So, It’s Been 10 Years
For a long time I resisted blogging about 9/11…and I hesitated a lot about writing this post but something now compels me to do so… It felt almost disrespectful and perhaps it is that the media had turned a solemn day into a day for specials and voyeuristic one-up-manship so I didn’t want to “join … Read more
Guest Post | War
The latest Guest Post to grace these pages comes from @shumpynella who runs the elegant blog, Tidbits. I echo many of her sentiments the key departure for me being the searches, at the airports in particular. Her main point, though, I agree with. Those pictures of a dead Osama bin Laden should not be released…neither … Read more
Tragedy in Pictures
Yesterday in Libya two acclaimed photographers were killed as they covered the war between those loyal to al-Qaddafi and those who, among other things, want al-Qaddafi to go. Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros are apparently well-respected photojournalists. I don’t know their work intimately but I’m sure I’ve seen a picture or two or five from each of them … Read more
