Archive for March, 2008

visual liars & translators be

Monday, March 31st, 2008

This idea is out there all the time and particularly been on my mind lately. Apparently I’m not the only one as these recent ruminations elaborate.
The first from Jim Casper on lenscultureweblog on the cover image of French mag Enjeux. The prejudice and political nuances of the image seem misleading at best.
The second is slightly [...]

location, location, location

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

How does your location fit into the scheme of things? Good question.
Talking with a PE at one of the larger, well established travel mags this week he piqued my interest when he said, “nice to know you’re out there, the last thing I need is another shooter in New York”.
Richard Florida has more on how [...]

Creative Fringe to Mainstream

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Interesting piece in the NY Times magazine this AM though it wasn’t the title that caught me. It was the subtitle - Photo Finish : In a curious reversal, an innovation travels from the mainstream to the creative fringe - and disappears. Written by Rob Walker, it covers the news that’s been out for a [...]

tech tips

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Here’s a few of my go-to’s for maximizing tech efficiency in everyday life. From putting together emails in Japanese to a never ending list of passwords to finding sushi in SoHo, I couldn’t get by without these. Add your own.
jott: no more sticky notes (that’s a lie actually I’ll never give them up without a [...]