The photojournalist has long been known as the lone wolf, traveling solo to the far-flung corners of the world to document experiences few are capable of seeing. By function, it’s often a solitary quest, lonely and alienating; rarely as romantic as the ...
Even before the second verse of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” the tomatoes were flying. More than a thousand toga-clad civilians gathered around a reflecting pool in a New York City park last week to witness the chaos of a Roman-style gladiator battle on ...
As I locked my bicycle to a pole just across the street from the moped shop, it felt something akin to bringing a knife to a gunfight. I didn’t know these guys and wasn’t sure what they’d think of my non-motorized vehicle. I’m always wary of ...
BROOKLYN — Cassette tapes, typewriters, vinyl records, NES consoles. The reclaiming of forgotten technology is every hipster’s siren song. Mopeds are no different, and the vintage bikes are forming better meatspace communities than most iPhone ...
With multimedia presentations of photojournalism, it’s often assumed that after three minutes no one cares anymore. But the production studio MediaStorm is setting out to change that through strong narrative, moving pictures and good production ...
Even as newspapers struggle with their position on the internet, news photography is starting to find its legs online on a few key sites. For example, my local paper just started a new photo blog. They’re calling it Lens and it can be found on NY ...
Berlín, Colombia, is an onion town; the pungent aroma hangs over the surrounding fields. Almost as pervasive as the green stalks shooting up from the ground are the mobile phones found in the hands of its almost 1,000 residents. The town is removed ...
Superman has Clark Kent. Spider-Man has Peter Parker. But it's not just superheroes who have secret identities. Wired.com's new "Secret Lives" series looks at individuals you encounter every day and reveals a side of them you normally wouldn't ...
NEW YORK -- In a sport dominated by carbon fiber and spandex, Bike Kill is a big, fat stick in the spokes. Imagine the Tour de France taking place in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, then add plenty of broken glass, beer, blood and vomit. It begins as a ...
LAFAYETTE, NJ -- For over a decade, a growing number of people have gathered at a Girl Scout camp in the New Jersey woods to play at being elves, dwarves and goblins for the weekend. The group, called LAIRE, or Live Action Interactive Role-playing ...
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