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'discover the history'
OldSFan alternative way of browsing the SFPL's incredible San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
(reminded by Hypnophant)
'What people are saying'
NoHomophobes.comHomophobic language isn’t always meant to be hurtful, but how often do we use it without thinking?
setting culture free
Life is Change: A Free Cultural Work: Downloads (dedicated to the Public Domain) [Eduardo Morais' stream]'more of what matters'
Center for a New American DreamWe work with individuals, institutions, businesses, and communities to conserve natural resources, counter the commercialization of our culture, support community engagement, and promote positive changes in the way goods are produced and consumed.
'community of storytellers'
Cowbird - A witness to life (About)Our short-term goal is to pioneer a new form of participatory journalism, grounded in the simple human stories behind major news events and universal themes. Our long-term goal is to build a public library of human experience, so the knowledge and wisdom we accumulate as individuals may live on as part of the commons, available for this and future generations to look to for guidance.
'too many bad songs'
An Open Letter to Jon Bon Jovi On What's Really "Killing The Music Business" (heavy ads)'basically a crappy blog'
Uptown Almanac | San Francisco: Where 20-Somethings go to Retire (some mature content)'zine encyclopedia'
ZineWiki - the history and culture of zines, independent media and the small pressmaterials for teachers
Teaching Tolerance – "dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children"
'free and open Web'
World Wide Web FoundationAdvance the Web. Empower People.
We envision a Web that empowers all people, including billions excluded today, by providing new opportunities for creativity, collaboration, teaching, learning, enterprise and a better life. To reach this goal, the Web Foundation will put the power of the Web into the hands of people around the world through effective, high-impact programs.
'all so similar'
the camera project – "an exploration of how children perceive their environment..."Tokyo's film cameras
tokyo camera styleWe are at the point where people who shoot film do simply because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. When I meet them out on the streets I'll ask to photograph their camera, and post it here.
true number could be higher
Blogger arrests hit record highMore bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.
Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report...
life's many predicaments
Sausage shortage looms for SwissSwiss butchers have raised the alarm over a shortage of the Brazilian cows' intestines used to wrap the nation's favourite sausage, the Cervelat....
A joint "Task Force Cervelat" composed of scientists, bureaucrats and industry representatives has been formed to tackle the sausage crisis.
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
US town escapes 666 phone prefix – "A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil...."advertising in public space
The Anti-Advertising AgencyThe steady normalization of invasive advertising dulls the public's perception of their surroundings, re-enforcing a general attitude of powerlessness toward creativity and change, thus a cycle develops enabling advertisers to slowly and consistently increase the saturation of advertising with little or no public outcry.Related project: www.PeopleProducts123.com (see coolstop review)
'modern self-portraits'
Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism...Social networking websites may make relationships more reliable, but whether those relationships can be humanly satisfying remains to be seen.[Justin Blanton]
in search of a national slogan
1,000 mottos for the UKNational mottos have been around almost as long as nation states, yet the UK has been characteristically demure about committing a spirited slogan to paper....
...So, in the interests of representing Britain in all its rich diversity, below, we present not 10, not 100 but 1,000+ of the best mottos for the UK, submitted by our readers.
'Design and Social Change'
Reduce & Reuse Gallery – "How might you encourage people to use waste, and/or consume less? Invent a creative way to reuse something, or invent a device or object that uses waste in a meaningful way." [Swikiri]experiments and demos
Face Research – "psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices"about culture...
tinyways – "This is not a blog. tinyways is about culture, and this is said because a wider term was not found. All of this is because music is not just music, a book is not just a book, a movie is not just a movie and a play is not just a play, but tinyways is just tiny, yet it does pretend to show a way."'mixed views'
Brazil rainforest internet plan – "A move to provide free internet access to native Indian tribes to help protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging has been announced in Brazil..."digital collection
Cities Around the World – "presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library"interactive Java applet
Genealogy of Influence – "a visualization of the connections between the most influential writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians of Western culture" [Ireneo's Memory]independent films
Folkstreams.net – "The mission of Folkstreams.net is to build a national preserve of documentary films about American folk or roots culture. Produced by independent filmmakers, these hard-to-find films give voice to the arts and experience of diverse American groups. They are streamed on the website together with background materials that highlight the history and aesthetic importance of the traditions and the films."
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