October 2009
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Presidents of the United States of America – Lump...
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The Belle Dame Sans Mercy
J.W. Waterhouse, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, 1893
The strong and beautiful femme fatale is a well-known figure in literature. A lover may pine to death as a result of her hardheartedness. A 14th century French poet by the name of Alan Chartier wrote the poem La Belle Dame Sans Mercy, which is the archetype of the Belle Dame genre.
The basic story is that of a sad poet who walks through the...
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No place like Heimat
GDR-born photographer Frank Rothe visits the Pioneer summer camp he missed out on as a boy. His trip was a journey back to his childhood. Julian Lass reports.
Picture Credit: © Frank Rothe
Article © Julian Lass 2009
Special issue celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1983 Frank Rothe was 12 and was selected by the state of the German Democratic Republic to go...
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WatchI took these photos over five days in March 2009 as I cleared my Dad’s house of all his things.
© Julian Lass 2009
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Privacy as it relates to photography
If you accept the path that respect for someone’s feelings is paramount, then you accept that suppression is the norm and we fight over what’s offensive. Free speech does involve hurt, but there’s nothing wrong with that. A free society does not legislate on the realm of beliefs or sensibilities. If it did, the state’s powers would extend to thought control. A sci-fi...
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Twitter and freedom of expression
The limitation to our freedom of expression is the paradoxical outcome to the growth of our freedom. When freedom of expression grows large enough, we seek to control it more.
© Julian Lass 2009
Twitter has come to the rescue – another case of the new technology thwarting authoritarianism – in this case, the authoritarianism of big business and lawyers exploiting privacy laws. The British...
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Jamaican love songs: a brief history
1969 Give me some lovin’ Give it to me now
(The Pioneers)
2009 Rememer di first fuck Remember di first time pussy hurt up
(Vybz Kartel)
1969 Give me some lovin’ Give it to me now I need a whole lotta kissin’ girl Give it to me now I need a whole lot of huggin’ girl Give it to me now I said sweet sweet sweet loving yeah Give it to me now Girl you know it’s you that I love love love...