As a follow-up to last month’s condemnation of elephant racism*, here’s proof that at least children can see past our differences and live in peace with the pachyderms of the world.
*That is, racism against elephants, not elephants that are racist.
Posts Tagged: Photo
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May 12
Not All Humans Are Racist
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Apr 12
The Worst Kind Of Racism…
…is racism against elephants.
If anyone knows where this picture came from, let me know. I absolutely adore it.
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Jan 12
What They Say Is True
A picture really is worth a thousand words.
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Aug 11
POTM: No Smiling Allowed
I finally found some time (and space on my computer) to upload photos. Expect more in the coming weeks.
This one was taken while adventuring in Song Zhuang, the most remote of the artist villages around Beijing. Don’t let Zoey’s smile fool you. She hated every moment. I think she’s just enthralled by her own image here. She’s somewhat narcissistic.
The rest of the time, we spent traipsing through condemned buildings, getting told where we can’t go, and looking at books and art. All in all, not a bad way to kill a few hours.
Here’s the link to more of the adventure.
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Feb 11
New Wank, New Look
Actual sign in an actual shopping mall in actual Beijing. I would really like to know what the person who designed this sign thought that it meant.
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Feb 11
Kids On Kids
Australians, usually while pissed on their bitter tasting beer, tell stories about their own peculiar band of Robin Hoods:
Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit, these men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Perth underground.
Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
If you have a problem – If no one else can help – and if you can find them – maybe you can hire these four kids on kids.
Death doesn’t frighten me. I’ve punched a bear in the testicle. Twice.* I often camp overnight in graveyards, or squat in old, abandoned houses on the edge of town just so I have an interesting story to tell.
But these boys, with their bowler hats and devil steeds, scare the living bejesus out of me.
Well, not the pansy, second from the right. But the other ones, they really freak me out.
Please Note, no animals were harmed during the writing of this blog.
*Same bear, different testicles
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Jan 11
In Which A Photo Tells A Story
So I took this photo on the streets of Beijing with my iphone. It led to the following story:
Institutional Negligence
They found her body–tattered, ripped open at the seams with the fluff bleeding out–in the middle of the sidewalk. The authorities labeled it accidental murder; she was the victim of circumstance.
But murder is never an accident. It takes nerve and planning and years of resentment piled on top of envy and systematic failures. Triggers don’t just pull themselves.
Neither of the authorities wanted to hear about it. They refused to own the fact their institutional negligence had allowed Mrs. Cassidy to be chewed to death by Chocolate, the cocker spaniel. Her parents were always skirting the blame.
If you’d like to see more stories like this, check out A Story In 100 Words, our collection of micro fiction.
Entropy Squared is currently hard at work at producing an e-book based on our 100 words stories. In addition to collecting some of the best works that have appeared on our blog in the past, there will be at least 40 brand new stories, exclusive to the e-book. Please stay tuned. We’ll be making more announcements in the near future.
Writing is awesome!
Please Note: This blog was written with you in mind.
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Jan 11
Awesome Is A Choice
If you made this photo, please get in touch with me. I want us to be friends.
Please Note: This post was written fully cognizant of the ramifications of said awesome. We take full responsibility.
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Jul 10
POTM: Autobots, Deploy!
I have decided photo of the week is no longer appropriate, since I rarely get around to posting photographs that often. Instead, we’ll just call it photo of the moment.
This past Saturday, I saw a band here in Beijing called Autobots, Deploy, and luckily brought along my camera. If you are interesting in seeing more shots, I have posted them to Flickr. You can follow my Flickr stream here.
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Jan 10
POTW: Blue
I submitted this week’s photo to the Weekend Photography Challenge. The theme this week is Blue.
This photo was taken back in 2008 while I was on a run to Hong Kong to see The Dark Knight .
I was planning to take some photos today, and see what blue I could find. But not only is today a bit hazy, and the normally crystal blue skies are missing some of their normal luster, I cracked my tooth and am now stuck waiting to see the dentist tomorrow morning. Luckily, this is China, and I can get an appointment on Sunday.
Speaking of blue, I’m going to see Avatar this weekend, if I’m not stuck all day tomorrow in dental surgery.
Wouldn’t this make a great scene for the Marmaduke movie, which by the way is only 139 days away?
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