Denver, Colorado
A couple of images from outside the Pepsi Center in Denver, on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. We in the media have the delegates outnumbered by more than 3:1.
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Technology is everywhere. And, on the web, there are countless sources of information and advice about the latest gadgets, googaws, stylish hardware and killer apps. Creating a new approach to tech advice and reviews is a challenge, but with TIME reporter Josh Quittner, I’m having a lot of fun trying. Josh knows tech. He’s been …
Manhattan Bridge (from DUMBO)
I shot this last weekend in the DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) area of Brooklyn. Notice the Empire State Building in the space between the towers.
Beer Pong
Every generation has its drinking game. In a story in this week’s TIME magazine, I learned of a game the ancient Greeks played called Kottabos, which, according to the article, “involved flinging the residue from the bottom of their cups of wine at a target.” In my college days it was quarters — bounce a …
Balloon Over Central Park
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Olmstead and Vaux’s Greenward Plan — the blueprint for what would become Central Park — a company called Aeroballoon is offering a bird’s-eye view of the park from this helium-filled balloon. It’s tethered to a cable and winch and rises more than 300 feet in the air. I took …
Night Falls, Waterfalls
During the day, The Waterfalls look like an industrial plumbing accident. They are four scaffolding towers ranging from 90 to 120 feet high, pouring thousands of gallons of water a minute in a cascade into the river and bay. Last month, the public art project by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson turned on the pumps, and …
Yankee Stadium
Yankee stadium smells like feet. I went for the first time to a Yankees game the other night — a pretty good game that went down to the bottom of the ninth. The Yankees almost pulled it out, but lost by one. As you may know, this is the last season in the old stadium, …