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Top 5 Postmodern Architecture Buildings in Minneapolis
February 2, 2012 peter bell
At a dinner awhile back, I was trying to provoke a reaction from an artist and author by asking if she considered her recent work as “postmodern.” The reaction was immediate and visceral, with several people wincing. “I hate that word,” said a friend attending art school. “It sounds so art school-y.” Like the alternative […]
Andy Warhol locations in New York City
January 24, 2012 peter bell
Although born and raised in Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol became what this outsider could best describe as the quintessential New Yorker. After establishing himself as a successful commercial artist, Warhol immersed himself into the celebrity and personality of Manhattan, feeding off the energy of the elaborate cast of characters that surrounded him. By reinterpreting the iconic […]
Kurt Cobain in Aberdeen, WA locations
January 18, 2012 peter bell
The first time I heard Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” it was on MTV. My mother had gotten cable to watch The Gulf War (thanks, CNN!) and MTV was part of the package. For any younger readers, MTV used to show music videos almost exclusively back then, before the The Real World proved wildly successful in […]
Steve Jobs Locations: Part 2: Starting a Global Corporation 101
January 6, 2012 peter bell
After returning from India, Steve Jobs settled into the culture of computing in a burgeoning Silicon Valley. Steve Wozniak had taken a job at Hewlett-Packard (HP), while simultaneously working on his design for a new computer that would become the Apple I. Both Jobs and Woz were attending meetings at the Homebrew Computer Club at […]
Steve Jobs Locations: Part 1 : The Wonder Years
December 22, 2011 peter bell
There may be a need to clarify the Steve Jobs entries that have been showing up on popturf lately. In the interest of brevity, I will cut to the chase. Steve Jobs has had a profound impact on all of the categories covered in this website. The transformative effects that the iPhone, iPod and iTunes […]