Freedom

Through the Lens

Finally arrived   Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Date: 12/19/2011 Location:  Liberty Park +40° 42′ 2.22″, -74° 2′ 48.56″ Focal Length: 23 mm Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/16,  ISO 200

Time Capsule: November 20, 1923

Editorial, Reflections

Learning from History Between 1850 and 1914, world trade grew tenfold. The trend was driven by several factors: faster and bigger ships, transcontinental railways, and the establishment of international news and information systems, most prominently the telegraph,...

Mark My Words

Editorial, Newsroom, Reflections

MARK MY WORDS was a once-in-a-lifetime event which was made possible under the patronage of Montblanc. It was a conversation between three of America’s most popular and beloved authors.  Moderated by author and community activist Malaak Compton-Rock, this was a...

The Great Integrity

Through the Lens

The Great Integrity imposes no action, yet it leaves nothing undone. Were governments to embrace it, everything would develop naturally. If thereafter an old ego should reincarnate, the already permeated Primal Simplicity would neutralize it in its pervasive silence....

Shadow of Words

Reflections

When I saw on the ground the shadow of the letters which form Jaume Plensa’s sculpture “Nomade”, I remembered the German proverb “Papier ist geduldig”, which translates into “Paper is endlessly patient”. I guess the modern...

Himmelsstürmer

Through the Lens

Sieger wollten wir sein stets lauter höher die Liebe verbrannt wie Ikarus’ Flügel während wir wie rosa Geigen aus dem Himmel fielen saitenlos ohne Resonanz zerschellt Beate Reuker  Sieger wollten wir sein stets lauter höher die Liebe verbrannt wie Ikarus’...