Archive for August 2009
Feral Detroit #
Abandoned houses overrun by vegatation. What a fascinating photoset.
(via PSFK)
Approval as Fear #
An interesting idea. Gallup just released a chart of approval ratings of the leadership of former Soviet Republics. While governments in Ukraine and Georgia did poorly, with under a quarter approving, Armenia and Azerbijan both finished with well over 50%. But in at least one person’s opinion:
The Gallup chart is actually an index of fear. What it reflects is not so much attitudes toward the government as a willingness to openly express one’s attitudes toward the government. As one member of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Azerbaijan Service told me, “If someone walked up to me in Baku and asked me what I thought about the government, I’d say it was great too.”
(via Passport)
Show Me Your Refrigerator, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are #
Stretch your voyeur muscle.
(via @fakelvis)
History, Rawanda, and NBC #
Andrew Rice tells a fascinating story about the dimly understood Rawandan genocide, NBC’s effort to make a “To Catch a Predator” for international war criminals, and a refugee French teacher.
(via @longreads)
Music Sales by Format #
This is a really interesting graph, though I’d like to see better year delineation (and maybe a total sales line somewhere).
(via DF)