So, the coronavirus, yeah. How are you holding up? It’s crazy out there, right? Not like ‘violence in the streets’ crazy, not yet, but nutty enough. I really hope you’ve got enough […]
How we get to the snacks
Convenience
Gateway to a photo album of seething humanity… I’ve shopped in a lot of 7-11s in my life. Maybe you have too. I only started photographing people I’d encounter at 7-11 a […]
My week of shooting, 28 April 2019
Codename: McDonald’s Hamburger Eyes Because I live about two miles south of the San Francisco city and county line, my photographic work continues to evolve and to benefit from the rich cultural, […]
My week of shooting, Easter Sunday 2019
“It’s easy to be a holy man on the top of a mountain”… Tuesday I was in this pre-apocalyptic part of San Francisco right next to the 101 freeway that’s a mixture […]
Mother days
Yeah, I know, Mother’s Day is quasi-holiday that is way too commercialized. But that doesn’t mean we can’t legitimately set aside one day per year to honor our mums for bringing us […]
Nota Bene #100: Il Planetario di Figaro
Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
Why Rush wants to own an NFL team
UPDATE: We’ve revised this post to replace disputed Rush comments with confirmed-by-video ones. After all, we want to be fair. And balanced. ________________ Rush Limbaugh wants to be an NFL owner. Or […]
Meanings, pt. 3: public service
by Michael Tracey Let me return to a period which is widely regarded within the advanced industrial societies as a high water mark of public service broadcasting, the BBC in the early […]
What makes Obama black?
by Jim Rotholz We stand on the verge of electing the first African-American as president of the United States – and the country is pulsing with anticipation. Senator Obama’s rise to prominence […]
Pundit reveals startling discovery: race = ideology
An interesting man said an interesting thing the other day. Unfair, you say? Voters shouldn’t judge a candidate by his skin color. Maybe, but is it any more unfair than, for example, […]
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