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This is a test

by Andrew Hazlett January 2, 2012

Testing testing testing Share this:Tweet

Coming Soon: Fresh Podcasts, Writing, and Experiments in Live Video Discussion

by Andrew Hazlett September 28, 2010

Watch this space for new writing and new podcasts, including an interview with Mark Lamster on his book Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens. Beginning in early December, The New Modern will be hosting a series of experiments in live video discussion of ideas, books, history, the arts, and [...]

A Gorgeous Streamlined 1930 Art Deco Henderson Motorcycle

by Andrew Hazlett July 19, 2010

via thecoolhunter.net Definitely click through the photo to see more angles on this stunning piece of work. [By way of http://piratepickings.tumblr.com/] Posted via email from Andrew Hazlett Share this:Tweet

John Ford’s combat footage from the Battle of Midway – June 4, 1942

by Andrew Hazlett June 7, 2010

via vanishedamericana.com Amazed to see this short color film via Vanished Americana… we forget how bleak and uncertain things looked for the allies in 1942. Posted via web from Andrew Hazlett Share this:Tweet

An Interview with Anya Kamenetz about student loans, higher education, and her book “DIY U”

by Andrew Hazlett April 19, 2010

Anya Kamenetz is the author of DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education. She’s also the subject of our very first (and very beta) video interview: DIY U is about the future of higher education: It’s a story about the communities of visionaries who are tackling the enormous challenges of cost, [...]

The Arab as “white foreigner” – the contested heritage of Timbuktu

by Andrew Hazlett April 12, 2010

The legendary city of Timbuktu – a center for trade and learning for centuries and is the home of the oldest library south of the Sahara. Now, African and Saudi donors are joined in a contest to reframe the cultural heritage of a continent: No one in Timbuktu has forgotten how the Moroccans conquered the [...]

An interview with Stephen Fry

by Andrew Hazlett February 23, 2010

Music video: “Little Dolls” by Indochine

by Andrew Hazlett February 23, 2010

Best extant pop song dramatization of the 20th century… Indochine’s “Little Dolls” Share this:Tweet

“Nuit Blanche” A romantic surrealist short film?

by Andrew Hazlett February 5, 2010

This short video captures, in a striking fashion, a fleeting moment between two strangers… Share this:Tweet

Links on Art and Design: A digest of short items from Twitter and other sources

by Andrew Hazlett February 1, 2010

Some interesting links and short items on Art and Design from The New Modern twitter stream and other sources. Architecture President Obama’s new budget would end Save America’s Treasures and Preserve America for lack of “metrics.” [read] Unhappy Hipsters: A new blog invents amusing captions for stark Dwell mag photos [view] via @KateC Mies masterpiece [...]

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