December 27, 2010
by Antonio
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“Leaks and use of anonymous sources is very much in the fabric of American journalism today, the places where it’s most obvious are in Washington, Hollywood, Wall street and in Sports” -Norman Pearlstine, Editor-in-Chief, Time Inc., 1995-2005 Referring to the … Continue reading
June 5, 2008
by Antonio
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Jackson Pollock’s “Number 14: Gray”(1948). Museum of Modern Art, NYC I’m amazed that for the New York Times, Obama’s Democratic Party Nomination is still a “black” and “white” issue. Before I even go there I would like to point out … Continue reading
May 13, 2008
by Antonio
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In December 2001, Dean Kamen unveiled his latest invention, The Segway, a two wheeled battery powered scooter that can take people -umm- around the block and back? Not much more efficient than the other two wheeled invention called the bicycle. … Continue reading
May 9, 2008
by Antonio
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Browsing internet radios, we have been hooked on BBC’s The Forum. It’s a weekly 45min talk show hosted by Bridget Kendall that discusses various topics with guest of diverging minds: scientist, artist, writers, anthropologist, philosophers, etc. and scholars thereof. It’s … Continue reading
April 3, 2008
by Antonio
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Cambodia, 1974, photo by Dith Pran. Dith Pran/New York Times. If you haven’t see the film “The Killing Fields” since it came out in the eighties, perhaps now would be an appropriate time. Dith Pran, the photojournalist and war prisoner … Continue reading
February 28, 2008
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Laguna de San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1965 opening day, by Eloy Zarate and Benjamin Dominguez family as appeared in this NPR article. After reading and listening to a few accounts of new Hamas-made hole-in-the-wall that separates Gaza … Continue reading
February 4, 2008
by Antonio
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Screen grab of Britney Spears’ “Oops, I did it again” video. Watch it. Just heard on a BBC report that the Beatles song “Across the Universe” is being literally beamed across the universe through NASA’s Deep Space Network. It’s aim? … Continue reading