PinnedLaura MarlandinILLUMINATIONAI-Generated Imagery Is Not Art. An Art Historian Can Tell Us WhyJul 10Jul 10
Laura MarlandinThe MemoiristThere Was Something They Weren’t Telling MePost 9/11 Life in a Midwestern Town: A Manuscript Excerpt2d ago12d ago1
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONWe All Know All Blondes are DumbNo, we don’t, but it’s definitely dumb to rank women by hair color.Sep 1Sep 1
Laura MarlandIn the Country of the Truly OldThis milestone birthday is nothing like the ones before. It may be better.Aug 30Aug 30
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONWhy I Will Never Leave MinnesotaEven though we’re about to lose Tim WalzAug 211Aug 211
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONIf You Think This Is An Exaggeration, Check Out Project 2025Sure, Republicans, bring on the reversal of a century of progress. We’re down for it.Jul 23Jul 23
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONSpoon-Feeding My FatherThoughts on age, written on my 70th birthday Jul 151Jul 151
Laura MarlandinILLUMINATIONAI-Generated Imagery Vs. Photoshopped Photography: What’s the Difference?I worry that a backlash against AI-generated imagery will call digital art photography into question.Jul 123Jul 123
Laura MarlandinAlternative PerspectivesI’ve Been Fat and I’ve Been Thin. Thin Is Better.Luckily, I was born too soon for the Fat Acceptance Movement. If I hadn’t been, I’d be dead.Dec 29, 20212Dec 29, 20212
Laura MarlandSavage Beauty: The Arctic SublimeAre all landscapes that draw the eye pleasing? Or are some of them fearsome?Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021