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THE POLITICS OF POP CULTUREPhoto Feature: Thousand Islands (Not Just For Dressing)
Posted August 6th, 2008 in All, Arts, Photography and Take a look...“The Thousand Islands is the name of an archipelago of islands that straddle the U.S.-Canada border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario. The U.S. islands are in the state of New York. The islands, which number 1,793 in all, range in size from over 40 square miles (100 km²) to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, to even smaller uninhabited outcroppings of rocks that are home to migratory waterfowl. The number of islands was determined using the criteria that any island must be above water level for 365 (366) days per year, bigger than one square foot (roughly 900 cm²), and support at least one living tree. The area is very popular among vacationers, campers, and boaters, and is often referred to as the “fresh water boating capital of the world.” - Wikipedia
Photo of the Day - Angkor Ruins
Posted July 28th, 2008 in All and Photography
Ruins in Angkor, Cambodia
Kenneth Parker Photography - Temple ruins are overgrown with the roots of giant trees.
Photo of the Day - Peruvian Guinea Pig Festival
Posted July 27th, 2008 in All, Photography, Take a look... and Weekend Fluff
Fashion Pig at Peruvian Guinea Pig Festival
From National Geographic - An Andean woman shows off a costumed guinea pig, or cuy, during the fashion contest at the guinea pig festival in Peru.
And The Webby Went To…
Posted May 11th, 2008 in Activism, All, Arts, Books, Celebrities, Entertainment, Our Favorite Sites, Photography and Politics
Webby Awards: Excellence on the internet.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences have honored their selections for the best internet sites with Webby Awards for 2008. We have taken the liberty of paring down the list of 140 sites to bring you some notable winners:
PostSecret (Blog; Cultural/Personal) - A weekly conglomeration of postcards sent in by anonymous readers with something to confess. A must-view for your inner vouyer.
HowStuffWorks.com (Best Copy/Writing) - What makes a superdelegate “super?” Why is that little black box so important? What is a sword swallower actually swallowing? Find answers to the nagging questions that prevent you from dedicating your full attention to whatever it is you’re actually supposed to be doing. Good for simple instructions, not great for deep philosophical matters.
BestWeekEver.tv (People’s Voice Winner, Celebrity/Fan site) - Online version of VH1’s hit pop culture meta-show. Chock full of juicy links.
TheOnion.com (Humor) - Snarkasm at its best.
PassiveAggressiveNotes.com (Weird) - A cross between PostSecret and PostcardsFromYoMamma.
HuffingtonPost.com (Blog; Political) - Arianna’s wikizine, and source of some of our favorite political analysis. May not be appropriate for red state readers.
BBC (People’s Voice Winner, News) - Global news without Rupert Murdoch’s approval.
Artocracy.com (People’s Voice Winner, Art) - Dedicated to improving the sustainability of affordable, original artwork by using the internet to connect patrons and artists.
National Geographic (Best Use of Photography) - Reader submission photographs from around the world.
Yelp.com (Guide/Reviews) - The web’s Zagat.
LoveIsRespect.org (Activism) - With the National Center for Disease Control (CDC) declaring intimate partner violence a national health epidemic, the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline has employed direct advertising dollars to created a user-friendly website suitable as a first resource for teens and adults alike.
Katrina; An Unnatural Disaster (Charitable) - The Open Society Institutes’s longitudinal look at the social implications and after-effects of hurricane Katrina.
Design for the Other 90% (Cultural Institution) - The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s exhibition on sustainable, humanitarian design projects.
Kiva.org (People’s Voice Award; Charitable) - The web’s leader in global improvement by microlending.
Blurb.com (Services) - Make your own books.
Is Blame Really the Issue? - a picture worth a thousand snide remarks
Posted July 5th, 2007 in All, Inside New Orleans and Photography
For those of you who haven’t taken notice, we’re broadcasting live from down in the international metropolis of the Big Easy. As the home of Mardi Gras and the Saints slowly puts the pieces of its life back together, not unlike the owners of this blog, we continue to experience the fallout of one of the most destructive forces this nation has ever seen. As people in other parts of the country demand that the city should have evacuated completely, that people who were in the path of the storm are at fault for their own tragedies, and that there’s little or no point in reconstructing and renewing the home of Jazz and jambalaya, we invite you to take another look at one Ms. Katrina as she was forming.
Now figure out exactly where the population of a chuck that size of the globe was supposed to go to get away from that.
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