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Comment on Street Seen :: COACHELLA by tim bilmon

tim bilmon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:35:15 +0000

hahaha yewwww. see you there next year! xo

Comment on The Library for the Future by goatboy

goatboy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:26:41 +0000

The problem with the “green” designation of this building is that the city demolished a perfectly good building to build this new green one. Calculate the carbon footprint on that one.

Comment on Sustainability by the Numbers by izzy

izzy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:38:54 +0000

The art of trying to give image to the phrase “two million plastic beverage bottles” by showing two million plastic beverage bottles portrays the main point of his art…being resourceful and efficient. I like him.

Comment on The Library for the Future by City of Austin Opens Eco-Friendly Library in 78704

City of Austin Opens Eco-Friendly Library in 78704 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:18:37 +0000

[...] img { border: solid 5px; border-color: #eeeeee; } h3 {text-align: center } #divlist {margin-left: 30pt; } On August 21st, 2010, Austin will unveil its newest vision of a greener city and introduce the Twin Oaks Branch Library to South Austin. The construction of the new Twin Oaks Library Branch, located off South 5th and Mary Street, was first approved by voters in 1998 but construction took a hiatus in 2003 due to hard economic times. During that time, builders were able to reevaluate the amenities for the new building by researching other bookstore models. By looking at what other branch libraries were doing and having the new found time to do so, project managers were able to collaborate with local residents and come up with a plan to modernize the building while keeping its South Austin look and feel. Now complete, the 10,120 square-foot bookstore boasts green alternatives to recycled water and light as well as eye-catching architecture made from reused bricks. The building uses several eco-friendly systems including a rainwater harvesting system and a day lighting control system. The lighting system The reused bricks came from the demolition of the old South Austin Post Office that once stood in its place. The interior structure of the building is supported by 15 support beams made of reclaimed Douglas Fir, saving the city about 30 trees.The grand opening is on Saturday, August 21st, at 10 a.m. and will feature a ceremony, live jazz music, and local South Austin food and drink. Find out more information about this event here or read more about the structure of this unique South Austin building here. [...]

Comment on The Library for the Future by rg

rg — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:45:43 +0000

Too bad it’s got a metric butt-load of paved, suburban-style parking. Oh, but if you’ve got a hybrid, you have reserved spot in that wasteland of asphalt, so it IS green.

Comment on Slacker: 20 Years Later by SLACKER AT 20 « Freelance Alchemy

SLACKER AT 20 « Freelance Alchemy — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:45:26 +0000

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Comment on Slacker: 20 Years Later by Karen Hall

Karen Hall — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:05:35 +0000

Daniel Sargeant has pegged today’s Austin. With only a 10 year hiatus in the 1970’s, I have been lucky enough to live in Austin since 1965. Yes, Austin is a place for the self-motivated: My child is working on a startup, my husband and I have our own businesses; but best of all, the creativity found in entertainment, music, and sports is what gives us the reason to stay. Daniel Sargeant, write some more. I love your slant!

Comment on Slacker: 20 Years Later by Elaine Watson

Elaine Watson — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:10:17 +0000

As a former UT student in the early to mid 70’s who fell in love with Austin and vows to return some day, I really enjoyed Daniel Sargeant’s balanced description of a city on the move, but with it’s roots firmly entrenched in the creative and off-beat.

Comment on The Cipher: Austin’s Hip-Hop Project by Rafa

Rafa — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:42:11 +0000

I love The Cipher… …you guys are a unique gift to Austin.

Comment on The Ugly Step Children of the Cinematic World by Benjamin Reed

Benjamin Reed — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:47:10 +0000

Well put.

I’d have to agree that when so many ‘independent’ film companies are semi-secretly owned by large studios (and make films that cost several millions of dollars, often featuring well-known talent), a new outlet must arise. But distribution would again be the big challenge.

While an advance in digital technology sistered with a drop in price has indeed made film and editing equipment affordable for the middle class, that’s because a profit model existed to justify the development of these advances. Despite their low cost, there currently is no great profit model for the distribution of movies made for $1,500.

In our generation we’ve seen the rise of the independent coffee shop, the independent retailer, music shop, etc. What American film now needs is a trend of film- and business-savvy people to invent the profitable movie house that features, primarily, movies made locally and on micro budgets. Austin, with its almost dogmatic love for locally-sourced consumables, might be that place.

Surely, if successful it will eventually be copied, co-opted and then watered-down by the realities of venture capitalism. But, crucially, it could survive long enough to have a meaningful impact on the content and style of American film as a whole.