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Unidentified mans snaps himself in photo booth for 30 years

From New Republic:

The man sat down in the booth, pulled the curtain shut, posed, and waited for the click. He repeated the process at least 445 times over the course of 30 years, from the time of the Great Depression well into the 1960s.

Now, his impressive collection of photobooth snaps is unveiled for the first time at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, as part of “Striking Resemblance: The…

Johnny Joo’s photographs of Ohio decay

It’s more ruin porn. From the Guardian:

Cleveland photographer Johnny Joo has documented a series of discarded properties in the midwest state, offering an eerie glimpse into America’s decaying heartland.

I finally watched Finding Vivian Maier. It’s as good as I hoped it would be. I’ve previously posted some of her discovered photos. Be sure to watch the documentary, and to buy the book of her street photography.

Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000…

This episode of Open Source with Christopher Lydon featuring Joshua Cohen is a really good listen.

The first full-service gambling palace has been built in Boston, that old American cultural capital. It’s a giant leap for the very idea of gambling, where, as George Bernard Shaw said, “the many must lose in order that the few may win.” It’s not just a casino but a “world above,” it advertises: 600…