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It turns out that the company sporting the motto “don’t be evil” has been asking parents nationwide to disclose their children’s personal information, including Social Security Numbers, and recruiting schools to help them do it — all under the guise of an art contest. It’s called, “Doodle-4-Google,” a rather catchy, kid-friendly name if I do… Continue reading Untitled
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via behance.vo.llnwd.net (Source: http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/Ludd-Curvestitch-Typography/898472)
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No sane person, witnessing that scene at the airport, seriously feared that this woman was planning to blow herself up on a plane. The fact that she was accompanied by children gave us the first clue. Supporting evidence trickled in from the brazen visibility of her face and hair, from her lack of a Koran,… Continue reading Untitled
Two Day Priority Overnight
So, I clearly haven’t blogged in forever. What better way to start than by complaining about multinational corporations? I mailed my passport in to get a business visa via FedEx Priority Overnight. Apparently, “overnight” means “two days.” They’re at a loss to explain why my passport had to visit Memphis twice, and why it ended… Continue reading Two Day Priority Overnight
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During the early nineties, I traveled to Poland with my parents to visit the rural village where my dad grew up and where he eventually lost his family and his home. As part of the trip, we visited a concentration camp. While every aspect of this tour was moving and upsetting, I was most shocked… Continue reading Untitled
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IAN IN 1984 & 2010, London BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning – Photographer (Source: http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/)
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It is rare that the most important piece of equipment in your bag is the bag itself, even more rare for that bag to be a black plastic trash sack slung over your shoulder as you walk past pro-government thugs on a bridge over the River Nile. The trash bag’s purpose, of course, is to… Continue reading Untitled
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http://www.youtube.com/e/_UQmY57qrfw Playmobil Stop Motion – Joy Division – Transmission (via BoingBoing) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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theeconomist: Mubarak toppled. It seems like all the news from this morning indicated that Mubarak had managed to stay in spite of the opposition. I wonder what happened?