The latest issue (number 59) of the PFA newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid, features: Introduction: The 15th Anniversary of 9/11 (Ted Kaye) Ice Cream Flags (David Koski) Memories from a Flag Store on the Morning of 9/11 (Michael Hale) The Flags of Boys State in Salem (Ted Kaye and Brian McKinley) Biogeographical Vexillology of Puerto Rico (Carlos Alberto… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #59
Houston's flag is a subject of criticism. For example, in covering how Texas cities fared in the NAVA ranking of 150 U.S. city flags John Nova Lomax in Texas Monthly wrote: And after [Dallas' flag at number 21] there’s a huge drop-off to number 55: Houston, where the flag dates back to 1840, when the city was… Continue reading Houston, We Have A Problem
Limited edition watchbands for the Apple Watch have been announced for the Rio Olympics to represent 14 of the countries competing. Many but not all are based on national flags. Which means: Time for a flag quiz! Can you identify the country for each design? For the answers, see coverage by GQ or 9TO5Mac.
Columbia, Missouri's logo is intended to represent harmonious relations between the city's government and its citizens: City employees and citizens exist in an interwoven relationship. As a representation of this cooperative working bond, the distinctive City of Columbia logo depicts people joined together in an unending circle of community service. A solid version of the… Continue reading Four Men in a Hot-Tub
Back in 1991, Republic, Missouri ran a ran a competition to choose a logo to be used on the city seal and the city flag. Marilyn Schexsnayder received $100 for the winning entry, an oval divided into quarters depicting the location of Republic within an outline of Missouri, an outstretched hand, a silhouette of a… Continue reading Republic, Missouri Tries Again
Japanese band World Order is, in their words, "a group creating a unique genre of performing arts through its original musical and physical expression". (The group's leader, Genki Sudo, has characterized World Order as "a new-world-order-conspiracy-theory parody group".) Of their 2013 single Imperialism -- from their album Have a Nice Day -- they say: The new single… Continue reading World Order: Imperialism
Following the terrible violence in the news, we could all use some peace, justice, equality, and love.
Today in 1811 the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela declared independence and adopted Francisco de Miranda's tricolor of yellow, blue, and red. The flag has undergone many changes in its 105 year history, most recently in 2006 when Hugo Chavez added an eighth star for the province of Guayana and changed the horse in the coat of arms… Continue reading Venezuelan Independence Day
How has the American institution Google observed the holiday? Here are some of its more vexillographic "doodles":
Where the Wishkah River flows into the Chehalis, just before it in turn flows into Grays Harbor in coastal Washington lies the small city of Aberdeen, best known as the birthplace and home of the lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain (1967-1994). Founded in 1884 by Samuel Benn, up until a few days ago it has never had a… Continue reading A Flag for the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
Portland Flag Association 