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Obama and Putin have private chat at G-20 summit in Turkey

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”

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

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”

The Philippines and the US Military May Be Getting Back Together, Thanks to China | VICE News

Breaking the story, but burying the lead: VICE News reporting. The Philippine military has never used the Subic Bay Naval Base, but now looks to station its fighters and frigates there and take advantage of its proximity to the South China Sea. Source: The Philippines and the US Military May Be Getting Back Together, ThanksContinue reading “The Philippines and the US Military May Be Getting Back Together, Thanks to China | VICE News”

Surfing Venice Beach in 1939

Wayne “Dick” Whittington is one of my favorite photographers. With his large format Kodak he captured classic Southern California imagery like few others. Whittington was an early pioneer of commercial photography in Los Angeles and owned one of the largest commercial photography studios in the city. I was astonished to see the size of the surfboardsContinue reading “Surfing Venice Beach in 1939”