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Invented in England, baseball slipped away with the colonies. It's ours. It rises above. We needn't dwell on oligarchies today. Trump...
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Todd Pound
- Mar 19, 2017
- 8 min
Catalysts
Author's note: As a moderate extremist, this is not fun. Shucks, many of my favorite creations (all now on the chopping block): National...
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Todd Pound
- Feb 16, 2017
- 3 min
(Name) Call & Response
"Todd Pound you are a complete moron. I see lots of folks like you who are so brainwashed you can't even think! You are the poster boy...
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Todd
- Jan 26, 2017
- 1 min
That's It!
“The new president displays an alarming disinterest in evidence,” remarks Bruce Fuller, Professor, UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of...
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Todd
- Jan 20, 2017
- 4 min
Songs 2016
Hi. These artists released albums last year: Charlie Parker, Otis Redding, Mekons, The Rolling Stones. David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Leonard...
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Todd (2020)
- Jan 15, 2017
- 6 min
Regulations Are Everything
In my newest story, a couple of prominent characters employ art and design to communicate scientific data pertaining to looming...
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Todd (2020)
- Dec 28, 2016
- 3 min
So this is Christmas
I'm glad the Little Drummer Boy’s drumming made little baby Jesus smile. Art > Material Goods (even kingly gifts!). That carol is Guthrie...
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Todd
- Nov 17, 2016
- 1 min
Pie
Even bad years have days when a friend bakes a plethora of mini-pies on mason jar lids in the middle of July.
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Todd
- Nov 16, 2016
- 3 min
Fighting the Preppy Cross
My family arrived here illegally in 1634 (my ancestors likely waited for the cheaper second or third boat. Regardless of their actual...
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Toddlb
- Nov 12, 2016
- 3 min
ME 2020
I'm in! I am running for President of the United States. The ultimate outsider. My qualifications: I have a Political Science background...
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Toddlb
- Nov 5, 2016
- 1 min
Yuge
I am a practitioner of a ridiculously old-fashioned pursuit: inking a comic-strip. My kids insist I'm simply tracing... and they're...
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Todd
- Sep 7, 2016
- 2 min
Battered Footwear + Me
Sometime in the 1980s, I strolled into the Rainbow sandal factory in San Clemente, California to pick up a new pair of simple leather...
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Todd
- Sep 3, 2016
- 2 min
The Mill Valley Modesty Preservation Society, Special Selection
Shortly after my deep infatuation with Art Deco (a prerequisite obsession for anyone with eyes), I curiously disappeared into dogmatic...
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Todd Pound
- Apr 29, 2016
- 2 min
Building Samples
A couple days ago, SF Chronicle architecture critic John King addressed Facadism, the technique of preserving an old facade while...
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Todd
- Apr 8, 2016
- 1 min
Velocity
I stumbled into this photo from a few years back, but it feels like it might've occurred just a couple hours ago. Time... utterly...
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Todd
- Apr 8, 2016
- 1 min
Ai Way
I've caught a few great Ai Weiwei installations, but nothing as comprehensive as the Royal Academy's 25 year retrospective. I missed the...
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Todd
- Mar 28, 2016
- 1 min
A Good Day To Die
Raise a glass of something quality to Jim Harrison today. His honesty deserves your affection. Thanks to Nikos and Matt (Nebraska native)...
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Todd
- Mar 27, 2016
- 1 min
Firsts
With his older brother, I witnessed how quickly this game becomes competitive and nerve-racking (for instance: Should I let my...
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Todd
- Mar 24, 2016
- 1 min
Phife Out
Yo, microphone check one two what is this The five foot assassin with the ruffneck business I float like gravity, never had a cavity Got...
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Todd
- Mar 12, 2016
- 12 min
5 Years in Song (2011-2015)
For almost 20 years, I've compiled annual lists of favorite songs. I figured this blog might be a good place to start cataloguing a...
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