Obama Quote in Notebook

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Chris Piascik is a designer in Cambridge, MA, and he fills notebooks with fantastic daily drawings and stylized words. Ann Raber discovered this page with a quotation from Obama's The Audacity of Hope: [Chris Piascik / Flickr] Piascik has even painted some creatures onto red Chuck Taylors.

Co-Curator: Larissa Zhou

Friday, April 4th, 2008

[Larissa Zhou] I'm a PRX intern and will be helping out with BallotVox. I hail originally from China, but have lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and California. I've spent the most time in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. I'm psyched about joining the BallotVox team because this November ...

Co-Curator: Genevieve Sponsler

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

[Genevieve Sponsler] 1. What part of the country do you live in? I relocated to Massachusetts last fall to work for PRX, but I'm originally from D.C. suburbia. 2. Why are you interested in Web 2.0 and the election? I got interested in the possibilities of the Web from my summer internships during college. ...

The Race Speech

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Independence Hall [Runs With Scissors / Flickr] Barack Obama spoke about race yesterday in Philadelphia. This morning, rants aside, the "regular-person" blogosphere mostly praised Obama for nuance and bravery and uncommon frankness. We're still looking for a thoughtful but largely negative critique -- so send us a link if you find ...

Hillary: Buzz or Buzzkill?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

[Litandmore / Flickr] [Litandmore / Flickr] John McCain clinched the Republican nomination last night, but the buzz belonged to Hillary Clinton for winning Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island. Ohio blogger The Critic explains the vote he cast for Clinton yesterday: Today I was up by six thirty, dressed by six forty, and out the ...