Tag Archives: journalism
links for 2007-09-12: falling man
The Falling Man – Esquire “In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, … more…
Dylanology
There’s a long-ish but very worthwhile review in The New Yorker of a recently published collection of Dylan interviews, Bob on Bob. …as an interview subject, Dylan probably ranks a few notches above Elvis, who was one of the all-time … more…
The Curse of Tom Wolfe
Michael Shapiro bemoans the fate of magazine feature writing, which he assures us has fallen into a kind of technically accomplished entropy… I’d pipe up with a comment of some sort, but I don’t remember the last time I actually … more…
Watching The K Foundation Burn A Million Quid
Ooo-kay then – I think I’m about ready to welcome visitors into the rest of the site, which now looks… pretty much like the blog, actually. I’ve put up an old piece, Watching The K Foundation Burn A Million Quid, … more…
Yes, we need ‘regime change’ in this rogue state…
Independent Argument – Yes, we need ‘regime change’ in this rogue state… – dissent from the left liberal intelligentsia, innit. Great stuff. (via plasticbag.org)
The Memory Hole
“The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known. This includes: Government files Corporate memos Court documents (incl. lawsuits and transcripts) Police reports and … more…
The Hobohemians
The Hobohemians Ben Ehrenreich on the resurgence of freight train hopping, takes a ride to Dunsmuir for the annual hobo gathering. With gorgeous photography by Virginia Lee Hunter (LA Weekly, via weblogsky)
21C Magazine
21C Magazine talks up a storm: “a new magazine that dazzles with both its visual appearance and its intelligence”, according to themselves. There’s an impressive line up of prospective contributors, and Jaron Lanier’s opening piece on his part in the … more…
Time to blog on
MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Time to blog on – Ben Hammersley reports on Dan Gillmor’s embrace of blogging into the mediasphere at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, explaining the implications for the future of journalism… (via, oh where did I … more…
Fighting to Live as the Towers Died
New York Times publishes the result of a painstaking reconstruction of what went on in the twin towers on the morning of 911, based on cellphone messages, emergency services records, video and radio tapes, and interviews with survivors and relatives. … more…