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2011: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic
2011 was a year of global tumult, marked by widespread social and political uprisings, economic crises, and a great deal more. We saw the fall of multiple dictators, welcomed a new country (South Sudan), witnessed our planet's population grow to 7 billion, and watched in horror as Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear disaster. From the Arab Spring to Los Indignados to Occupy Wall Street, citizens around the world took to the streets in massive numbers, protesting against governments and financial institutions, risking arrest, injury, and in some cases their lives.
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic
National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest , with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [ 45 photos ] This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St.
The Assumption Song – Boing Boing
“The Assumption Song” a 2008 video created by animator Chris O’Neill is a humorous tale that is perfectly innocent unless you have a dirty, polluted mind. The song is by music comedy group The Arrogant Worms. The Assumption Song, A Humorous Tale That is Dirty Only If You Are Share this post Where not otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. Boing Boing is a trademark of Happy Mutants LLC in the United States and other countries.This is one of the most anticipated annual photo contests . The deadline for the submissions is on November 30th so if you have an interesting photo, submit it. Below you can see 50 images collected from different categories. An Indian wrestler smears mud on his head before starting wrestling in Kolkata, India, March 30, 2010. Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in India.
50 Images from National Geographic`s 2010 Photo Contest | Top Design Magazine - Web Design and Digital Content
You know when it comes to racism, people say: "I don't care if they're black, white, purple or green." Woah, hold on now! Purple or green? You gotta draw the line somewhere!
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Arts : Off Book: F.A.T. Lab
Hacking Art & Culture with F.A.T. Lab As we become more and more engaged with the internet in every aspect of our lives, powerful questions have arisen regarding the ownership of digital media and information, the relationship between corporations, governments, and individuals online, the power of pop culture influence, and the dissolving border between the digital and physical worlds. Taking these issues head-on is The Free Art & Technology (F.A.T.) Lab.Author ~ Quote Alchemy - pix | placebo
Human kind cannot obtain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange.
Randomly happened upon one of my favorite Louis CK rants this morning – his epic appearance on Conan from a few years back – and decided that, after the success of the Drew Carey quote I posted, I had to highlight one of Louis’ most astute observations.
Louis CK: "Is the speed of light too slow for you?"
Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found.
mental_floss Blog » He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
A Billboard That Advertises Nothing But Clean Air | Co.Design
A provocative new sculpture has opened at the U.S.-Canada border crossing near Vancouver, BC. It?s a billboard advertising...well, nothing.
See the clues, guess the movie. And if time runs out? KABOOM. That’s what happens when you pack a web site full of so many affordable images (like the ones used to create this game) . Keep playing until you guess all 50 movies.
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