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August 6, 2006

“Reuters drops freelance Lebanese photographer over image”

But, as Charles Johnson points out, Reuters takes no responsibility for it photo editors’ inability to spot the same obvious fraud that a host of conservative bloggers pounced on like Jane Hamsher on a remainders bin copy of Bamboozled!.  From Reuters: Reuters, the global news and information agency, told a freelance Lebanese photographer on Sunday it would not use any more of his pictures after he doctored an image of

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 27

If a 2006 BMW K 1200 LT revs in the forest, and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?  Well, sure.  Until it runs out of gas and sputters to an ignominious stop.  At which point we can all point and laugh at the arrogance of the Germans.

Blowing Smoke (UPDATED)

Lots of smoke.  Strange, crystalline smoke.  And buildings appearing by the sheer will of Allah!  (Or maybe David Blaine.) Are the end times nigh?  Is God tracing his signature across the skies of the Levant in ominous blacks and greys?  Or has somebody discoved the clone stamp and lasso tool on his spanking new Photoshop install…? Tell you what.  How ‘bout you decide.  For those of you who haven’t been