Rachel Papo, Waiting for Hand Grenade Practice, Southern Israel, 8×10” print available for $20. Unfortunately not available in 11×14”.
Author: Alesh Houdek
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) on Meet the Press
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) on Meet the Press: This segment is much more notable for the “how to win an argument by talking over someone,” though actually Sunday’s episode of MtP was not only fun to watch (Gregory is losing control!) but was informative about the healthcare debate. (Actually, the best thing I’ve seen recently there was this article, which explains why doing some reform, but not all the components being talked about, wouldn’t work.) But come on, Rangel is amazing, right?!
Uggs
A guy who’s blog name I might have stolen makes a delicate comparison between getting his foot shat on and accepting money for blogging. At great great length. Huh.
I am going to eat your food
Duh, of course I am going to eat your food.
Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is 50 years old
Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is 50 years old; Fred Kaplan has a great appreciation, with sound clips, at Slate.
Welcome to the bulls-eye!
Good morning Miami. Welcome to the bulls-eye!
Mood-altering photos of Greenland
Whoa! Mood-altering photos of Greenland from last week’s Big Picture.
Bubble-level for my SLR
A hotshoe-mounted bubble-level for my SLR. I want this. I’ll pay up to five bucks.
Rickshaw race across India
Our wildman R, of en vivo y en directo fame, is undertaking a rickshaw race across India(!), and is in need of your support.
Apple Tablet
Apple Tablet. Pretty cool, and very close to what I requested in an e-reader. But the problem with this is the same problem the iPhone has (exacerbated by the big screen) — you forget that you’re not using a “real” computer, and you keep getting frustrated by the stuff you can’t do. Which is anything to do with real typing. And forget about plugging in an external keyboard, because then the touch-screen becomes very awkward to use. Also, the big piece of glass that makes up its face is going to make this a very fragile object in any situation other then sitting on the couch. If this is really what’s coming, I worry that it’ll be Apple’s Segway — a beautiful and inspiring device that isn’t useful beyond a few specific niche markets.