Archive for April, 2011

Through the pinhole darkly

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Sunday, 24 april 2011 is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – an event going into its second decade. Who could make this stuff up? To get a sense of the uniqueness of pinhole-generated images, wander through the archives here. OK, so what is it? An international event to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography, [...]

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It’s all happening at the zoo

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

It was a perfect Bronx Zoo day on a not-so-gorgeous spring Sunday. The animals, especially the big cats, were all about being seen. The polar bear was a performing fool, and the male peacocks were more than happy to strut their stuff – a worthwhile trip (and the bus was even on time). As the [...]

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A roundup of fools

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Last year, I dug into the ambiguous history of April Fool’s Day in What fools these mortals be. This year I went for stats, and oh yeah, the jokes as they happen. Mashable points us to stats about the pranks of fools. Check out the full story. Facebook dedicated a page to all pranks as [...]

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