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"Wrestling is like a diacritic writing: above the fundamental meaning of his body, the wrestler arranges comments which are episodic but always opportune, and constantly help the reading of the fight by means of gestures, attitudes and mimicry which make the intention utterly obvious."
From Barthes' Mythologies chass.utoronto.ca/~ikalmar/illustex/Barthes-wrestling.htm [chass.utoronto.ca/~ikalmar/illustex/Barthes-wrestling.htm] ).
For awils1

Another article in Errol Morris' series on photography. Here we have an account of some famous images - and the photographers account of how they were staged. It likely won't surprise you but it still interesting to consider how long we have been reacting to staged photographs. And Morris asks, is there anything really wrong with this kind of staging.

The genius of the crowd. A poem by Charles Bukowski read by him. Disturbing, universal and timeless.

Some very sharp use of image and space on these hanging sculptures.

Electronic pop up books. Very cool. From the always exceptional stumbler catinette.

I have always liked these modest pages which are mostly (or maybe all) original photos from the blogger. It gives the pages an authenticity. In any case, the most recent sets of pictures are from the bloggers trip to PEI, close to where I live. They capture the mood and eccentricities of the place. Worth a browse.

From the page: "tin, tungsten, and tantulum are all essential for the production of many of our beloved consumer electronics and are all three conflict minerals"
Here is a better than expected article on the difficulties of being green and socially conscious. We have an article that outlines the need for the three elements in all consumer electronics, the fact that getting these elements provides livelihoods for people in war torn countries and that conflicts are perpetuated, to some extent, by these materials. There are no easy solutions. Worth your time to consider.