World in Focus – 2008 winners of ultimate travel photography

Visit this site to view this years winning photos in the 2008 PDN travel photography contest.   You'll find superb work in the categories of: Human Condition Extreme Exploration Urban Landscapes Snapshots Wilderness, and Open Series You won't be disappointed.  The contest is co-sponsored by National Geographic Traveler.

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The precise anatomy of the modern Republican brain.

I've spent a lot of time studying Republican political anatomy.   You see, I'm not only an armchair anthropologist, but I'm a social neuro-surgeon (a brand-new expertise, created today).   After careful review of all available relevant data, I have developed a precise chart (click on the thumbnail below) detailing each of…

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Taking views and other things for granted

I have the privilege of working in an 15th floor office with a view.   Most people with offices downtown wouldn't consider my view to be a great view (because I can't see the Arch or the baseball stadium from my window), but it's interesting enough that most people who come to my office look out the window…

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Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sit down to discuss religion.

Would you like to listen to Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens discussing religion for two hours?  My initial impulse was that I wasn’t especially interested, even though I admire these thinkers/writers and I agree with many of their ideas.  My hesitation was that I was already…

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