New Canon 50mm Lens I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the recently announced Canon EF 50mm f1.2L USM lens. One of my favorite lenses in my current arsenal is the 50mm f1.4 lens. It’s a pretty good lens, but its build quality isn’t quite as nice as I’d like.

Laughs abound below the belt Although there are plenty of bawdy jokes in this romantic comedy, Bolloxed is much smarter than you might expect from a play that begins with a man holding his testicles in anguish.

Senator Tim Ryan kicks Bush’s Ass Democrat Tim Ryan from Ohio kicks the Bush Administration ass. He was responding to why young people think the Administration will institute a draft despite their denials.

BarCampEarth: a local report Having literally been there, done that, and got the T-shirt, I can safely say that the quality of the presentations and the chances to make connections are at least as good as at a formal conference that would cost at least 20 or 30 times more to organize

STEPPIN’ DIRTY? sneakerAID leather therapy is a high quality cleaning solution for use on the leather uppers of your sneakers. It cleans, conditions, and protects your kicks and keeps them looking fresh out the box. Started by my friend Drew Dunford.

Photo Camp Matthew Trentacoste, Kris Krug and Warwick Patterson held a session at BarCampVancouver on anything and everything photographic that we, the session go-ers, wanted to talk about, learn, gain, explore.

Something Awful For the amount of money we’ve spent on the Iraq war, we could give every adult man and woman in Iraq 16,000 dollars and a plane ticket to the United States.

Music 2.0: The Coming Revolution We are undergoing a transformation in how we locate, acquire, and consume music. To some, new technologies such as file sharing networks, music blogs, and podcasts are the end of music as we know it.

Free e-book: How to Pitch the Media A while ago, frustrated at the lousy quality of pitches that companies and p.r. people were making to me, I wrote this short (15 pages) book. It’s meant for anyone who is trying to get media attention for their company, charity, web site, event, or what

Design Inside Yahoo!: George Oates Flickr, acquired by Yahoo! in 2005, is one of the most popular photo sharing sites on the web. It recently took on Gamma status with a new navigation, a redesigned AJAX-based organization tool and new search features. This is the second interview of Desi

A www.wake-up… Tips on becoming a Web 2.0 Wunderkind Tips on becoming a Web 2.0 Wunderkind Tips on becoming a Web 2.0 Wunderkind Tips on becoming a Web 2.0 Wunderkind

How Kevin Corazza’s Actions Will Follow Him Online For a Long, Long Time A pretty fair wrap-up of the whole situation by Thomas Hawk.

Things to know when you do fashion show shoot. Some tips for shooting fashion shows from a Flickr group I joined today.

Reason Why Gays Smoke So Much You know, I always thought the reason so many gay men smoked was the same reason so many heterosexual females smoked. Turns out I was both right and wrong, in that both groups smoke for a similar reason, but not the one I was thinking of.

Digg vs. Slashdot (or, traffic vs. influence) There’s been lots of talk on the web lately about Digg being the new Slashdot. Two months ago, a Digg reader noted that according to Alexa, Digg’s traffic was catching up to that of Slashdot, even though Slashdot has been around for several years and Digg

Web 2.0: Strategies and Lessons for Business Leaders This inclusive manifesto will introduce you to the principles and concepts of Web 2.0, so you can prepare your organization for this technological sea change.

Photographer Sued By Plagiarist? In a weird turn of events, it appears that photographer Kris Krug is being sued by another photographer who allegedly stole Kris’ photographs.