December 1, 2009

Oakland In Two Parts

Two very different images of Oakland…

September 10, 2009

Los Angeles’ Wildfires

First thought: the worlds ending.

Or maybe not…

This Los Angeles Times info-graphic made me look twice.

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August 19, 2009

The Other Green Building

from Sweet Juniper

In other sorta-news, my favorite feral houses back in Brooklyn are staring down the barrel of oblivion.

August 1, 2009

New York, we love you

…but we’ve left town.

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You can follow our progress here and there

June 27, 2009

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Invader’s Top 10 exhibit arrives today at Jonathan Levine Gallery

by way of twbe

June 19, 2009

Google finds Farsi


On Thursday, an online petition began circulating asking Google to go green for a day in support of the Iranian opposition movement and in memorial of those that have died in the post-election violence.

While it is hard to imagine Google stepping into the controversy with such a overt statement, they have contributed – albeit gingerly – by debuting a new Farsi translation service allowing Iranians and the rest of the world to keep lines of communication open during these rapidly developing days.

June 19, 2009

Iran’s Contested Results

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At Friday prayers, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei demanded that the ongoing protests cease. Calling last week’s elections a “definitive victory” for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamanei mocked the opposition claims of widespread electoral fraud:

“How one can rig 11 million votes?”

June 18, 2009

Iran Mourning Rally Videos – June 18

March 17, 2009

Arusi Persian Wedding

When newlyweds Alex and Heather decided to travel to Iran for a traditional Persian wedding, Alex’s sister Marjan Tehrani  followed and documented their journey. The trip would be Heather’s first to the country and the Tehrani sibling’s first since a childhood visit with their Iranian father in 1977.

Arusi Persian Wedding premieres tonight on PBS’ Independent Lens.

Alex Tehrani’s photography can be seen here

January 26, 2009

Generally Unperturbed by Financial Fallout

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