The High Life
Aerial views made from direct observation, enlivened by composite viewpoints, heightened color, and the manipulation of light and scale.
Archive
A collection of 14284 issues
January 24, 2014
* FBI arrests revenge-porn site operator for paying a hacker to steal hundreds of nude photos from people's email accounts. * Morocco repeals law that exonerates rapist if they marry their victims, but marital rape is still legal. * Series of storms in the Atlantic tosses abandoned cruise ship of
White Rabbit
When illness erases the fine line between love and obsession.
January 23, 2014
* European Union proposes to end binding national targets for renewable energy production. * Sulphate pollution from China results in U.S. smog. * Multiple studies show that gentrification may be a boon to longtime residents, who likely don't leave the neighborhood. * Data based on disease models predicts Facebook will lose
Do Not Endure Verbal, Emotional, or Physical Abuse
Offered an opportunity to help a father reach out to his young daughter, a writer agrees to assist. But the challenge isn’t as simple as grammar and commas.
January 22, 2014
* Interesting account of actor Jeffrey Wright's attempts to develop a gold mine in Sierra Leone. * Times of India's disturbing front-page headline. * Photos of Bombay's slum-surrounded residential skyscrapers titled after their ad slogans. * See also: Sketches of architecture and street life in Paris
January 21, 2014
* Two arrested at Texas-Mexico border with more than 100 fraudulent credit cards exploiting stolen Target data. * Korea Credit Bureau engineer arrested for stealing nearly half the South Korean population's credit cards. * Check to see if your email address or username has been compromised in a data breach.
The ToB X Zombie Poll
{image-1} Zombies are everywhere in today’s films, TV, and literature. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Tournament of Books, can the Rooster at least get a share of the credit? The Tournament of Books X, presented by the groovy folks and notebooks of Field Notes, will
Slight Exposure
Found photographs hand-altered with embroidery and collage, transforming pictures that were somehow incomplete.
January 17, 2014
* Egypt hires American PR firm to improve its image, then arrests its film crew within hours of setting foot in Cairo. * Times editor discovers a new relationship with her father when her dad discovers the joy of texting about the news. * Threats from Western countries to withdraw aid have slowed