December 2009
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Nouvelles Russes
Irina Balakina, 44 years, is the Director of Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company, for Russia and the former Soviet Republics. Abandoned by her husband in 1993, she was forced to sell her fur coats to feed her daughter. She joined Reuters as a receptionist and from there rose through the ranks. In 1998, Russia was gripped by a financial crisis, with the exception of Irina, who signed her...
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John Seabrook on Zaha Hadid’s new building in... →
Contemporary architecture in Rome: gosh, I’m thrilled!
….Am I?
MAXXI - national museum of XXI century art is located in Rome’s Flaminio neighbourhood on the site of the former Montello military barracks. After 10 years of working on the project the official inauguration of the museum will take place in spring 2010.
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Istanbul Calling: Constitutional Crisis →
“Turkey’s current constitution, written after the 1980 military coup, is essentially designed to defend the state and its institutions. The rights of individuals or minority groups (especially those that are perceived to threaten the state and its integrity) take a back seat to preserving the statist status quo. In that sense, enacting major reforms in Turkey without first...
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I love crisps
Here’s the new image for Jonathan Crisp chips designed by Jonathan London studio Ziggurat Brands (source).
The chips bags are a pure British understatement. Source: VR Verpackungs-Rundschau. The front side is decorated by the caricature of an Englishwoman/Englishman – for example, Camilla decorates the bag with the horseradish and sour cream chips (source)
Only in the UK. I want them...
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China, we're coming →
On google image try searching for “Massimo Tartaglia” (berlusconi’s aggressor), “berlusconi insanguinato” (berlusconi covered with blood), “berlusconi ferito” (berlusconi wounded), “berlusconi duomo”, “berlusconi tartaglia” and any similar combination you may like.
On google Massimo Tartaglia’s images have been censored, while that’s not the case on Bing. Just try...
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She was 9
Nujoud Ahdal was just 9 when she went against her family’s wishes and requested a divorce from her husband, who was more than 20 years older than she. [Credit: Associated Press]
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China Safari. On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion...
Pictures by Paolo Woods from the reportage quoted below.
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“As many as 500,000 Chinese have immigrated to Africa, lured by its oil, copper,...”
– Showcase: Asian Crossroads in Africa - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com
I love the photojournalistic reportages published every day on this blog of the New York Times, though I am not always sure what is set first, the picture or the message they convey.
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MUSLIM WORLD: Swiss businessman defiantly builds... →
“On the first day of the Noughties, I sent my first email. I sent it from a...”
– The First Decade: Has the internet brought us together or driven us apart? - Features, Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
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Why Ela was late
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More books, more freedom - Fair in Rome
Più libri più liberi is the fair for small and medium-size publishing companies and has been held every year since 2002 in December in Rome.Today it’s free for students. It’s worth going, there are books you otherwise won’t find so easily.
There’s a thick agenda of meetings and conferences. Have a look at the website.
I bought a collection of Abraham Yehoshua essays, a...
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Dubai's Improbable tale
Showcase: Dubai’s Improbable Tale - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com
Ok, I know I should not rejoice at the bankrupcy of this country because we know who pays the highest price at the end. But I must say I’ve always considered Dubai as a nightmare on earth for various reason. The worst way to make a desert flourish out of labor exploitment and intensive edification of horrible skyscrapers. A place...
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Photographs of World Leaders
An interactive portfolio of portraits by Platon of world leaders, with commentary by the photographer.
This past September, when nearly all the world’s leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations, Platon, a staff photographer for the New Yorker, set up a tiny studio off the floor of the General Assembly, and tried to hustle as many of them in front of his lens as...
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