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Thursday, February 28 2002

Charles Chestnutt (1858-1932),

Revival of interest in Charles Chestnut, a black author who wrote often about race relations around the turn of the 20th century.

Wednesday, February 27 2002

"The Disappeared"

Article on the federal government's continued detainment of Arab men in the U.S., and curtailment of their civil rights.

"In New Jersey, a Pakistani truck driver called Anser Mehmood had no contact with his family for three months after he was picked up in early October. Deprived of their only source of income, his wife and four children have been forced to sell every last household appliance and are now heading back to Karachi out of financial necessity even before they know the outcome of Mehmood's case."

Thursday, February 21 2002

White Power Games

Hmm. Wired article on "white power games" like "Ethnic Cleansing," "Shoot the Blacks" and "Concentration Camp Rat Hunt" - games with racist themes put out by white supremacist groups like the National Alliance.

Monday, February 18 2002

Pazz & Jop 2001

The Village Voice's top albums (non-classical is the criteria?) of 2001.

Thursday, February 14 2002

How to Publish Your Own (Attractive, Professional-Looking) Books

Interview at The Chronicle with the author of a book on producing your own high-quality books at home.

An old writing instructor of mine (and prolific science fiction author) published a similar book a while ago.

Tuesday, February 12 2002

Color photos from before they were invented

Wow. Friend Peter passed on a link to color photos from Tsar-era Russia. The photographer managed to get color photographs by using a triple-aperture camera, each aperture using a different camera, and... read for yourself.

Monday, February 11 2002

Cell Games in Europe

What we're missing with U.S. cell phone technology and services: location-based games utilizing cell phone networks. Travel the city, looking for other cell-phone users to hunt and destroy.

Thursday, February 7 2002

Google Programming Contest

Slashdot discussion of Google's "first annual" programming contest.

About this site

This is the personal web site for Edward (Ed) Piou. Consisting mainly of a blog (operational since 1999) and various photos.

Some online projects I'm working on

Politics

Charity, Non-profits...

A while ago, I decided to put my money where my mind is on a (roughly) monthly basis and give to:

Photos

Public events documented through pictures...