The Venerable Tin Can

January 20, 2007 at 5:35 pm (Link, Magnum, Photo, Slate)

London, Queens Market, 1990 (Martin Parr / Magnum Photos - Used without permission)

Slate is running a photo series honoring the tin can. Some interesting photos in there.

For me, this photo was the most powerful. Can’t really explain it, except to say it feels so… bleak. A harsh, bright light on modern life.

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The most shoplifted item in America is…

January 19, 2007 at 1:53 pm (Article, Link, Slate)

meat?

I don’t think that would have made it into my top 5 guesses.  Not only that, women are much more likely to attempt to steal meat than men (who tend to prefer Tylenol and batteries, often in conjunction with a drug habit, because of their street resale values.)

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