Hrag Vartanian

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LAPD Beat Protester at Pro Gay Marriage Demo in LA

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

This week has been a mix of joy (at the victory of Barack Obama) and pain (at the passing of Proposition 8 or should we say Prop H8 in California). Part of me wishes that instead of going to Roanoke, Virginia to help with the Presidential election I should’ve traveled to LA or Fresno to help change people’s minds. But I guess I should look at the bigger picture since we all know that inevitably gay marriage will become a reality in America. I have to admit it was remarkable that Obama became the first US President to mention the word “gay” during his acceptance speech.

I am glad there are protests in California and hopefully this isn’t the end.

(Photo via Pam’s House Blend)

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Caught My Eye

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

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Pixelated Tiles via Poster Boy

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a great new approach by the denizen of ad remix. Though Veken spotted one public service announcement mashed up by Poster Boy or one of his denizens and that’s not cool–there should be distinctions between PSAs and corporate ads.

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Caught My Eye

November 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Night Before Election Day

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I snapped this during the last Virginia-wide Obama campaign conference call before Election Day. Everyone was exhausted.

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