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Collette Savard’s new CD - her second -is called Zen Boyfriend. Listen to a sample below.

Quarter Life Crisis by Collette Savard

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“Tracer” by Robert Rauschenberg, 1963

Modern art giant Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82

TAMPA, Fla.–Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82.

Rauschenberg died Monday, said Jennifer Joy, his representative at Pace Wildensteins.

Rauschenberg, who first gained fame in the 1950s, didn’t mine popular culture wholesale as Andy Warhol did with Campbell’s soup cans and Roy Lichtenstein did with comic books.

Instead, his “combines,” incongruous combinations of three-dimensional objects and paint, shared pop’s blurring of art and objects from modern life.

Read more: Modern art giant Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82 (Toronto Star, May 13, 2008)

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surveillance culture (def): A cultural climate featuring the normalization of constant surveillance by agencies public and/or private. A surveillance culture can be easily identified by the acceptance of ubiquitous surveillance cameras in public places. This acceptance is often coincident with statements such as “it should only bother you if you have something to hide” or “it makes me feel safer” or or “only criminals object to being watched at all times by the police”.  Popularized and strengthened by the preponderance of “reality” television programs like “Survivor”, and “Big Brother”.

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Cease all mining activities on the planet. Keep the pits open. Round up all police, landlords and telemarketers and place them deep in the mines. Seal off the mines.

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