Electrabel Rings in 2009
…and now, as a break from the heavy news about New Media & the near-constant anger & backbiting going on over whether or not civilization as we know it will survive another aggregate...
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Friday Noon Videos – Best of the Web Week of April 24, 2009
Last week at the International Symposium of Online Journalists in Austin, I presented a series of viral videos to make the point that the national discourse is no longer “owned” by what we think of as...
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Newspapers’ Dying Swan Song: SF Chronicle Tries Glossy Paper, Splashy Color
Print die-hards claimed that all that was needed to reverse the audience migration to the internet was to make newspapers more “lively” in appearance. Early verdict: looks pretty, but the advertising...
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Mural Art in “South of the Miracle” Neighborhood
It may not be Banksy, but it’s still pretty cool to see local merchants reaching out to the community to pre-emptively cover their walls with something that connects with the local community. I was out...
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How Africa Sees the Attacks on Obama
I found this painting in a humble little clothing stall in the merkato in Addis Ababa, during my last day there, when I finally got some free time to wander around and explore this fascinating city a...
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Russian Street Portraitists and Afghan War Vets
We’re supposed to be at the LA Times Festival of Books today, but we’re having to skip that amazing opportunity to mingle with other ink-stained wretches (and the agents who *love* them), and instead...
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Bahir Dar Monasteries: Part 2
Here are some more of the photos I shot when I was visiting the ancient monasteries out on the isolated islands of Lake Tana. This first shot is the typical tourist shot, I know. The murals and...
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Bahir Dar Photo Gallery
I found a draft version of this post on my computer, and can’t believe that I forgot to finally update it. Sheesh. Anyway folks, here are some more of the photos from my recent stint in Ethiopia. Hope...
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Delicate Glass Sculptures
I’ve always said that if I had any talent whatsoever in sculpting, the medium I would choose to work with would be glass. I just love how really talented artists play with its transparent/translucent...
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Shwedagon Pagoda and Dave by Night
As with so many major cities in Asia, the ancient and the modern exist side-by-side. The guy on the right is dancing a jig, I think. They are hidden under the eaves, and I only spotted this group...
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