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Shane Lavalette
Photographer, publisher, and blogger, Shane Lavalette is raising money for his book Picturing the South on Kickstarter. The deadline is June 22, 2012.
The photos featured in the book were commissioned by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta as part of their Picturing the South project.
tetw:
A Tetw reading list
The Best of Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt - How to make it, why we steal it , how to bet with it, and how it motivates us. A selection of the best articles from NYT column that became an international sensation.
To Have is To Owe by David Graeber - A lot of people have little understanding of what money really is - if you want to find out, this classic article is the place to start.
Three great articles about the financial crisis by Michael Lewis - The world’s top financial reporter heads to Greece, Iceland and Ireland to find out how the credit crisis changed the world.
Jonathan Lebed’s Extracurricular Activities by Michael Lewis - Another classic Lewis piece about how a 15-year-old became the first ever minor to face prosecution for stock market fraud.
The Great American Bubble Machine by Matt Taibbi - “The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.”
The $20 Theory of the Universe by Tom Chiarella - A beginner’s guide to bribery. Find out just how far greasing people’s palms with a $20 bill can get you.
Why the Poor Pay More by DeNeen L. Brown - “The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. A primer on the economics of poverty.”
Inconspicuous Consumption by Virgina Postrel - What do the things you spend your money on say about you?
Is Free the Future by Malcolm Gladwell - The author asks whether the internet will make paying money for stuff a thing of the past.
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Dawn
highlanderhufflepuffhugmachine:
And let me say, if you are a fan of dystopian fiction: READ THIS BOOK.
If you liked the Hunger Games, but want a more “how our society crumbles” kind of story this is a book to read.
It’s so compelling, and interesting and good. I had to read it for class, but I’m fighting the urge to go on…
CC: Click the link to see it in greater depth.
This is a great tutorial, the specifications on facial features, skin color and hair color are wonderful. The diversity is interesting as well: Japanese, Indonesian, Inuit, Tibetan, Turkic, Amazonian, Ethiopian, Australian aboriginal… etc.
