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(Idiotarod, photo by Jami Attenberg)
Conversations with careful observors of forward motion, from astrophysicist Janna Levin to Sam Easterman, a video artist who’s taken to strapping video cameras on water buffalo, tumbleweeds, and other natural entities. Stops along the way include a sound portrait of professional track and fielders, dispatches from an idiotic road race, and Steve Buscemi as Tom Finnegan, a fictional character plagued by poodles.
It’s Not Easy Being Dean
We’re not talking about our show host here, but rather the Democratic candidate struggling for the nomination. Lyrics written by Next Big Thing contributor Jesse Green and sung by puppeteer Rick Lyon, now of Avenue Q fame.
Post-Infinite
I Want to Buy the Guy a Drink Who…
A winter poem from Next Big Thing contributor Steve Almond.
Goat People
| Photo by Karl Schatz |
Poodles
Tom Finnegan sees competition for his wife’s affection coming from all sides, from the neighbors up the street to his household pets – Pierre LaRouche, Lilakee, Scarlet O’Hara et al. This fictional portrait of a man and his predicament was written by Next Big Thing contributor David Cale, and performed ...
View from the Snout
| Buffalo roaming. Photo: Animal Vegetable Video |
Urban Iditarod
| Photo by Jami Attenberg |
Track & Field
Great athletes are masters of the body, but they must also be masters of the mind. This was something sound artist Ben Rubin learned in interviews with famous track and field athletes for an installation he’s created for the new National Track and Field Hall of Fame in New York. ...
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