This was really something to see early this morning. You know shit just got real when these two have an impromptu sidebar. Putin and Obama, who are now on opposing sides of Syria’s bloody civil war, had officially planned no formal sit-downs while in Antalya – just a few hundred miles from Turkey’s border with Syria.Continue reading “Obama and Putin have private chat at G-20 summit in Turkey”
Author Archives: Thomas Guy
Facebook tops General Electric in market value
Wow. A sign of the times? This last bit was the most depressing of all: Not to be left behind, GE now calls itself a “digital industrial” company under the “about” portion of its web site. Source: Facebook tops General Electric in market value
Venice Beach, 1940
As I’ve mentioned before, one can spend quite a bit of time lost in the digitized photography archives hosted by the digital library at the University of Southern California. It’s the single best resource I’ve found for large- and medium- format Los Angeles photography. Wherever possible, I try to look for ways to group photographs together. IContinue reading “Venice Beach, 1940”
Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah
Honestly, I don’t believe it. I mean, first off, they’re a terrorist group. And I know the Saudis own a big chunk of Fox; but, I mean — c’mon. How much can this news get filtered, really? A high-ranking Hezbollah commander told IBT the number of victims is much closer to 4,000. They say theContinue reading “Hajj stampede death count 4,000: Hezbollah”
Santa Monica Boulevard’s End – 1929
Another amazing shot by Wayne “Dick” Whittington. The USC Digital Library has a collection of his * ahem * 14,000+ scanned negatives. And they’re all available online. This photo shows an important subject: the terminus of Santa Monica Boulevard at Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. This was also a major junction of LA’s famous lightContinue reading “Santa Monica Boulevard’s End – 1929”
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