An Ambiguous Heterotopia

Archive for June, 2008

Gay Parade New York 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in people, New York City, Travel | No Comments »

George Takei + Brad Altman, originally uploaded by Atomische.com. Get soaked, steam a little, dry, repeat. Despite the rain, or perhaps because of it, I had a very enjoyable time at the 2008 Gay Parade. Instead of our usual spot we ...

Gone Green

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Superfuzzy | No Comments »

Just got my 2007 Green Power Certificate, which shows how I bought 4858 kWh of wind-generated electricity last year. That's just a little over 13 kWh per day, which isn't so bad considering I work at home. I haven't been ...

Other People’s Art: Jesse Burke

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Other People's Art, Photography | No Comments »

Starting a new series of posts where I share photographers and artists that I admire a lot. Hope you enjoy and also discover new artists! Please send me a note if there's a photographer you think I should look at. Today ...

Folsom Street East 2008

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in people, New York City | No Comments »

Yesterday I went to the Folsom Street East fair -- New York City's little cousin to the famous San Fransisco event. It was a great day for a kinky event. Hot enough for the exhibitionists to feel comfortable wearing next-to-nothing, ...

Mermaid Parade, Coney Island, 2008

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in people, New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »

Yesterday I went to the Mermaid Parade out in Coney Island. Hugely crowded. In fact, so crowded that I skipped the parade itself, and so missed the song-and-dance part of the show. I did see many amazing costumes in the ...

Cylons explain DRM

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Science Fiction, Gadgets | No Comments »

It’s Not Too Late: Impeach Bush Now

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Superfuzzy | 1 Comment »

On June 9 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) spent 4 hours reading into the Congressional Record 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush. Interestingly, those articles (63-page PDF via Coral CDN) include not just complaints about signing statements and ...

Upcoming Show: As We See It

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Photography, New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »

I have three photos hanging in the group show "As We See It" currently on display at The Center. The show runs all summer, but the opening reception is Thursday, June 12th at 6pm and you are invited! Visit my profile ...

Tel Aviv Photo Safari

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Had a very successful walk-around in Tel Aviv today, and saw much graffiti including stencils, tags and a few murals too. Erez is helping me translate some of the text. Processing them is a pain on the laptop so ...

Succah in the Desert

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Travel | 2 Comments »

Just got back from the far south ... stayed in this hut near Mitzpe Ramon in the desert, with no electric or plumbing.