Author: Trent

  • Author Bears Steady Witness to Partition’s Wounds

    Author Bears Steady Witness to Partition’s Wounds

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    NYT: That solitary drive would also give shape to “Train to Pakistan,” Mr. Singh’s slim, seminal 1956 novel whose opening paragraphs contain one of its most unsettling lines: “The fact is, both sides killed.” An estimated one million people were killed during the partition, and more than 10 million fled their homes: Hindus and Sikhs…

  • It Was Loud. It Was Fast. But What Did It Mean?

    NYT reviews American Hardcore. My review from a January showing at Sundance is Here. NYT: Musically hardcore was a repudiation of almost everything, from disco to the dilution of first-generation punk labeled new wave to, of course, the same high-flying and deeply loathed bands, like the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Journey, that the original punks…

  • This Just In: The Iraq Study Group Has Nothing to Report

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    Washington Post: “We’re not going to speculate with you today about recommendations,” Baker announced at the session, hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Can the war in Iraq be won? “We’re not going to make any assessments today about what we think the status of the situation is in Iraq,” said Hamilton. Could they…

  • 'I'm ready'

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    Last words of death row inmates, from the Guardian: “Statement to what. State what. I am not guilty of the charge of capital murder. Steal me and my family’s money. My truth will always be my truth. There is no kin and no friend; no fear what you do to me. No kin to you…

  • No One Dares to Help

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    LA Times: I was still looking at the wounded man and blaming myself for not stopping to help. Other shoppers peered at him from a distance, sorrowful and compassionate, but did nothing. I went on to another grocery store, staying for about five minutes while shopping for tomatoes, onions and other vegetables. During that time,…

  • warriorontheedgeoftime

    warriorontheedgeoftime

    MySpace: My friends call me Jonah! I am Ex-Special Forces, a Martial Artist, & a musician. I have my own C.D. out titled Have Harp Will Travel. Check out my web-site for sound-bytes at HaveHarpWillTravel.com & loads of crazy pix! I live in Dansville, New York with my wife & huge Tibetan Mastiff dog, Tonru,…

  • Catchin' Up With… Stikman

    Catchin' Up With… Stikman

    Wooster Collective: STIKMAN Has just returned from a thousand mile journey across the state of New York and the province of Ontario. Along the way I spread hundreds of STIKMEN and STIKMAN paintings in the cities and towns that I encountered. In Toronto I installed a wide variety of artworks throughout 50 miles of streets…

  • Pope has joined US crusade, says Iran

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    Guardian: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday accused the Pope of committing the world’s biggest Christian church to what he claimed was a “crusade” launched by President Bush against Islam. The Iranian leader’s words represented a setback to more than 25 years of Vatican diplomacy aimed at distancing Roman Catholicism from the west many Muslims regard as…

  • The Senator's Gentile Rebuke

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    Washington Post: “It has been reported,” said Fox, that “your grandfather Felix, whom you were given your middle name for, was Jewish. Could you please tell us whether your forebears include Jews and, if so, at which point Jewish identity might have ended?” Allen recoiled as if he had been struck. His supporters in the…

  • Koudelka

    Koudelka

    MagnumPhotos: Koudelka, published by Delpire, Paris, 2006. Here.

  • Banksy ordered to clean up his elephant act

    Guardian: The elephant may have been in the room, but by the end of its stay it had lost its sheen. Tai, the 38-year-old painted pachyderm that was the centrepiece of the first major US show by the British graffiti artist Banksy, was scrubbed down on Sunday on the orders of the Los Angeles department…

  • Who Is Jonathan Ive?

    Business Week, via ValleyWag: The man who, after Jobs, is most responsible for Apple’s amazing ability to dazzle and delight with its famous products, chose instead to talk about process — what he called “the craft of design.” He spoke passionately about his small team and how they work together. He talked about focusing on…

  • Child Of Polygamists Receives Fourth Sex Talk

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    Onion Radio News: The sixth grader will eventually learn everything she needs to know about sexuality two to three years from now, when she’ll be given to a 60-year-old Mormon elder in Canada. mp3, Here.

  • X-Arcade Tankstick™

    X-Arcade Tankstick™

    X-Arcade: The newest addition to Xgaming’s award-winning lineup remains faithful to it’s arcadian ancestry and injects the most complete and authentic home arcade gaming experience into your home. Here.

  • New recruit joins Terracotta Army

    New recruit joins Terracotta Army

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    BBC: Pablo Wendel, made up like an ancient warrior, jumped into a pit showcasing the 2,200-year-old pottery soldiers and stood motionless for several minutes. The 26-year-old was eventually spotted by police and removed from the scene. Unearthed in 1974, the statues are said to be one of the 20th Century’s greatest archaeological finds. Here.

  • Banksy's elephant provokes anger

    Banksy's elephant provokes anger

    BBC: Mr Boks said he tried to withdraw permits for the elephant on grounds of public safety last Friday, but found the three-day exhibition would be over before they took effect. “Permits will not be issued for such frivolous abuse of animals in the future,” he said. Tai’s owner, Kari Johnson, denied that the 38-year-old…

  • U.S. Detains AP Photographer

    Wired: The U.S. military in Iraq has imprisoned an Associated Press photographer for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing. Military officials said Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi citizen, was being held for “imperative reasons of security” under United Nations resolutions. AP executives said the…

  • Fuct Interview (with Erik Brunetti)

    Addicteed: So I recently came across the “fuct facts” where it is made clear that Shepard Fairey aka OBEY has “borrowed” several designs and ideas from fuct, you have publicly addressed your opinion about him – What does Shepard have to say about all this? Has he/you ever tried to contact each other about this…

  • FUCT: LOVE AWARENESS PROGRAM

    BrightNights: FUCT printed this graphic on t-shirts titled “Mao-Now!” circa 1993. In response to a simple question that Erik had asked himself: “Who is the Lucifer of China ?” while brainstorming ideas for a logo that would faithfully represent Evil in Asia. Sure enough, genocide-genius Chairman Mao Zedong (pronounced Tse Tung) came up as contestant…

  • Photojournalism in the Age of Scrutiny

    Ken Irby, Poynter: The Times has very clear guidelines in place that prohibit image manipulation without clear cause and disclosure: Photography and Images. Images in our pages that purport to depict reality must be genuine in every way. No people or objects may be added, rearranged, reversed, distorted or removed from a scene (except for…