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(Visual Notes of Jeremy Epstein’s talk at the 140 Characters Conference)
A few months ago, I started a new Twitter account for my business. The business is very focused on visual communication, so the people I followed were from that field. I really enjoyed that twitter stream, so much more focused than the 1100+ people I […]

Amidst the current sturm und drang over whether or not torture was a good idea post 9/11, I feel like I am not hearing an important viewpoint. People argue about whether torture is a useful way to get intelligence from suspects. The preponderance of opinion I have heard from professional interrogators is that it is […]

I love sitting across from someone who nods off on the train. They make perfect models for a quick sketch. This is part of my ongoing series of sketches of people who are using mass transit. So next time you nod off on the train, you may be my next muse.

I woke up this morning to see headlines about how Michael Phelps was in danger of loing his multimillion dollar sponsorships because a photo of him taking a bonghit had surfaced.
Can we end this moronic war on marijuana? Last night I spent hours absorbing a mind altering substance while bathing in corporate marketing messages during […]

I love taking mass transit—subways in particular, but ferries, buses, trains, I dig all these modes of travel. Part of the appeal is all the people arrayed in front of me as models for my sketchy purposes. I thought I’d start documenting these sketches that I make; here are the first installments. Quick little things, […]

Can I get some peace on Earth with that?

(Jonny Goldstein doing his Evard Munch impersonation at the Reichstag)
I just got back from a brief trip to Germany to visit a relative. Look, I’m Jewish, so it’s no shock that the German brand does not resonate totally positively for me. I had a kind of multi-pronged discomfort with brand Germany that I have never […]

I just ate this.

A year ago, my brother moved to Rostock, a small city 3 hours north of Berlin. This is my first visit. Had a good time walking around today. Above are some of the sites I saw. High points: some trippy old cranes by the waterfront, some cool wooden boats, and an awesome cup of hot […]

Here’s my contribution to the 1st ever Rustbelt Bloggers Photowalk. Some of these photos are pulled from other folks. The photos are from different parts of Philly, not from a single neighborhood. For links to other Rustbelt Bloggers Photowalks, go here.

Above: The rusting hulk of the ship United States, which is in drydock in South […]