Aug 2007
You *Will* 'Remember This' Video From Jeff Scher
08/30/2007 12:59 PM Filed in: General
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N&Ns
reminded me how
important capturing your youngins' early activites
is...
to view
the video on the NY Times Web site.
If I'm ever lucky enough to have a kid someday, this is the model I'll follow -- through photography, of course. Like, duh!
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'No End In Sight': You Haven't Felt Anger Until You've Seen This Film
08/27/2007 10:44 AM Filed in: Ascribe.net
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Zach 2.0: Another Zachary Comes To Life Across The Country
08/27/2007 07:57 AM Filed in: N&Ns
Congrats go out to Wayne, Eddie
and their entire families for their new,
beautiful addition: Zachary Sun-Weiming
St. Michael. Lots and lots of new captures and
videos and memories (and diaper changings) to
follow.
Clearly, I need to do another M.A.N.S. entry. I'll get to that ASAP. Meantime, I've reconfigured wp.com to include a new category -- N&Ns. Nieces and Nephews are springing up all over the place, and I can't keep up with it all! As a photographer, these are good problems to have.
Hey Zach, How 'Bout Some Extra Ham With That Mug?
08/26/2007 08:11 PM Filed in: N&Ns
I Just Love That Gary Nurenberg.
08/25/2007 01:11 PM Filed in: Quotes 2
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Seriously? Hey Mr. Martin, Saggy Jeans Do Not An 'Epidemic' Make
08/23/2007 05:05 PM Filed in: Seriously?
Governing is such tedious
business.
Just ask , who -- through an amendment to the city's indecency laws. He has reportedly called the issue an "epidemic" and has urged his colleagues to take up the matter.
"Little children see it and want to adopt it, thinking it's the in thing," Martin told the today. "I don't want young people thinking that half-dressing is the way to go. I want them to think about their future."
The proposal includes exposed g-strings and other undergarments that wouldn't meet with Mr. Martin's approval. Lame.
Seeing dudes with denim shorts around their ankles is actually sort of humorous and entertaining. But more than that, this type of morality legislation will never see the light of day -- it is a waste of time, money and energy. I thought that regulating decency inspired by Puritanical bullshit was . I guess I was wrong.
Here's my e-mail to him:
Dear Councilman Martin:
On the decency idea published in today's paper? Absolutely a complete and utter waste of time.
How can you legislate morality, but more importantly, make the assumption that Atlanta's parents can't handle this responsibility on their own?
My strong suggestion to you is to abandon this ridiculous idea and work on feeding the needy or housing the homeless -- a much greater problem here.
Yours as a city resident and taxpayer,
Will Pollock
and let him know what you're thinking.
Medill School Of Journalism's Reputation Matters. Period.
08/22/2007 08:10 AM Filed in: Seriously?
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and
are still popping up
on my radar screen... New
-- widely criticized
for scrapping Medill's tried-and-true, real-world
journalism education -- has called the outgoing
curriculum "old-fashioned" and that to keep things
as-is would be "immoral."
I'll spare you a rant about a dean of my alma mater using that word. However, Medill was my choice for grad school exactly because their approach was forward-thinking and totally different than Columbia's, for example. (Which, by the way, .)
This ain't gonna fly for me. If the school is moving to an Internet and Marketing focus, with the presumption that all jobs are going that way, what does that say about the magazine business, for example? What about an acknowledgment that newspapers will rely heavily on their Internet counterparts -- but not be supplanted by them, probably for a generation? What about alumni who want the same great school behind them?
This is an embarrassment. This smacks of a top-down, edict-style governing decision... And we all know how well THAT goes over in this country.
Oy. More to follow. Stop the insanity!
Update: about this issue ("Campus Revolutionary," Chicago magazine, Sept. 2007). Reminder to readers: we are in the midst of a concerted attempt to subvert the power and import of our media. This effort is actually happening within its ranks, too, with unqualified anchors and reporters masquerading as journalists.
The correct posture is to hunker down even further into the traditions of journalism -- not discount its bedrock spirit. Dean Levine's surly disregard for the Medill faculty's ideas and preferences smacks of another Commander in Chief -- a deeply unpopular head of state who is on his way out. Hmmm... sounds like a good idea to me.
Keith Olbermann Brings His Snarky, Awesome Show To NBC
08/21/2007 06:46 AM Filed in: Cool People
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News judgment is the "quiet
gatekeeper" of how our news and information is
presented to us, and how we absorb it... To that
end, is an always sophisticated hour
of cable news -- without the shouting, distorted
perspectives and revolving anchors of other cable
shows.
Olbermann will bring before a preseason NFL game, and will also stay on to the call the game with his colleagues (returning to his sports-reporting roots briefly after a long hiatus).
If you're not watching regularly, now's the time to see how the show is a to the partisan crap that our current administration would have us believe. Plus, ? Trust me, you're bound to learn something every night -- and also laugh your ass off, with "Worst Person" honors and "Oddball."
Enjoy!
Best 'Bronx Beat' So Far
08/20/2007 07:33 AM Filed in: The Funnies
Witness The Birth Of 'Grawesome' (Here's A Hint: It Includes Booze)
08/18/2007 06:46 PM Filed in: The Funnies
Captures Page Updated
08/16/2007 11:28 PM Filed in: New Captures
For Sale: Fancy-pants Chandelier Group
08/16/2007 08:52 PM Filed in: General
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Why On God's Green Earth Is The Media Not Reporting This?
08/16/2007 07:11 PM Filed in: Seriously?
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There are no words that
can describe my reaction to this video... if you
haven't seen it, sit down and watch. Your mouth will
drop open.
The fact that DICK continues to defend the decision to invade and conduct a de facto adoption of a mideast country we have no business being in is the HEIGHT of arrogance.
Update: did a piece on this clip and another from 2000 that reveal DC as King Changemind.
The fact that DICK continues to defend the decision to invade and conduct a de facto adoption of a mideast country we have no business being in is the HEIGHT of arrogance.
Update: did a piece on this clip and another from 2000 that reveal DC as King Changemind.
A Day In The Fort Lauderdale Life
08/14/2007 11:39 PM Filed in: Travel Blogs
OK, so you know what they say:
lemonade from lemons, yeah?
Well, I took that to heart this week when Tim ClemNey
After some extra time with
Thigh, I decided to call Delta and see what kind
of specials they were running. I ended up here,
in Fort Lauderdale, because a few hours on the
beach -- and a stay at a great hotel
()
-- was just what the doc ordered.
I landed no sweat and was
pounding the pavement before noon for lunch...
Had a great lunch right on the beach, while the
heavens opened. It poured. Came back to my
mack-daddy suite, laid out on the beach, worked
out -- then went to Thai on the Beach, a very
cool restaurant just down the street.
Both meals were fish, of course -- the lunch was grilled tilapia over field greens, while the dinner was masman curry grouper. AMAZING.
Some of the captures are cool, so make sure to check them out.
Continental Passengers Diverted, Delayed, Corralled Like Cattle
08/14/2007 07:59 PM Filed in: Seriously?
Holy Cow. New York & The Yankees Lose Our Scooter
08/14/2007 03:07 PM Filed in: Cool People
One of the most recognized
voices in baseball ... was a Yankees shortstop and
beloved announcer for five decades. He'll be
missed.
The attached Yahoo! story includes a comment, for some reason, from Rudy Giuliani. You can skip that part.
As a kid growing up in Manhattan, Rizzuto made my usually sucky Yankees that much more awesome.
Let There Be Light... (And No More Crappy Wallpaper)
08/13/2007 08:45 AM Filed in: The Green
Machine | Cool People
The "joker's wild" wallpaper
is down, my pink-hell patterned migraines will
be diminished... and now, the dining room
has newly enhanced
illumination.
Thanks to Jim, my partner in crime for this round of house updates. He's an expert wall skimmer for sure -- and not afraid to tackle 100-year-old plaster.
Landed In NYC, Ready & Willing To Celebrate Mattie
08/10/2007 10:54 AM Filed in: Cool People
Many of us are gathering in
the big city for a huge party for Matt "Thigh"
Moore's 40th birthday bashAnyway, birthday/NYC travel blog to follow.
PS: NYC airports suck really bad. Nine hours door to door.
Jones Pierce/Wickstead Named For Green Renovation Of 844
08/09/2007 12:00 PM Filed in: The Green
Machine
Congratulations to
and
for winning the bid to add to
and enhance an already great
dwelling.
The renovation will reflect environmentally conscious building choices and adaptive re-use. More to follow.
Stay tuned!
The World Is Speaking... Are We Listening?
08/07/2007 03:14 PM Filed in: The Green
Machine
Here's a new feature, called
"The Green Machine," that will highlight reasons
why we must act now on global warming and
-- before we pass
the breaking point.
In the first half of 2007, we've had that show it's not your daddy's world anymore. Our natural resources are too important to be complacent.
Watch for more stories, clips and news about this issue from me going forward -- including details of a green renovation of 844 Myrtle.
Zoe Executes Her Many Tricks, With Amazing Precision
08/07/2007 07:49 AM Filed in: Zainy-mals
Here's An Idea: Let's Give Pundits The Rest Of The Iraq War Off
08/05/2007 11:19 PM Filed in: Ascribe.net
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I listen to and enjoy both
sides of the ideological media spectrum,
from and to someone as nutty (and super
cool) as .
But it's with continuing admiration that I read Frank Rich's columns in the , with this week's piece as no exception. "" (available only to TimesSelect subscribers) is a sweeping statement about how the once-fervent supporters of the Iraq war are starting to turn -- even ones who confidently predicted we'd be showered with eternal gratitude as liberators.
"That’s disingenuous," Rich wrote about the prognosticators, particularly Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, both of the . "For all their late-in-the-game criticisms of the administration’s incompetence, Mr. Pollack proselytized vociferously for the war before it started, including in an appearance with Oprah, and both men have helped prolong the quagmire with mistakenly optimistic sightings of progress since the days of 'Mission Accomplished.'
"You can find a compendium of their past wisdom in Glenn Greenwald’s Salon column. That think-tank pundits with this track record would try to pass themselves off as harsh war critics in 2007 shows how desperate they are to preserve their status as Beltway “experts” now that the political winds have shifted. Such blatant careerism would be less offensive if they didn’t do so on the backs of the additional American troops they ask to be sacrificed to the doomed mission of providing security for an Iraqi government that is both on vacation and on the verge of collapse."
Actually, Bill Maher has been for nearly a year now... that our country's crack-pot predictors are, well, dicks.
Rich also talks about the role of the media and others, including our beloved "experts" and political leaders, who have deep-seeded culpability in the way this war is playing out in the public consciousness.
I'm so mad that I go out into the world each day with venom spewing out my ears. I do what I can to manage it. The future, it would seem, is ours to create -- so let's make our own way and look for sensible solutions instead of putting our direction and judgment in the hands of people who don't deserve it.
Can We Have Civil Liberties AND Security? The Answer Is "Yes"
08/04/2007 01:29 PM Filed in: Ascribe.net
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I see some Democrats have lost
their spine again... CNN is reporting that the
Dems have caved on that the White House wanted in
place as we update FISA.
I felt secure before 9/11, and feel even more so now that we've been taught a lesson not to sleep at the security switch. But I refuse to feed the Executive Branch more latitude when they can't be trusted to police disasters or protect our food supply or look at our healthcare system.
In this case, blame AND shoot the messenger. (I'm speaking metaphorically, for those scouring the Internet for Evil Doers.)
Thumb courtesy of .
Update: the House late last night amending FISA, 227-183, with many conservative Democrats voting with the GOP. Question: is the President's bully pulpit really the same when your approval is in the mid 20s?
Great Thanks To All The Pollocks For An Awesome Week In Seattle
08/04/2007 12:35 AM Filed in: New Captures
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The full Seattle travel
blog is coming soon. In the meantime, take a peek at
a few of these... And make sure to
drop me a line and let me know what you think!
Pipes From The Past... Cyndi Lauper Blows On You(s)Tube
08/03/2007 10:52 AM Filed in: Tunes
Sleepless In Seattle: The WSJ Merger Not Yet A 'Slam Dunk'
08/02/2007 08:51 AM Filed in: Ascribe.net
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While we're in this
great state of Washington visiting Pollock relatives,
the Bancroft family eked out a minimum thumbs-up for
News Corp.'s acquisition of Dow Jones/The Wall Street
Journal.
Say what you want about Murdoch, but consolidated media ownership continues to suck for journalism. With a FCC review looming, Russ Britt writes for MarketWatch writes that .
Update: NYT reporting that News Corp. may have and influenced the deal close.
Say what you want about Murdoch, but consolidated media ownership continues to suck for journalism. With a FCC review looming, Russ Britt writes for MarketWatch writes that .
Update: NYT reporting that News Corp. may have and influenced the deal close.