Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett  //  Writer & podcaster | evangelist @gbtc | producer @TummelVision | co-founder @CreateBaltimore | http://bit.ly/HazlettProfile

 
Sep 28 / 7:41pm

Moving my brain to another site

I'm switching my Internet home base from Posterous to AndrewHazlett.com (using Squarespace).  I've enjoyed using this tool, but I've soured on autosharing links on other services, which I had considered one of the great advantages of Posterous.

If I post something worth sharing on another service, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, what have you, it seems better to "handcraft" a an "organic" link.  Pushing out auto-generated material just doesn't seem respectful to the people I'd like to converse with online.

Posterous has many other positive features, but I've decided that my main personal website needed the cool tools fine-grained controls provided by Squarespace.  Over time, I think I'll have a much prettier and more navigable little corner of the Internet to call my own.

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Sep 11 / 7:35pm

Will casual sexism lure visitors to Philadelphia art museums?

Crudephilly

Dear VisitPhilly.com,

Strolling through Washington's Union Station this evening, I came across this tourism ad covering an entire wall: "...how do I get my husband to see Renoir?  Tell him he favored nudes."

Is this the only way to trick (presumably) heterosexual males into an art museum? Perhaps there's an alternative that would be less demeaning to men, women, and museums?
Filed under  //  Art and Design   Depressingly Low Expectations   Museums  
 
Jul 29 / 9:44am

In Memoriam

This sculpture by Walter Hancock memorializes railroad workers killed in the Second World War. It soars above the milling crowds in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. This is my grainy cellphone snapshot from this morning...

Photo

Filed under  //  Art and Design  
 
Jul 19 / 4:50pm

A Gorgeous Streamlined 1930 Art Deco Henderson Motorcycle

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via thecoolhunter.net

Definitely click through the photo to see more angles on this stunning piece of work. [By way of http://piratepickings.tumblr.com/]

Filed under  //  Design   Style  
 
Jun 21 / 5:40pm

Fairly fine books free to a good home

This is going to be painful, but I'm about to start deaccessioning a major portion of my library.  I have thousands of books I've been accumulating for a couple of decades or more.  For a number of reasons, I just can't give them the space and care they deserve.  

I'll try and sell quite a few and donate the remainder to the Baltimore Book Thing.  But, first, I thought I'd see if anyone, particularly in the Baltimore area, would be interested in a bunch of old books.  For students, I have a lot of philosophy books (especially history of philosophy) and many classic works of literature.  I also have a small library of public policy books which may be of interest to think tank types or journalists.  The books will be free, but you'll need to pick them up or pay for shipping.

Leave a message for me at 410-429-0663 or email me [andrew.hazlett@gmail.com] and I can tell you more about what I'm downsizing.
Filed under  //  Baltimore   Books   Personal  
 
Jun 21 / 6:41am

Ladies of the WWII-era WAVES in glorious color

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Over at A Continuous Lean, Michael Williams has unearthed some wonderful photographs of World War II's women sailors in their working uniforms of chambray and denim. These are some joyful and stylish images of some tough, pioneering ladies. Definitely click on the photo or follow the link for much more.

via acontinuouslean.com

Filed under  //  History   Photography   Style  
 
Jun 19 / 5:27am

Now I'm missing cable TV: Natalie Wood on TCM this month

I've had few regrets since we cut the cord and looked to the internet and old-fashioned broadcasts for all our family's TV-watching.  

The one cable channel I really miss is Turner Classic Movies.  The other day, watching a TV with no sound at the gym, I was captivated by the clips and photos in this TCM tribute to their "Star of the Month" Natalie Wood. Here's the video (with audio) of Robert Redford reminiscing about his high school classmate and frequent co-star.

By the way, TCM has a great website... ample background information on the movies and stars, a lot of community elements, and many ways to dive deeper into the films they feature.  They are doing far more than pumping out a feed of all the films they own.  They're curating a vast library of cultural treasures and presenting them in fresh and compelling ways.

I wish I could tell Comcast to give me just TCM (and maybe a couple other channels too).
Filed under  //  Film   TV  
 
Jun 18 / 7:29pm

A blog devoted to Jim Flora design and illustration? I can dig it!

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via jimflora.blogspot.com

Even if you don't know his name, you'll definitely get a kick out of Jim Flora's playful mid-century modern style.

Filed under  //  Art and Design  
 
Jun 6 / 9:32pm

John Ford's combat footage from the Battle of Midway - June 4, 1942

via vanishedamericana.com

Amazed to see this short color film via Vanished Americana... we forget how bleak and uncertain things looked for the allies in 1942.  Some of the sillier moments in this propaganda film can't mask the fear and extreme violence Ford captured on camera.

Filed under  //  Film   History  
 
Apr 22 / 5:46pm

My Interview with Anya Kamenetz about her new book DIY U

via youtube.com

Student loans, college costs, and the price of middle class credentialing... Why higher education may be the next debt bubble to burst (and other interesting ideas and insights).

Filed under  //  Books   Education   Interview   Video