the idea: write and record a song for his wife of 75 years, who passed away last month the ideator: Fred Stobaugh and Jacob Colgan (from Green Shoe Studio) A truly endearing video is making it’s way around the web, so I thought I’d take a moment to pat tribute to the ideas of these two …
the idea: rewrite “Part of Your World” with a feminist swing the ideator: Tex Pats I was never a Disney princess girl. I grew up on the Lion King, the Artisocats, and the Fox and the Hound. However, I can still appreciate what the two women from Tex Pats are doing by turning Ariel’s song “Part …
the idea: photograph men in poses of feminine vulnerability. the ideator: Nir Arieli Nir Arieli, a military photographer turned portraitist, turns the subject of fine art on its head by photographing men in typical poses of feminine vulnerability in his series, “Men.” As an artist from a women’s college, I’ve talked a lot about male gaze and …
the idea: create a ring with 3-D printers that will scan instead of CharlieCards the ideators: Edward and Olivia, undergrads from MIT With this new iteration of the Idea Blog I’ve decided to only post on weekdays, or at least say I do, but this is too cool and too new to pass up. Two MIT …
the idea: run an ad campaign for a bookstore by putting sleepers next to their favorite main characters the ideator: ACW Grey Tel-Aviv and Steimatzky About two weeks ago I finally got a library card in Massachusetts. It’s been on my mind ever since I moved here two years ago, and finally I had everything I needed (mainly …
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the idea: desgin a city that is easy to get around and has everything a person needs to live the ideator: Three kids from one of my summer classes Teaching is a fluid beast. You make lesson plans, fill in the details, and then you get in the classroom and realize that none of it will …
the idea: add a working clock to the middle of a necklace the ideator: Rebecca D.Antonio I met Rebecca a little over a month ago while we were at SomerStreets. She was at the table next to mine selling her jewelry while I sold my book. During our four hours out in the sun we talked …
the idea: set up an outside library where people can take a book and leave a book the ideator: James Fox and Akil Williams The Somerville public library has recently decided to do something a little different: the Little Library. It lives on Broadway in Ball Square, across the street from SoundBites and the Ball Square Cafe. …
the idea: sing Total Eclipse of the Heart in the style of 18 different divas the ideator Christina Bianco It’s a Monday and we all need a good laugh, so here’s one: spot-on impersonations of 18 different divas singing Total Eclipse of the Heart. I may have missed the 80’s, but even I know this …
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the idea: a new forum for tiny, local masterpieces the ideator: Judith Klausner and Steve Pomeroy The Micro Museum in Union Square is officially open! The tiny, completely un-intimidating museum showcases local artists in miniature. It was, in part, inspired by the fact that Somerville, MA is the city with the second highest number of artists per capita …