From the NYT, Dr. Wafa Sultan: “They shot hundreds of bullets into him, shouting, ‘God is great!’ ” she said. “At that point, I lost my trust in their god and began to question all our teachings. It was the turning point of my life, and it has led me to this present point. I had to leave. I had to look for another god.” Here.
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That’s the last of the old content. I needed to have it all linked through the blog so that people can find it. Back to the new content.
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Trent Parke, an Australian photographer with Magnum. Check out his Dream Life portfolio. It’s some serious technique with black and white street photography.tagged Trent Parke -
From Editor and Publisher, the finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, photography:
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Los Angeles Times (Gaza pullout)
Dallas Morning News (Katrina)
The Associated Press (Katrina)FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Los Angeles Times (Catholic priests in Alaska)
Rocky Mountain News (death sentence)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Holocaust survivor)in Contests -
From Photo District News, the photo editing process at US Weekly. Here.
Senior editor Albert Lee picks up a picture of Jennifer Garner clowning around in her Oscar dress.
“What the hell is she doing?” Lee cries. “Eff her!” He casts Garner aside.
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Interview at Wired with Fumito Ueda, one of the most creative videogame designers. Here.“I really like boss fights in video games, and I wanted to create high-quality ones. When I start playing a game, I want to get to the boss fights quickly. Fighting a boss is a really fun element in games, and I wanted to have a lot of that.”
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“The labels are shooting themselves in the foot,” said Tim Quirk, executive editor of the Rhapsody music service. To the labels, Mr. Quirk advises, “every single track that you are worried about is available for free whether you want it to be or not.”
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Artist- Michael Slack
Game Art – I am 8 bit
Photography – Preparations for Khmer Rouge trials, Cambodia, by John Vink, Magnum Photos
NYT – The Wild Web of China
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Photography/Celebrity – How Hollywood’s bold-faced names secretly steer the celebrity news machine
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Photography – Olivier Rebbot, gallery link after Peter Howe introduction
Photography – John Ficara’s Black Farmers in America
Photography Dispatch – Iraqi Special Police Commandos by Guy Calaf
Film Review – Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Photography – Idols + Believiers by Jocelyn Bain Hogg
Artist – Christian-themed artist Thomas Kinkade is accused of ruthless tactics and seamy personal conduct
Balkans – Milan Babic kills himself
Punk Rock – Riot at British Invasion concert
