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July 31, 2009

Three's a charm

It is not reality which I have sought to ‘manipulate,’ but its image.

So, this photographer had some photos published on the NY Times website a while back and they were really poorly Photoshopped, and the Times pulled relatively quickly. If you want to scratch your head or maybe have a good laugh, you can read his, um, explanation? here.

Edit: more here.

After all, as Peggy J. Bowers observes in ‘Through the Objective lens: The ethics of expression and repression of high art in photojournalism’ 2 despite the ontological, epistemological and moral chasm concerning truth, verisimilitude, and authenticity, Art and Journalism have been using the same methods for artistic expression for many years (except in one context they are done explicitly, in another implicitly - and no, I am not referring to the use of Photoshop).

He actually uses the term doppelganger, too.

Bobby being Bobby

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo. (via)

Goo goo gachoo

Coolest thing I've seen in a while: Beatles Rock Band Opening Cinematic. (via)

July 29, 2009

Hi

Sorry for the lack of updates. Here's an astronaut cat.

J77Ng

July 11, 2009

We're not in Kansas anymore

Before and after satellite pics from that Greensburg, Kansas tornado a couple years ago. Looks like a nuclear bomb went off. (via)

Train vs. Tornado. Guess who wins? (via)

(How trains stay on their tracks) (via)

July 05, 2009

Weather Watch (v2)

Another story about Alex and Vicki.


July 04, 2009

Why... just why.

July 02, 2009

My Diner With Saddam

20 Interviews and 5 conversations with Saddam Hussein (and the FBI) (via MeFi)