Archive | February, 2005

'We've destroyed your homes; please keep buying our liquor.'

27 Feb
'We've destroyed your homes; please keep buying our liquor.'

In Georgia this week visiting family, I’m absolutely haunted by the Macon Telegraph’s front page before and after pictures of Macon’s long-lost, poverty-stricken, African-American community of Tybee. In the first shot, taken in the 1950s, shacks surround a landmark coal chute. In the second shot, taken in 2005, the coal chute still stands, but thanks […]

The last 25 minutes of the flight…

25 Feb
The last 25 minutes of the flight...

The last 25 minutes were the worst part of the flight. She was crying, kicking, screaming. But here she is not even one minute after we touched down. Still braking on the runway, her head falls on my lap and she’s out cold. “No she didn’t wait until NOW to fall asleep,” said the woman […]

Genius is on the mic

20 Feb
Genius is on the mic

And yet: can you find even one head in this picture that’s turned to face the performer? Maybe it’s like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. “Marion, don’t look at it. Shut your eyes, Marion. Don’t look at it no matter what happens.” But if that’s the case, then why didn’t the guy […]