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Pemba: making a football from a condom

Take Five and Yasha made this video above that shows a young boy in Africa making a soccer ball/football from a condom. The video reveals the dedication that some youngsters in poor areas of Africa have to the sport. [via]

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The meaning of a cigarette in China and India

Photo by Rocco Rorandelli Italian photographer Rocco Rorandelli was just profiled in The New York Times about his project that investigates the origins of the cigarette in India and China. His photo series shows a vast difference in respect for … Continue reading

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How to feed the world?

How to feed the world ? from Denis van Waerebeke on Vimeo. Denis van Waerebeke created this video to explain why particular parts of the world have more malnourished people than others and why fixing this problem isn’t just a … Continue reading

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The rise of the amateur photographer over the professional

The New York Times today published an article about the rise of the amateur photographer over the professionally trained photographer. In short, the NYT reports that the phenomenon is due to a number of reasons including the decreasing price of … Continue reading

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Is Bandslam a victim of poor marketing?

Nikki Finke has a very surprising write-up about how the movie Bandslam (starring Vanessa Hudgens, Aly Michalka, and Gaelan Connell) is an excellent example of how a great movie can suffer from poor marketing. I thought Bandslam was simply another … Continue reading

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The financial fall of Annie Leibovitz

New York Magazine has a pretty in-depth article about the financial rise and fall of celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. I just finished reading the whole thing (8 paginated pages…) and learned a lot about the photographer that simply was never … Continue reading

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