America from the Outside: Nixon’s Prop Wash by Jean-Pierre Laffont
For some time, I’ve been interested in how visual observers and visual media look at America from a distance. That could mean foreign media, foreign-owned media with an American presence or, in this case, foreign born photographers who have otherwise ...
Cooking isn't magic, it's just showmanship and science*
You know that thing, where you snatch away the tablecloth and leave all the dishes standing as they were? I may totally just have done that with m'bread buns. I baked the buns on a Silpat on a baking sheet; took them out of the oven and slid them off the sheet onto a rack, Silpat included - and then ...
"Why is your info more accurate than others?"
when the question above was put to me in an email the other day I wasn't sure whether I was being complimented or accused - in fact, I'm still not sure because the sender has not responded to my reply the question did prompt me to think that I should create a post that would explain why the informat ...
Haiti Shining Bright
Mike here-I was sitting amongst 40ish shining lights who call the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere their home. They were children from ages 3-16 that attend a church involved with a partnership orchestrated by World Orphans, an organization devoted to caring for orphans throughout the world ...
"We are definitely appealing and are committed to
"We are definitely appealing and are committed to preserving this veterans memorial the way it was intended to be, which includes a cross," said Mateer, general counsel for the Liberty Institute.LOS ANGELES - A veterans association that built a massive cross overlooking San Diego as part of a war me ...
Roadside America
So, as usual, we got semi lost in Wyoming. (I think it was Wyoming, maybe Colorado?) Last time we drove to Iowa, we got lost trying to find gas and barely found it. We had to call Roadside assistance on a pay phone because we didn't have cell service. It was ridonkulous. (Yes, that's spelled right.) ...
Thomas Friedman, "Leading From Within": Killing Two Birds With One Stone?
No matter what the problem, big or small, Thomas Friedman has an answer. Unfortunately, most of his answers are wrong. In his latest New York Times op-ed entitled " Leading From Within," Friedman explains how the US can counteract both ISIS and Putin: "[T]he necessary impactful thing that America sh ...
Di Maria: "Real Madrid asked me not to play in the World Cup final so I tore up the letter"
Di Maria: "Real Madrid asked me not to play in the World Cup final so I tore up the letter" The Argentine says he ignored his club's request after picking up an injury and claims he has never been on good terms with Florentino Perez Angel Di Maria has taken a spectacular swipe at former club Real Ma ...
a Charles Dickens guided walk and inside the Tower of London
Hi, welcome back! Just got home a while ago from a fabulous day in "that there London town" with my mate Lin - first we did a Charles Dickens guided walk round Borough/London Bridge and then we went to the Tower - sit back, take a seat, you may need a cup of tea (or something stronger) there are lot ...
Challenge 92: 7-Character Gradient
Make a gradient of seven characters (TV, film, book, etc.) simultaneously going from good to bad and light to dark. You may also flip the "good is light, bad is dark" trope on its head by iconning seven good-to-bad characters going from dark to light. Labeling who is more "good" or "bad" than anothe ...
New Release – Xaman by Simone Beaudelaire and Edwin Stark
Xaman is a new release, and is by two very talented authors Simone Beaudelaire and Edwin Stark. I was privileged to read it before release and all I can say is do yourself a favour it’s a terrific story. DESCRIPTION In the jungles of Belize, an ancient power lurks, and American grad student Rachael ...
