Weegee.

"Girl jumped out of car, and was killed, on Park Ave, c1938"(c/o The Guardian)   Arthur Fellig, better known as "Weegee" was a street photographer who operated mainly out of New York, and later out of Los Angeles. His claim to fame was in grim crime scene photography that was popular at the time(pre and post world war two era). He was also famous for his ability to show up at a scene just after police or firefighters, or even beforehand. He was also the only reporter in New York that was allowed to carry a police scanner, which would have been a huge advantage in a time with such limited technology. He even went so far as to live next...

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Book buyback; your books, your money.

Sam Knight(far left) waits for his shot at wealth in the book buyback table. Not all books get bucks. Sam gets bad news from Robin about the value of his accounting book. It may not be a total return on investment, but Sam gets something. ...

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New media ideas and old media ideals.

There I sat in forum 114 of Linn Benton Community College, Albany Oregon. The epicenter of new political ideas and media revolution. Well, maybe not, but it was an interesting discussion on how our political world is changing, and how our media preference is influencing these changes. The speakers in this discussion were from three sets of backgrounds that pertained to the discussion. Dr Rob Sahr was from Oregon State University's School of Public Policy and political science. He would serve as the panel’s speaker on political process and public opinion.  Hasso Herring; 30 year employee and executive editor for the Albany Democrat Herald would serve as the ‘old world media’ representative, giving a grounding in local print news media influence and process. And finally, LBCC’s...

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Teen Mom....ugh

I gave into a moment of weakness and watched episode twelve, season two, of Teen Mom 2 on January 12th on MTV.com under the urging of my girlfriend. I normally try to avoid reality shows(or anything on MTV for that matter) as much as possible, but we only have one tv so I was doomed. This episode was not my first Teen Mom rodeo. I had been drug through these trenches a few times before and I would be lying if I wasn't  curious about this episode. This episode follows four teenage girls as they struggle to raise their children(obvious, I know). Newly single parent Leah and her twin daughters. Leah is the first girl...

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Interactive advertising, augmented reality, gps aided shopping, and your privacy/sanity.

                                                                                                  The big ideas of AT&T via 1993                                                         This was AT&T's take on the future of computers, the internet, and interactivity from 1993. Although no one is renewing their driver's license from an ATM, many of the then lofty aspirations that AT&T had laid...

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