After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.
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I read this a few weeks ago at a couple of blogs, it it is too good to let go. The rest of the speech is very worthwhile.
Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for.
-Clay Shirky, from this speech at the Web 2.0 Conference
I never pick my projects, my projects inevitably pick me. I don’t mean that glibly. I’ve learned to listen to what moves and troubles me, and that leads me to where I have to go next.
Mitch Epstein via this interview in Conscientitious
…las fotografías más reveladoras para mí no son aquellas de perfecto encuadre, sino aquellas en que por ejemplo hay dos personajes con un fondo de una casa y luego, quizá a la izquierda, donde termina la foto, hay la sombra de un pie, de una pierna. Esa sombra corresponde a alguien que no está en [...]
I found a great article on Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg on The Observer Review. Excerpts:
It’s 39 years since Jane Birkin fell in love with Serge Gainsbourg, 27 years since they split up, and 16 years since Gainsbourg died, but you’d never guess. Paris has never let its most iconic couple separate - you can, [...]
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