Archive for March, 2008

Galveston Giant: The Story of Jack Johnson

A black man is speeding through the streets of Chicago in a luxury car during the early 1900s. He’s stopped by a white cop. The officer, taking in what the ride must have cost, the blonde sitting by the man’s side and the gold-plated dashboard – and getting angrier the more he sees – starts [...]

Boogie in Caracas

I went there with a pregnant wife and without doing any research at all. Big mistake.
I found Caracas to have some very negative energy. People seemed not to like tourists, almost no one speaks English, and police are very intimidating. They pulled me out of the cab once for no reason and frisked me. [...]

Kimiko Yoshida: Bridal self portraits

Photographer Kimiko Yoshida’s work is pretty amazing.
Here’s just a few samples from her online gallery which features over 150 self-portraits of the artist dressed as brides from different cultures throughout history.

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