David Remnick Quote on Vladimir Putin

From his Talk of the Town piece in the 8/26/13 New Yorker, which focuses on the current and terrible state of affairs in Egypt -

"What is Vladimir Putin if not the scowling visage of history, a secret policeman who mocks the earnest ambitions of liberty?"

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Bryan Daniel Working With an IBL Photograph

My original photo appeared in these very pages earlier this week, on 8/25/13.  Very pleased with what Bryan did with it.  I prefer it to the original...

To see another alteration of Bryan's in these very pages, please revisit an entry from a year ago, 8/25/12...

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A Photo By Peeber

You start drinking the IBL Kool Aid you too will see crosses everywhere...

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"My Life Would Make A Damn Good Country Song"

Original IBL art - crayon and lipstick on paper, 12 x 9 inches, 8/18/13.

Oh this just popped into my head, it did, and I'd like to do one much larger than this, maybe 4x as large or in that neighborhood.  But I wanted to get a sense of what it might look like on something bigger than a coaster or cocktail napkin.  And now I know.

Tim Tebow Is Left-Handed

I only recently discovered this fact and it pleases me way more than it should, I have to say.  Our crack IBL research team tells me that Satan is often portrayed as being left-handed.  A cautionary tale? That's not for me to say.  I just hope Mr. Tebow minds the company he keeps, that's all...

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An original IBL photograph taken August 20th, 2013, sidewalk in front of Quarter Lounge, First Hill, Seattle.

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An original IBL photograph taken August 21st, 2013, alley, High Point, Seattle.