Pigeonly is one of several applications that were designed by ex-cons and are transforming the way U.S. prisoners communicate with the outside world.
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Voice messages are unilateral and time-consuming: this is bad communication innovation.
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Watch: OneShot — Fisherman Eye In Rio
With her Alibi series, Brazilian artist Alice Quaresma is pushing the boundaries of photography. Incorporating collage-like geometrical shapes into her images, she disrupts the traditional rigidity of static ocean views, and creates a playful, interactive journey somewhere between painting and photography. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/BURbfvZhNQU expand=1] Fisherman Eye — © Alice Quaresma / OneShot Alice Quaresma’s work was recently displayed at the seventh edition of UNSEEN Amsterdam. UNSEEN is now an all-year-round leading platform for contemporary photography. OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot:
LAUSANNE — “We struck off, heading for the horizon with a fever we thought could be cured by accumulating kilometers. But it just riled us up even more. Still, moving quenches something. It eases our melancholy at not having done anything with our lives, at having been born too early and having failed at everything. […]
LAUSANNE — Margaux and her partner, Séverine, have spent more than a year traveling in a van from the United States to Patagonia. It makes sense then that they’ve come across #Vanlife, an Instagram hashtag van users like themselves use for posting pictures of their lives on the open road. The couple, from Lausanne, enjoy […]
-Analysis- When the song came across my favorite German radio station this morning, my eyes rolled with the familiar lyrics: “Your candle burned out long before your legend ever will.” Still, with today’s 20-year anniversary of the death of Lady Di, Elton John’s prediction is holding up strong. Princess Diana’s “death by media” was a […]
“Ab crack,” “thigh gap,” “bikini bridge” — these new body trends get thousands of likes on Instagram. Experts say they are terrible for women’s health of mind and body.
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Bullfighting Dad Causes Uproar In Spain
El País, Jan. 26, 2016 Spain is waving a red flag at famous bullfighter Francisco Rivera Ordóñez after he posted a picture of himself taunting a bloody calf while holding his five-month-old daughter. Ordóñez posted the photograph, featured Tuesday on the front page of Spain’s leading daily El País, on his official Instagram account a […]
In Brazil, law enforcement officers boast on social network sites about committing violence against suspects, and show off the results for all to see.
An Australian woman diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that will soon take her sight decided she would travel the world and document her photos on Instagram.
While newspapers have been heavily censored, real discussion is taking place on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, and other online forums. But even there, someone is keeping watch.
BERLIN – Denise from Sossenheim does it. “Mmm…,” it says under the picture of ochre-yellow lentil soup. David from Berlin does it too. On his Facebook page he shows what looks like the pizza he ordered for lunch with the words “Super Pizza” written underneath the image. For many young people, photographing their food and […]
-Essay- GENEVA – Have you ever heard of Dan Rollman? If so, you are spending way too much time on your computer – just like me. Dan is a Canadian native who now lives in New York and works in media. On May 28, he caught the attention of Internet addicts when he went viral […]
Seniors Demographic Reaches Social Media Tipping Point.
Worldcrunch Tens of thousands of Australians turned out to watch a rare total solar eclipse Wednesday morning, with the spectacle plunging the northeastern state of Queensland into darkness for two minutes. Residents of New Zealand and eastern Indonesia were also able to see a partial eclipse. Take a looks at these photos as the next […]
Worldcrunch Almost three quarters of central Venice was underwater Monday as severe weather and strong tides submerged the Floating City. However, nothing could put a damper on tourists’ spirits, choosing to snub the gondolas for a dip in St. Mark’s Square. Take a look at these 15 photos that show Venice as one of the […]
Los Angeles 12:53 PM: a steak topped with pieces of pineapple, three girls showing off their necklines, a black convertible sport car and a black mug shot in low-angle. São Paulo, 4:53 PM: a manicure seen close-up, a SpongeBob cup, a diamond tattooed on a thigh and three friends drinking champagne. Tokyo, 4:53 AM: a […]