Archive for February, 2008

Pink Project | Blue Project

February 25th, 2008 by Mike

Check out the New York Times profile on JeongMee Yoon’s Pink and Blue Projects and the accompanying multi-media slide show.

via (the group blog for the 2007-2008 Photojournalism and Documentary Class at ICP… and special props to the author for using the word “dipped”.)

Posted in Identity, Photography | Permalink | 5 Cmts »

I told you he couldn’t be trusted! » Remember when I said I didn’t trust that Jarvik fellow because he looks like President Bush? Pfizer is pulling the ads after coming under congressional scrutiny because - as it turns out - Jarvik isn’t a cardiologist and is not licensed to practice medicine. Apparently, his colleagues are even challenging the claim that he invented the artificial heart! Sounds like a perfect resume for an aspiring Surgeon General in the Bush Administration.

John McCain: Bucking Everything Since 1936

February 25th, 2008 by Mike

I just realized that Senator McCain doesn’t adhere to the de facto requirement that an aspiring president’s website only use red white and blue. His banner is black[1] and gold (my high school’s colors).

Gosh John, you maverick, you.

John

Cf. Hillary

Cf. Barack


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[1] I suppose, technically, Barack’s banner has some black in it too…

Posted in Design, Politics, Web Development | Permalink | 0 Cmts »

Fascinating article on cuttlefish and their amazing camouflage abilities. » As a bonus, check out this video of a an octopus (same family as cuttlefish) seemingly appearing out of the ether as the camera man gets too close. The video was shot by the subject of the article above.

The City Visible

February 18th, 2008 by Mike

Congrats to Sheila for her four photo spread in the pulp version of today’s New York Times.

The article is here and the nine photo multimedia slide show is here. This after her first hit in the New Yorker. Looks like someone forgot to tell her she is still in school.


© 2007. Sheila Griffin.

Posted in Photography | Permalink | 3 Cmts »

The Collective Snapshot » Collages made from hundreds of digital images of the same subject (think Golden Gate Bridge, the Notre Dame Gargoyle). These images are actually quite beautiful.

EVOL

February 14th, 2008 by Mike

After watching this short twice, I still can’t wrap my brain around how the actors managed to get so many of the facial expressions and movements right since, to make this short, the actors had to do everything backwards (the film was then reversed in post production).

Happy Hallmark.

Posted in Video | Permalink | 1 Cmt »

Two Words: Chuck Norris

February 13th, 2008 by Mike

Mike Huckabee is downright hilarious.

I don’t know how I missed this commercial, but it is about as funny as it gets in politics.

Posted in Advertising, Humor, Politics | Permalink | 1 Cmt »

The Ones We Love » The goal was for each artist to contribute six photographs of the person who is most important to them, taken outdoors in a natural setting. It’s fascinating to see how similar many of the images are.

Like Hope, But Different

February 11th, 2008 by Mike

Enjoy this parody of the Will.i.am video for Barack.

John.he.is

Posted in Humor, Politics, Video | Permalink | 0 Cmts »

Improve Everywhere hits Grand Central » I love these guys. This might be my favorite one of all. 200 people freezing mid-motion in the main terminal is very striking.

R & S ParkHarrison

February 11th, 2008 by Mike

I am not usually into fantastical images. I tend to be drawn to portraits and documentary(ish) photography. It’s not that such work is any less valuable, I just don’t like it.

That all went out the window this weekend when I was introduced to the work of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison.

Behold.


Reclaimation


Low Tide


Garden of Selves

More at the ParkHarrison website and at Masters of Fine Art Photography.

Posted in Art, Photography, Recommendations | Permalink | 0 Cmts »

Masters of Fine Art Photography » For those of you, like me, who get lost when someone mentions a photographer that isn’t Ansel Adams or Robert Maplethorpe, a nice little gallery to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge.

Exclamations

February 11th, 2008 by Mike

It’s so cold, it makes me hate America!

- African immigrant after asking me for directions.

This efficiency totally turns me on!

- Friend upon witnessing B & H for the first time.

Posted in New York, Overheard | Permalink | 3 Cmts »

Save Our Souls

February 11th, 2008 by Mike

I recently switched over to T-Mobile after triumphantly talking my way out of my Verizon contract. Verizon’s phones suck, but I have to give it too them, their service is remarkable. I never truly appreciated Verizon’s signal strength until I got into the elevator at work while on the phone only to have my call summarily dropped. When I looked at my phone, there were three ominous letters where the bars should have been…

SOS

Posted in My Life, Telecommunications | Permalink | 0 Cmts »

Photos from the Library of Congress on Flickr » Just saw this on the Flickr front page. I don’t know how I missed it. I have been lost in this color set from the 1930s and 40s.