October 10, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway is featured in this anti-terrorism video from The CELL (Center for Empowered Living and Learning) that hopes to teach loyal patriots of the United States how to tell the difference between a terrorist and a tourist. [via]
Yes, it’s real, and yes I think it’s very funny. This video pretty much shows the difference between a healthy dose of suspicion and pure paranoia.
September 11, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
August 13, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
In a move I can hardly understand, the Customs and Border Protection agency is choosing to dismantle a brand-new, beautifully designed sign at the United States-Canada border because they believe it attracts “undue attention” and risks the lives of the employees working at the border station.
The sign in question, consisting of large yellow letters that spell out “UNITED STATES”, are hidden partially by the architecture of the border station which was designed by Smith-Miller & Hawkinson. The building itself will remain standing and serve as the border station between Canada and the U.S. and it is just the large signage that will be taken down. I don’t understand how this is going to make it safer for employees and less conspicuous to terrorists. I mean, could this building be anything other than a border station?
Fast Company has a few more words with the designer of the sign, Michael Bierut, and why he thinks it’s being dismantled by the government.
November 28, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
Seriously, this is why the internet is such a good thing.
