Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category
I’m the first to admit it: I dressed kind of weird when my family moved to Minnesota from Peru. My innate lack of style — and years of wearing the state-mandated gray school uniform — somehow led me to believe that green-and-white plaid pants were OK. Of course, my pants were not OK. Neither was […]
Filed under: Ethics, Psychology | 29 Comments
Yesterday I got the news that a former colleague committed suicide. I didn’t know Larry Oakes very well in my days at the Star Tribune. Mostly, he worked out of the Duluth bureau — but occasionally he’d call the news desk in Minneapolis and ask me to transcribe a story. I remember him as a […]
Filed under: Ethics, Friends and family, Psychology, Writing | 17 Comments
Tags: Cass Lake, Duluth News Tribune, Larry Oakes, obituary, Star Tribune, suicide
To give, or not to give?
A story ran in the New York Times the other day about a cop who encountered a barefoot homeless man in Times Square. “It was freezing out and you could see the blisters on the man’s feet,” [Officer Lawrence DePrimo] said in an interview. “I had two pairs of socks and I was still cold.” […]
Filed under: Ethics, Psychology | 11 Comments
Tags: clochard, homeless, homelessness, New York, New York Times, NYPD, Officer Lawrence DePrimo, Times Square
Is someone stealing your photos?
When I accidentally documented the 35W bridge collapse in 2007, my photojournalist friends advised me to hire a rights-management agency—and fast. I was grateful for their advice: Within 24 hours, my images were all over the Internet. Most of the online news sites had acquired the photos through the Associated Press. But a handful of […]
Filed under: Ethics, How to ..., Photography, Psychology, Technology | 14 Comments
Tags: copyright, Heather Munro photographer, Heather Munro photography, Photography, protecting photo rights, reverse image search, rights managed, rights management, TinEye, visual artist
How wealth can also impoverish
My friend Tom (aka., “The Blogfodder”) has been at it again. Today he sent me a treasure trove of great reads—including some good advice, should I decide to become a busker: “If you can’t be original, be good.” (I couldn’t help but think of my pal Rudy McLeod, who is both original and good.) I […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Ethics, Politics, Psychology | 12 Comments
Tags: Blogfodder, Duff McKagan, Galway busking, Galway Ireland, Guns n' Roses, happiness, street musician, Tom, Utne Reader, wealth
Act on this post and save a life
The United Nations is calling it one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades. Almost 11 million people are suffering, a quarter of Somalia’s population is displaced, and an estimated 10,000 people a day are dying of hunger. Scores of others are battling malaria. The pictures are heartbreaking. Tyler Hicks, The New York Times via […]
Filed under: Ethics, On this day in history, Politics, Psychology | 4 Comments
Tags: 2011 Somalia famine, drought, famine, postaday2011, Somalia, UNICEF, United Nations
It pays to be beautiful
I’m not beautiful. In fact, I would describe myself as a “plain Jane:” not repulsively hideous—but nothing to write home about, either. Don’t believe me? Here are the cold, hard facts, courtesy of Anaface.com: OK, so 7.45 out of 10 isn’t that bad. Still … if Daniel S. Hamermesh is right, my poor horizontal symmetry, […]
Filed under: Ethics, Politics, Psychology | 6 Comments
Tags: beautiful people, Beauty Pays, Daniel Hamermesh, postaday2011, wage gap
Half begging, half protest
I have a soft spot for the downtrodden, so it’s not uncommon for me to give a few coins to the occasional beggar. “What’s his story?” I often ask myself as our eyes meet for a moment. “How did he end up here?” Today I actually stopped and asked. I passed this guy on my […]
Filed under: Ethics, Minnesota, Politics, Psychology | 8 Comments
Tags: beggar, homeless, postaday2011, Psychology
I met my friend Norine for a stroll today—our first walk since she lost her beloved Mica. I was worried that she’d feel melancholic, but she seemed to find joy in photographing the spring blooms. We followed our feet to Dinkytown, which is just a mile from our homes. In some ways Dinkytown hasn’t changed […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Ethics, Music, Paris, Photography, Psychology, Writing | 2 Comments
Tags: Dinkytown, Eiffel Tower, Paris, Paris photography, Travel, travel photography
