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Marco Acevedo

Marco Acevedo
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Location
NYC, New York, USA
Birthday
June 18
Bio
Chronincling ongoing tensions in the long and troublesome ménage à trois of Word, Image and Desire, aka Media.

MY RECENT POSTS

  • The Striped Coffin: My Earliest Memory
    November 24, 2010 01:13PM

  • The Objectification of Emma Watson
    May 07, 2009 01:39PM

  • Air Force One Buzzes Death Star; Governor Tarkin "Furious"
    April 29, 2009 06:40PM

  • Images of Bush: "Mirror with a Memory"
    January 27, 2009 09:19AM

  • Obama's Picture War with the Media
    January 22, 2009 11:54AM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

  • “Hi Donna! I figure I'll be a Mad Men fan until they start trafficking in too many…”
    November 30, 2010 05:32PM

  • “Love this post. Something about old houses with winding paths and many rooms and…”
    November 29, 2010 09:56AM

  • “Yep. That's seems about right. It just might take a couple of monsters to spice t…”
    November 29, 2010 09:40AM

  • “First: that painterly image of a girl and her AT-AT Walker? Awesome. I want that…”
    November 25, 2010 02:07AM

  • “Thanks for the kind words, Jerry. Gary, Padraig: it's good to be back. Let's see…”
    November 25, 2010 01:14AM

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November 30, 2010 05:32PM
“Hi Donna! I figure I'll be a Mad Men fan until they start trafficking in too many clichéd character types for laughs.... Miss Blankenship came v…”
About: The Striped Coffin: My Earliest Memory
November 29, 2010 09:56AM
“Love this post. Something about old houses with winding paths and many rooms and windows. They generate things. I've always lived in dull little single…”
About: A Safe Place for “Make-Believe”
November 29, 2010 09:40AM
“Yep. That's seems about right. It just might take a couple of monsters to spice things up. (Brr. The more I look at them, the more more creeped out I g…”
About: When Good Friends Agree
November 25, 2010 02:07AM
“First: that painterly image of a girl and her AT-AT Walker? Awesome. I want that framed. A beautiful post which strikes a chord with me as I'm a new dad…”
About: Attack of The Gender Norms..or...A New Hope?
November 25, 2010 01:14AM
“Thanks for the kind words, Jerry. Gary, Padraig: it's good to be back. Let's see how long I can keep this up now! My life's a bit more complex now than…”
About: The Striped Coffin: My Earliest Memory
May 08, 2009 10:44AM
“Alcibiades— th x for the sentiment, but I noticed that the post got a link on Salon's front page for a while, and that's always good enough for me…”
About: The Objectification of Emma Watson
May 08, 2009 10:38AM
“Jimgalt— Yes: this whole area is gray: no art is pure in the context of money and glands. I'm absolutely sure there was a cynical/pragmatic compon… ;”
About: The Objectification of Emma Watson
May 08, 2009 01:03AM
“Procopius, Ginny— I think this cover was a fluke, but a telling one. Watson seems to be basically have her s*** together.... then again, Madonna s…”
About: The Objectification of Emma Watson
May 08, 2009 12:01AM
“Wow. I've been in transit since the end of the afternoon, so this is my first chance to respond. A great turnout, thank you all, and so much gist for g…”
About: The Objectification of Emma Watson
May 07, 2009 03:33PM
“Away into the wild feed yonder....”
About: The Objectification of Emma Watson
May 05, 2009 07:08AM
“Barry— Th ree things— OK, four things: One, as usual your images are knock-down gorgeous; but you really do take the viewer/reader on a trip,…”
About: A town called Marfa
May 05, 2009 06:50AM
“Mary, you're a doll. Thanks again for the kind words. A very bizarre story. Still feels off, but unfortunately, or fortunately, I don't have the patien…”
About: Air Force One Buzzes Death Star; Governor Tarkin "Furious"
May 01, 2009 12:41PM
“Mary, great great piece. I laughed, I cringed, I hid behind my chair. Then I pondered. I realize I usually praise things by comparing them to movies.…”
About: Hormone Hell and the Damage It Inflicts
April 30, 2009 11:12AM
“Squishy. The haiku theme for today is... um, squishy, slidy, slippery. But why do I keep thinking of hand sanitizer and pigs? Man, pandemics are such a…”
About: You Should Try It & See! (Dirty Haiku Thursday)
April 30, 2009 08:12AM
“"Will fevered pigs fly?" Great stuff.”
About: Love in the Time of Swine Flu
April 30, 2009 08:02AM
“Dude—— instant flashback to when I was ten and slid all the way down the big sunbaked slide at Palisades Amusement Park on my hand. OOOOWWW…”
About: A Slippery Hooker Haiku For You!
April 30, 2009 07:21AM
“Barry, Donna, Mary: thanks for the comments. A point I meant to make about an image czar (which was a slightly tongue-in-cheek suggestion) is that someo…”
About: Air Force One Buzzes Death Star; Governor Tarkin "Furious"
April 30, 2009 07:07AM
“Happy birthday, Dakini! The clip is beautiful (tho I wish I could see Olga-Lydia Winegar's embodiment as you describe it). What a great perspective: &q…”
About: Birthday Post: Finding My Place in the Sun
April 29, 2009 08:56PM
“I would have loved to have added a couple of TIE fighters but that would really have taken some time.”
About: Air Force One Buzzes Death Star; Governor Tarkin "Furious"
April 19, 2009 07:20AM
“Bueno, compay. Trataré.”
About: bless me OS, for I have sinned
April 18, 2009 09:17PM
“Oh my, what a treat, Cherie. Must bookmark for inspiration when Dee and I finally find a new place and need to decorate for the senses while not bustin…”
About: The Basement Chronicles. A brief respite in my bedroom.
April 18, 2009 08:45PM
“Mano— If seven days away is a sin I am seriously screwed. Seriously.... I have missed your spectacular images, but now I hope to at least maintain…”
About: bless me OS, for I have sinned
April 18, 2009 08:30PM
“I have just been freelancing at a design firm in a vast loft space in Chelsea (NYC). The flooring consists of concrete/steel laminate plates. While the…”
About: Why is everyone wearing fetish shoes??
April 18, 2009 08:06PM
“OS gets my vote of confidence— the response to your compassionate and fairly reasoned post should be pretty civilized, and hopefully, lively. You…”
About: Can OS Handle Abortion? Civil Discourse or Civil War?
April 18, 2009 03:09PM
“Cindy— Yo u make me feel alright about my terrible problem with names. I keep telling people it's nothing personal. I'll remember everything about…”
About: Everyone gets naked at the NYC OS anniversary party
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