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Tom Brokaw blasts the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
On Meet the Press Sunday, Tom Brokaw of NBC News, an iconic figure in broadcast journalism, ripped into the annual ritual that media people in DC call “the prom,” hoping that their gentle ridicule of it will defuse some of the rage that they know the event inspires outside the Beltway club.
Brokaw essentially told them that the game is up. The people he meets on his book tours are saying: “What’s happened with political coverage in America? We don’t feel connected to it.” The White House Correspondents Association dinner, he said, symbolically “separates the press from the people they’re supposed to serve.” Brokaw acknowledged that he was a charter member of the club. But… “It is time to to rethink it.”
Here’s what gave Brokaw’s comments some teeth: Sitting right next to him were two people who would have to do the rethinking. NBC’s Chuck Todd is one of the stars of the dinner as perhaps the world’s most visible White House correspondent. Brokaw said he loves hanging with George Clooney as much as the next guy, but is this really what we should be doing? On March 18, host David Gregory had interviewed George Clooney for Meet the Press, so obviously his answer is: yeah!
Gregory’s only audible response to his senior colleague was: “point taken.” Todd said nothing. Then it was on to the next thing. Gregory had a perfect chance to reflect on Brokaw’s criticisms in a small web-only feature he does after the show; he declined to do so. But he did find time to plug his interview with Robert DiNiro.
Beastie Boys took in some interesting influences as evidenced in their mixing of songs and sounds. RIP Adam Yauch.
(Source: Spotify!)
Art Nouveau Doors
Amazing photo set of doors. Each one is a piece of art.
(via rooms-for-the-revolution)
My photos on the cover and inside of the inaugural issue of The Lo-Down Magazine. Lower East Side, New York City.
I was thrilled when I was asked by one of my favorite neighborhood news blogs, The Lo-Down, to take photos for their inaugural issue of their new print magazine. As a Lower East Side resident who is invested in the community, I can definitely say that being asked to take photos for such a venture is one of the proudest recent moments in memory regarding my photography.
The task was to capture the area South of Delancey Street at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge which is known as SPURA (Seward Park Urban Renewal Area). Currently, and for many, many years as far back as I can remember, the area consists mainly of city-owned parking lots usually filled with trucks in various stages of wear and tear. It’s an area I pass by daily since I live very, very close to it and for many community residents it is now an extremely hot topic due to the development plans and proposals. You can read a bit about SPURA here on the Lo-Down if you are interested.
I am really proud of the Lo-Down for launching their new magazine which is being sent out to thousands of Lower East Side residents this week as well as many of the local stores, cafes and retail establishments in the area and happy that I could contribute to their venture with photos of the neighborhood I love so dearly, the Lower East Side.
You can view the photos used in the magazine (and a few more that are part of the same set that I just love) larger either on my Flickr here:
… or you can view all of the photos including scans of my photos in the Lo-Down Magazine on my Google Plus profile here:
The Lo-Down Magazine - Photos of SPURA - Lower East Side
Enjoy!
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A cut from Norah Jones newest release. I dig it.
Diary - Free The Robots (by AaronNickels) Thought I’d spread a little psychedelic music your way.
