I haven't posted any photos in a while, mainly because I've been too lazy to take them off my camera. But why leave the house at all when there are so many good photos online?
Here's an interesting collection of Greenpoint Terminal Market before-and-after shots from some intrepid explorer types (RIP, one month later). For great NYC shots I like this Joe guy and this Satan person, but there are many many more.
This looks to be a handy site full of photo tips and tricks. And via that site I came across this, an amazing collection of individual self-portraits from one family spanning 25 years.
On another note entirely, this article by righteous envirohottie RFK Jr. is the most thorough analysis of the outrageous 2004 election antics I've seen so far -- long, but worth a look:
Immediately after the polls closed on Election Day, GOP officials -- citing the FBI -- declared that the county was facing a terrorist threat that ranked ten on a scale of one to ten. The county administration building was hastily locked down, allowing election officials to tabulate the results without any reporters present.
In fact, there was no terrorist threat. The FBI declared that it had issued no such warning, and an investigation by The Cincinnati Enquirer unearthed e-mails showing that the Republican plan to declare a terrorist alert had been in the works for eight days prior to the election. Officials had even refined the plot down to the language they used on signs notifying the public of a lockdown. (via)
I would say what can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again, but I seem to recall a lot of that after the 2000 debacle and it didn't stop these criminals, so I'll just fume and surf around for photoblogs until I'm sufficiently distracted again. On that dispirited note, happy weekend!
(photo above via)
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