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Kofi Annan Profile

by natecooper | Sep 18, 2006 | culture, nate, politics, world

Been thinking about the UN a lot recently and it brought up memories of this profile of Kofi Annan from the New Yorker. Probably once a month I think about this passage: ‘”They went somewhere and Kofi needed a haircut. The guy said, ‘We don’t...

Photographic Zietgeist

by natecooper | Sep 18, 2006 | aesthetics, art, cool, culture, nate, photography

This article about Amy Arbus’ photography comes on the heels of this trailer for a movie about the life of her mother, Diane Arbus. Interesting to learn about one photographer one day and her daughter the...

UN Assembly Opening

by natecooper | Sep 18, 2006 | cities, culture, nate, politics

Yesterday I read up on the UN because I found it remarkable that no matter how many times I’ve visited New York I’ve never been to the grounds. My Friend Layla and I were wandering around looking for something free to do and so I suggested we go to the UN...

Spinach Got Worry

by natecooper | Sep 18, 2006 | cities, culture, los angeles, nate, new york, san francisco

This whole spinach ban thing is getting big press in the west… the San Francisco Chronicle and the La Times have had a front page story on it every day since the weekend. See these recent headlines: LaTimes Story SF Gate Article The New York Times, which...