Monthly Archives: March 2009
How to Live in New York City Without Health Insurance
Photo: Ende Does this guy look like you feel? Even before the economic crisis, plenty of New Yorkers lacked health insurance. Now, with the increasing number of layoffs, the ranks of the uninsured are swelling. I’ve been among them since I quit my cube farm job with full benefits in 2004. I had no plan … Continue reading
The Philosophy of Advertising/La Filosofia de los Anuncios
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * In the 80s all the major credit cards– Mastercard, Visa, and American Express had ad campaigns directed to the consumer that were intended to appeal to their conscience– their purchases could fulfill a social mission: “With the purchase of this product”-the ads … Continue reading
Hip Hop in Havana/Hip Hop en La Habana
Text: Martin Pei de la Paz Photos: Brayan Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * After conducting a biopsy of the “death of racism in Cuba,” I have to ask whether the promises of equality implied by the Revolution have actually benefited the darker members of the Cuban population. The manner in which … Continue reading
ThinkMobile Conference: Some Reflections
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo * Earlier this week, I attended two days of keynote speeches and panel presentations at the ThinkMobile Conference in New York City. The purpose of the conference was to talk shop about mobile technologies and, especially, to discuss ideas about how to monetize ads and content delivered by … Continue reading
East Side Story/La Historia del Este
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo Additional Photos as noted [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * During the 2008 Olympics, we were in Mexico City, where we had to exert extraordinary efforts to be able to enjoy the games on TV. We didn’t have a TV at the time, so we bought one–along with … Continue reading