07 December 2006
scattered links
The blog has been a bit slow lately, I know. So here are some links to keep you occupied:
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Awesome coverage from the NY Times, which has a special section, Pearl Harbor Revisited. The focus is on some previously unpublished material that details the reconstruction of the Pacific Fleet after the Japanese attack (good to read if you think your job is hard)
A photoessay that follows the path of a diamond from the mines of Africa to the Western jewelry store. "In Angola, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, miners work for food but receive no wages" and "last year, grooms spent nearly $4.5 billion on engagement rings". See also the interview with Edward Zwick, director of Blood Diamond. "By putting your credit card down, you're essentially endorsing the practices that are involved in getting a resource. This place and that place are, in fact, interconnected."
Ever wondered how they create illustrations of extinct animals? Good read here.
McSweeney's: A WEB LOGOR "BLOG" STARTEDIN AN ATTEMPT FOR ME, GARY KIMBALL, TO GET CLOSER TO MY 15-YEAR- OLD SON, MARCUS, WHO'S LIVING WITH HIS MOM AND HER NEW HUSBAND,
RICK ¶ 7:36 PM
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Awesome coverage from the NY Times, which has a special section, Pearl Harbor Revisited. The focus is on some previously unpublished material that details the reconstruction of the Pacific Fleet after the Japanese attack (good to read if you think your job is hard)
A photoessay that follows the path of a diamond from the mines of Africa to the Western jewelry store. "In Angola, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, miners work for food but receive no wages" and "last year, grooms spent nearly $4.5 billion on engagement rings". See also the interview with Edward Zwick, director of Blood Diamond. "By putting your credit card down, you're essentially endorsing the practices that are involved in getting a resource. This place and that place are, in fact, interconnected."
Ever wondered how they create illustrations of extinct animals? Good read here.
McSweeney's: A WEB LOGOR "BLOG" STARTEDIN AN ATTEMPT FOR ME, GARY KIMBALL, TO GET CLOSER TO MY 15-YEAR- OLD SON, MARCUS, WHO'S LIVING WITH HIS MOM AND HER NEW HUSBAND,
RICK ¶ 7:36 PM
