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Category Archives: visuals
ProPublica Investigates Dialysis: For-Profit Providers Flourish as Care Quality Flounders
A great in-depth look by my ProPublica colleague Robin Fields into the dialysis industry. It was a field I was barely familiar with, as only about 400,000 Americans are on dialysis, but the entitlement as grown from $135 million to… Continue reading
Model Casting Snapshots for 2010 Fashion Week, for Spring/Summer
I got to help a friend with model casting for Fashion Week. It was both amazing and painful, mostly because I think I pulled something in my back after lifting my camera to take shots of several hundred people. After… Continue reading
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Signs from WTC Ground Zero Protest of Park51/Cordoba Center/Mosque, Sept. 11, 2010
Caught the tail end of the protest against the proposed Cordoba House and mosque near Ground Zero. Some interesting signs. Apparently, the amount of stars and stripes patternage is important to your message. This amount of flagginess is hard to… Continue reading
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Tags 9/11, Cordoba Center, Ground Zero, manhattan, Park51, photos, World Trade Center, WTC
WTC 9/11 Tribute in Light, as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tribute in Light, as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge Park, originally uploaded by zokuga. More photos of the World Trade Center memorial lights can be see on my Flickr account. In years past, it went a whole week, though due… Continue reading
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Hacks/Hackers Meetup on Gawker Rooftop, Sept. 8, 2010
Hacks/Hackers Meetup on Gawker Rooftop, Sept. 8, 2010, originally uploaded by zokuga. From the “Business and Pleasure” mixer for the news geeks group, Hacks/Hackers on the Gawker Media rooftop in Nolita. There was an open bar, but yet the dance… Continue reading
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Tags 9/11, Gawker, manhattan, new york city, photos, Sept. 11
Summer’s Almost Over (Battery Park)
Battery Park, originally uploaded by zokuga. Sigh.
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Anna Kendrick, etc. at the Apple SoHo store
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at SoHo Apple Store, Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, Jason Schwartzman, Edgar Wright, originally uploaded by zokuga. The cast of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” made an appearance at the SoHo Apple store. I think I… Continue reading
Xi’an Famous Foods, Savory Cumin Lamb Noodles
Xi’an Famous Foods, Lamb Noodles with Cumin, originally uploaded by zokuga. The best $6.00 meal ever: Savory Cumin Lamb Noodles, or just “D1″. Xi’an Famous Foods just opened in the East Village to much fanfare. I guess they have a… Continue reading
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Not a bad way to make 50 cents these days
Panhandler’s Sign: 50 cents to Smash my Head Goddammit this was my early retirement plan. And the guy obviously made bank with it if he doesn’t need the sign anymore. Or he’s brain damaged. Either way, he doesn’t have to… Continue reading
Bedbugs Mattress Art on St. Marks Place
Mattress with Bedbugs Art, on corner of St. Marks Place and 2nd. Ave., originally uploaded by zokuga. Saw this a few days ago on St. Marks and sent it out to EV Grieve, who was kind enough to link to… Continue reading
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Tags bed bugs, bedbugs, Curbed NY, east village, EV Grieve, New York Magazine, ScoutMob, St. Marks Place, street art