigned value of Native Hosts art means theft is misdemeanor on 06/30/09.

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And it’s not about being “politically correct.“ These representations have real-world effects. And we are not “the worst kind of racists” because we point out that mainstream society isn’t past racism. You’re the one who wants to make excuses and give people like Bay a free pass.

By Pat to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/03/09.
{username}

WX, they don’t have to be black in color to be minstrel stereotypes, just like if they were saying “Ching chong, me usey chopasticks to fighta Decepticons,“ they wouldn’t have to be yellow for us to know they’re terrible Asian stereotypes. Read a history book and open your eyes. …

By pat to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/03/09.
Seth Fein avatar

Sorry for the delay on links, folks! Article now formatted in the way it was intended to be presented!   Have a great 4th!

By Seth Fein to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
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Here is a link to Laurence’s blog.  His writing is at least as good as his food.  http://www.thislittlepiggy.us/

By Suzanne to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
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“There are no to finer words in the english language than “encased meats” my friend.“

By av509 to the entry 'Learning the art of Charcuterie on 07/03/09.
Joel Gillespie avatar

Part 2 will run Monday, and Part 3 will run Tuesday. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

By Joel Gillespie to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/03/09.
{username}

nicely done Mr. Johnson.

By Richard Lui to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
{username}

Thanks for writing this- I hadn’t heard about it at all yet.  I’m looking forward to the upcoming parts.

By Debbie to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/03/09.
{username}

...faith in humanity restored. Thanks E.

By Ahh... to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
{username}

Some question about what this matter says about our local population. Although I am not exactly part of the “CHIEF Yesterday-Today-Forever” Crowd, I am familiar with them and understand how they think. They would perceive the backwardized spelling of Fighting Illini as Incredibly Offensive, since many of them would …

By e. wayne johnson to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/03/09.
{username}

Whatever - I’m white and yer just a person to me. All I’m seeing here is an outlet for some seriously demented passion. Who cares, he got busted and served, move on. We’re just people these days - this shits gotta get old sometime…

By Whatever... to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
{username}

One could argue that Nepermann was exercising 1st amendment rights and that the destruction of the display was “protected speech”, not merely vandalism.  One could even abstract Nepermann’s actions as a form of “art”. To me, the whole thing has the nature of a conflict of ideas and values, …

By e. wayne johnson to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
{username}

When it comes to racism, you politically correct popinjays are the worst kind of racists. The two robots in question are not even black in colour. They may speak like hiphop stars and ‘don’t do much reading’, but how do their personalities refer to black people? I am sure …

By WX to the entry 'Transformers 2 — More robotic nonsense on 07/02/09.
Lisa Bralts-Kelly avatar

Nicely written, but - wow, that bottom photo!

By Lisa Bralts-Kelly to the entry 'Risking it on 07/02/09.
gillian gabriel avatar

oooo.  thanks, i was not aware of this.  v. good to know.

By gillian gabriel to the entry 'On the bubble on 07/02/09.
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I have three adult sons and was a young man myself once. We all did stupid things and didn’t get caught. But unless you are a young man of color, those who advocate for the lesser charge are missing a huge point. How many young men of color get …

By Durango Mendoza to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
K. Chi avatar

If the campus setting deters you from Evo Cafe, you can also get bubble tea at Xinh Xinh Cafe (a Vietnamese restaurant near Urbana’s Schnucks grocery store).  They serve a variety of other drinks from southeast Asia.

By K. Chi to the entry 'On the bubble on 07/02/09.
Seth Fein avatar

Mike - I purely speculated that he might be fucked for life, if Rietz did the thing that seems to be the most rational: charge him to fit the crime with a felony for stealing and damaging a work of art, and doing it with intent to further damage …

By Seth Fein to the entry 'The time of the Signs on 07/02/09.
Heather Dillon avatar

You’re welcome, S. Potter! After spending a couple hours with Jesse and Abby last weekend, I was like, “Wow. This just makes sense (even though other media sources have painted a different picture).“

By Heather Dillon to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/02/09.
Doug Hoepker avatar

Anxious to read parts 2 & 3.

By Doug Hoepker to the entry 'Safe Haven: rest for the weary on 07/02/09.

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