The democratization of photography: S&R Honors George Eastman
Our lives are full of Kodak moments.
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Beltane
Happy Beltane from The Pit.
Read moreSaturday Video Roundup: this week in 3MS
Is Trump right about "fake news"?
Above the madding crowd: a brief note on the artistic process
Pedophilia and our sexualized media: is naïveté a good thing or a bad thing?
The Mr. C case has me wondering if widespread familiarity with sexual themes and content makes today’s youth more or less susceptible to pedophiles.
Read moreMy mentor, the pedophile [UPDATED]
Part 1 of a series.
Read moreVisa review makes clear: Trump doesn't think Americans are capable of greatness
Time to nominate a Handicapper General. Here’s President Donald’s plan to make America #1: ban the competition. Trump to order review of visa program to encourage hiring Americans President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order federal agencies to look at tightening a temporary visa program used to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the United States, as he tries to carry
Read moreProfusion
A sea of tulips at the Denver Botanic Gardens. To see larger image, visit my Ello page.
Read moreScholars & Rogues marks its 10th anniversary
A brief history of S&R: It’s been a great decade. We hope you’ll stick around for another 10 years. On April 16, 2007, a few of us (mostly immigrants from The 5th Estate on LiveJournal) opened shop at ScholarsAndRogues.com. I suppose we hoped for a doorbusting response, as hordes of people, starving for our unique brand of irreverent wisdom, metaphorically trampled us
Read moreThey're having an online contest to name April's calf: what are the odds on Giraffy McGiraffeface?
What could possibly go wrong? Didn’t we just discuss this, people? I mean, it’s like nobody reads me at all.
Read moreVarner outs Zeke: the outrage is reaffirming
A gay man’s assault on a transgender fellow player was stunning. The response by the tribe, the host, the audience, and most importantly the target, gives a little hope to those of us losing faith in our fellow humans. On last night’s episode of Survivor, Jeff Varner, who was fighting for his life in the game, turned to fellow contestant
Read moreS&R’s 2017 Word of the Year: “re-accommodation”
Is it too early to name something the ______ of the Year? Heck no. Let’s call it. You probably saw where United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz lamented the need to “re-accommodate” that uncooperative passenger. What a word, that: “re-accommodation.” It doesn’t just apply to airlines – it’s application is nearly limitless. Every night in bars across America bouncers re-accommodate unruly guests.
Read moreThe only way to defeat Trump and his supporters
It’s about tribalism. You cannot work with Trumpists. Period. You must defeat them and then fix the problems that handed them control. It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. – Jonathan Swift Since the moment of Campaign 2016 when it became clear that Donald Trump actually had a chance,
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