Deep Inspection
“The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world’s most sophisticated mechanisms for controlling and censoring the Internet, allowing it to examine the content of individual online communications on a massive scale.”
Filed Under Art, Creativity, Events, New Media, Politics
Iran on Fire
Check this page and this page if you haven’t heard about this great event already, Iran is experiencing massive rioting, at a scale never before seen since the 1979 revolution, after the reformist politician Mousavi lost to the hardliner Ahmedinejad in what many people believe is a rigged election. Days of rioting have left the capital, Tehran, in a state of chaos, and a recount of the votes has been ordered. The pictures from the protests look like something big is happening indeed. Could it be that the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the strongest regimes ruled by theocratic principles, is tethering on the brink of change?
Filed Under History & traditions, Human Rights, Media & Society, Politics
Gaza Hip-Hop
Slingshot Hip Hop is a documentary that tells the stories of young Palestinians living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.
Filed Under Creativity, Diversity, Human Rights, Politics
Shoot an Iraqi - The Art of Wafaa Bilal
Wafaa Bilal is an Iraqi multimedia artist who achieved global fame with his work, “Domestic Tension,” during which he lived for a month inside a cage with a remote-controlled paintball gun that visitors from the internet could control to shoot - or not shoot at the artist. While some visitors used the gun to actively pursue and shoot at Bilal, others took turns to “hijack” the system so that the artist could get sleep, rest, etc. In my opinion, it is one of the greatest artistic comments on the recent spate of conflicts in the Middle East. This, however, is not Bilal’s only work. Make sure you visit the artist’s web site for a comprehensive tour of his work, including complete recreations of the houses and rooms destroyed by war in Iraq. Make sure you look at the latest issue of COLORS magazine to see more of Wafaa’s work.
Filed Under Art, Creativity, Events, Human Rights, Media & Society, Politics
Another wall
Rio de Janeiro government decided to build walls around 11 favelas.
The minds behind the idea say the intention is to protect the rainforest. The residents say it is a way to segregate them from the rest of society.
I say it’s surreal that we are still building physical barriers to solve either social or environmental problems.
Wouldn’t those 40 million reais spent on the walls do better invested in Education?
Filed Under Environment, Human Rights, Modern Life, Politics
Strange Maps
The map on this picture shows the number of patients per doctor in in various parts of the world, but the breathtaking collection at Strange Maps is home to thousands of more interesting, enlightening, humorous or just plain weird maps. What if Italy had won World War 2? A map of the “Hollow Earth.” A detailed chart showing all the places in Europe “where goblins live.” These are just some of the maps and charts featured in this truly original selection.
Filed Under Art, Creativity, Design, Environment, Politics, Social Communication
Connection
Via Dis.amb.ig.uando
Filed Under Diversity, Environment, Modern Life, Politics, Social Communication