THE 3 STOOGES MEET DIABLO CANYON
For the latest installment of Smashing Crayons for Slate I investigate the people behind the amazing Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The shocking results HERE: DIABLO CANYON FOR DUMMIES
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BECK’S BRAIN
Yesterday the consuming monster Beck created, himself, finally devoured him. Needing to out-crazy himself every day, viewers found it harder to get his signal from distant galaxies of derangement. Before he goes, here’s a chart I helped cook up at Mother Jones with Dave Gilson. God’s speed, gone Glenn.
TROY DAVIS by Terry Brodner
Troy Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the shooting of an off duty police officer. His repeated appeals have been denied. Three new witnesses have recanted their testimonies and were ignored by Judge Moore. Troy Davis is now facing execution within the next few weeks. Text and image by Terry Brodner
Opening Day
This week I began a new series of editorial videos for Slate.com. Up till now I have used a production crew to create short films. This works very well for TV where you can find (if you’re lucky) a budget of some kind. The web is different. If I wanted to continue this online, I … Read more
Pinetop Perkins
Gone to his next gig at 97. Here he is at 95. Life and art, conjoined in beauty, right up to the end. Way to go Pine.
