This is the official trailer for “Recovering,” the documentary film. Spread the word by clicking the boxes below: “Like” on Facebook, “Tweet” on Twitter. Copyright 2011/2012 Become Films ( www.becomefilms.com). Director/Editor: Michael de Yoanna. Director of Photography: Greg Campbell.
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Tumblr Insights: Election 2012 Report
With the U.S. presidential campaign already off to a roaring start, news from the Republican primary contests has been a major topic across Tumblr. As we near another crescendo in Florida, we were curious how the campaign—from the numerous debates and rallies, to election ads and gaffes—has played out so far in terms of the type and quantity of attention received by each candidate on Tumblr.
The first graph shows how frequently each candidate’s name appeared in posts. The second shows other tags most frequently associated with each candidate. We’re most impressed with the viral power of one creative concept blog: When Rick Perry’s Unpopular Opinions sprang up as a parody of one of Perry’s campaign videos, he easily became the most blogged candidate overnight.
Our Insights team will be bringing you more data as the campaigns progress!
I love these bold, rough woodcuts from the 1930s. They are done by South Carolinian William H. Johnson. They are published with permission of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. -Chad DiPrince
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, is now dead. After the news broke, thousands gathered at Ground Zero and outside the White House to wave American flags and chant “U-S-A!” The president in a televised speech told the American public “Justice has been done”. As we reflect on the decade long pursuit of this one man, and we remember those that lost their lives on that September morning, we try to put into perspective what his death means. We have assembled this collection of cartoons from around the globe as a record of the world’s reaction to this historic event. You can see the entire collection of over 30 cartoons on dscriber.com. -Chad DiPrince
This is great video produced by the folks at the Gil Foundation in Colorado for the Highlands Church website.
Where old Route 60 and the Continental Divide intersect in the western United States sits the small village of Pie Town, New Mexico. The town was settled primarily by refugees from the dust bowls of Oklahoma and West Texas in the mid 1930s. These homesteaders could have been characters in a John Steinbeck novel or lyrics in a Woody Guthrie song.
Instead, their lives were documented by another great American artist: photographer Russell Lee. Lee came to the outpost in the in the late 1930s with a commission from the U.S. Farm Service Agency to document the impact of the Great Depression on rural America. These photos are part of a new sires recently released by the Library of Congress onto Filckr. The series consists of vivid color photos from the era leading before, and up to, World War II. In color, they capture an era generally regarded as black-and-white. Click here to see the photos
