… is lying. War photographers have often been accused of setting-up a scene to improve its artistic content and composition. Rumours of dead bodies being moved, and even posed, were rife during WWII. The most famous example is a shot taken in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, which showed a soldier… Read More »
Barry Finkel of Barry Finkel Photography had this to say about global warming in the “Letters” page of FORTUNE (May 14, 2007): “When the entire data set is examined it is clear that Earth’s climate has never been static and has often been warmer than today. Further, humankind’s contribution to the total greenhouse gas load… Read More »
If you’ve seen a recent Patek Philippe print ad, you’ll notice the following slogan: “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation.” Now, if you never actually own something, shouldn’t you consider leasing, rather than buying, it? This way, it might make more sense to amortise the… Read More »
I read with interest a story in FORTUNE (April 30, 2007 – “Gap: Decline Of A Denim Dynasty”) about the rise and fall of clothes retailer Gap and something in it struck a cord. The article mentioned that after new CEO Paul Pressler took over the company, stores weren’t regularly renovated because no one could… Read More »
By now, you ought to be quite familiar with the new computing devices from Microsoft and Palm. If not, check out this interesting video put together by Popular Mechanics. Microsoft’s prototype – called Surface – is a nice idea, but somehow you’ll have to wonder, “What were they thinking?” Let’s just hope that the Surface… Read More »
In 1975, the United States Chamber of Commerce gave a forecast of what wonders one could expect in the world of the future. Among its predictions (and the reality check in parenthesis):