A Christmas Gift from EA: Star Wars on Facebook

EA's Worldview: "Photography and International Conflict" Website at Clinton Institute, Dublin

Word comes to us of a new initiative at our partner, the Clinton Institute for American Studies at University College Dublin. The “Photography and International Conflict” website is an interdisciplinary research project, bringing together scholars and practitioners in visual media and international relations, to examine the role of image producers and photographs in the documentation and communication of wars, violent conflicts and human rights issues.

The project website has commentaries and primary documentation on histories, theories and practices of photographic representation of international conflict. It also hosts a number of case studies and detailed, illustrated analyses of geopolitical conflicts and issues surrounding the making and consumption of conflict imagery.

The website is a resource centre and discussion site. It will also archive visual materials (see the Gallery section), feature scholarly debate, and provide links to further readings and discussions. The website's authors welcome comments on the Featured Photo section of our homepage and proposals on how to showcase the photography on the site.

Iran Special: Kermit the Frog Re-Mixes "It's Not Easy Being Green"

Being of a certain age, I can remember the original Sesame Street version of this tune (which follows this newer, Iran-friendly version). Can't say I ever expected it to take on such political significance

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Iwq7HPLfM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco[/youtube]

At the End of 16 Azar: A Musical Thought

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlXeLgfBaT4[/youtube]