who aim to canvas the world and visually map it with pinpoint accuracy. Combining the GPS craze known as "geocaching" with an unbridled love of adventure, these shutterbugs have already created an impressive array of regional and thematic albums that are browseable by photographer, category, or popularity. Click on the world map, then zero in on a region, say, the East Coast. Geographically related albums such as Salem Witch Trials of 1692, unusual phenomenon, and rural Virginia will appear in a list. The photos in each album are plotted on a map of the immediate area. Neat, huh? If you'd like to contribute, you'll need a GPS receiver to mark your location coordinates, then upload the images to the site. We can't think of a more exciting way to map the world
Travel and Living
Sunday, January 25, 2004
We're suckers for movie lists, no matter how silly or chauvinistic. Even though this one makes a few regrettable choices, we appreciate that each film on the list cites a key scene (e.g., the chainsaw number from Scarface) and a key line ("Leave the gun; take the cannolis"). We were pleased to see classics like Bullitt, Dr. No, and The Searchers included in this catalog of testosterone-driven flicks. But Blade? Please. Whither Das Boot? Why not Breaker Morant? And no Point Blank? For shame. Still, we applaud the Men's Journal message: "True guy movies don't like to hit you over the head with their message. They just like to hit you over the head.
Benetton's Colors Magazine presents this haunting collection of old portraits culled from mom-and-pop photo studios around the world. The images move across the screen horizontally, transforming your monitor into a giant scrolling canvas. In this impeccable montage, you'll find Israeli women in uniform, Indian fairground attendees, and Quinceañeras in Chicago. Every subject does his or her best for the camera: "Sitting in the closed environment of a photo studio -- even if it's a piece of cloth stretched over a bamboo in a far-off Gujarat cattle market -- you are momentarily reassured. Life is briefly under control, and you are being recorded." The honest portrayal of a culture is captured and transformed into tomorrow's memories