More on news. This time a video decrying (and indicating) the growing lack of global news coverage in the US.
Adam Curtis – The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist
It the following over-simplification valid? It seems to assume that there really is a grand narrative, and we have somehow lost it. Maybe the current state of journalism is a reflection not of confusion, but of realization that there are multiple perspectives and many ways to tell a story.
The question is whether hearing this multiplicity of voices spurs us to discussion and to action, or whether it is stultifying.
A steampunk comes out
Remember when I was crawling around the attic, looking for my old Planters-peanut-man Halloween costume? I didn’t donate it to the children’s theater, like I told you. I salvaged the monocle, top hat, and cane, combined them with a swallowtail tuxedo, and stole away to a midnight screening of the underrated masterpiece The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Don’t get me wrong; I still live in your world. In this very house even. But now I exist between two eras: an Edwardian past and a quixotic future where dirigibles can travel through space and time.
Read the rest over at McSweeney’s: Mom, Dad, I’m Into Steampunk
The Working NYC Harbor
Went on a harbor tour last night–a hidden harbor tour. Fun stuff. I’ve always loved the shipping industry, and almost ended up going in that direction at one point. Containerization is awesome.
The photos are mostly “scenic” rather than of the working harbor. Unfortunately, I am relying on my old Minolta until they replace my new camera, but I still got a few shots. There’s also some short video as part of the set on Flickr. Would be great to go out and do this with a serious telephoto lens at some point.
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