Early street photographer discovered

From Web Burgr:

Perhaps the most important street photographer of the twentieth century was a nanny who kept everything to herself. Nobody had ever seen her work and she was a complete unknown until the time of her death. For decades Vivian’s work hid in the shadows until decades later (in 2007), historical hobbyist John Maloof bought a box full of never developed negatives at a local auction for $380.

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Onion: God suffers existential crisis

From the Onion:

Sources close to God reported Thursday that the Creator of the Universe and Author of Our Eternal Salvation suffered a crippling bout of existential dread this week, lying awake all night as He pondered His own immortality. Anxiously drumming His fingers, the all-powerful being was reportedly unable to sleep as His mind raced with thoughts of the unfathomable nature of eternity, the relentless expansion of space and time, and His own never-ending existence.

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Brain stretching Photoshopping

I'm still an amateur at Photoshop. I can do quite a few things, but nothing like what you'll see in the work of Erik Johansson. Check out these highly imaginative images. Here's a video of Johannson explaining his thought process. And check out this additional innovative project by Johannson - A chance to simulate looking down from the top of a building.

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The last taboo?

Atheism has been called "the last taboo" by the author of this article at Politico. Well, that's exaggerated, because someday we're going to have people that want to marry dead people or have sex with their siblings--people are quite innovative. Nonetheless, this article is well written and does make the important point in these United States of Hypocrisy that many people won't vote for those who don't believe in God, regardless of whether they are good-hearted competent leaders. This, at a time when 80% of those who say that they believe in "God" don't actually believe in God. That's my own personal estimate based on the almost total lack of interest and knowledge of their own holy books and church history by most of the people who claim that religion is important.

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