Author Archives: Joshua Berger

Salmon Pageantry ~ Walt Curtis & Carl Hanni

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Joshua Berger

We published an extensive interview by Carl Hanni with Portland’s own Walt Curtis back in Plazm issue #3. Carl talks with Walt about his works, growing up gay in Oregon, and Portland poets. We have posted the full article along … Continue reading →

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Font-of-the-Day

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Joshua Berger

A day-by-day calendar conceived of by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit at Slanted. You can buy a physical desktop calendar or download a desktop / iphone widget for free. They have opened up the floor for submissions to the 2010 … Continue reading →

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(Word) Cloud Maker

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Input text into Wordle and it generates a word cloud, or visual representation of that texts emphasis, based on word frequency. See what you’re saying? — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — … Continue reading →

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Colophon 2009: More Magazines Than You Can Shake a Stick at

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Plazm will be part of the Colophon biennial symposium of independent magazines in Luxembourg, March 13-15. Go if you can. Regardless, the Colophon web site is a great resource for checking out magazines from around the world. I did an … Continue reading →

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Senate Vote Prohibits Arts Recipients in Economic Stimulus Funding

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) offered a “compromise” amendment which passed the Senate as part of the economic stimulus package. The compromise prohibits arts funding. Now is the time to call your Senators and Representatives to let them know that art … Continue reading →

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Post-Graffiti Collage

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Poster Boy cuts and pastes ads in the NYC subways. Recently nabbed by the NYPD, Henry Matyjewicz claims to be just one of the individuals involved in the Poster Boy movement. You too can be a Poster Boy. Mix it … Continue reading →

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Lux RIP

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Lux Interior passed away sometime on February 4, 2009. An amazing performer with a singular vision. Survived by his wife and band mate, Poison Ivy. Back in 1995 Lux and Poison Ivy allowed us to reproduce their McDonald’s applications in … Continue reading →

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Skate Uganda

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Following up on the Afghanistan skate story, here are some folks—the Uganda Skateboard Union—championing the societal benefits of skateboarding. There’s a video of the making of their skate park as well. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — … Continue reading →

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Freelectro Sunday

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Free show – E*Rock + Atole at the Someday Lounge. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org —

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Pranking with the undead

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Easily the best undead prank of the week. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org —

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