Is Constantly Recording Life Preventing Us From Experiencing It? Episode 53

Summary: It's Called Life, Dammit! Life. Sometimes it sucks, sometimes it's awesome, and sometimes it lets you get drunk on Amaretto. Be that as it may, no matter what we do, no matter where we go, we seem to always see people with their damned arms in the air, holding their phones and taking video/pictures of whatever the hell is happening around them. And we do it, too. But should we? Are we so concerned about recording life as it happens that we're no longer actually experiencing it? Yeah, we think we are. And that shit has to stop. We're all about taking pictures and being recorders of history but let's also make sure that we are no disengaging from life and no longer making history. Seriously,we need to cut that shit out. Our Artists Today, we look at Marc Hauser, one of the pioneer modern-day portrait photographers. His ability to capture people in real-life poses and expressions makes for some of the most captivating images we've seen in a long time. He's a helluva shooter and a trip through his galleries is worth 30 minutes of your life. And then Rick throws us a curve ball. After introducing us to several macabre artists and other "interesting" characters over the past couple of years, he chooses Mr. Americana himself, Norman Rockwell. But hey, it's about life, right?