Weekly Filet #16: Images Subsist. And more.
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This Wednesday, British war photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Misurata, Libya. He was one of the best, having won a World Press Photo Award and being nominated for an Oscar for his documentary film "Restrepo". He was one of the bravest, too, having covered some of the worst conflict regions in the world. I met him once for an interview three years ago. An inspiring journalist and a fine man, neither cynical nor proud of his courage. I remember him saying: "I don't really care about photography. It's my means to make people talk about things that happen in the world." He died in besieged Libya, trying to find yet another image that will make people talk. May his images subsist.
→ Diary 2010 (Tim Hetherington on Vimeo)
→ In Memoriam: Tim Hetherington (The New Yorker)
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Texan post-rock band Explosions In The Sky have released their latest record. A stunning piece of sheer beauty and great atmospheric density.
→ Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (Explosions In The Sky)
Hugh Grant, who made a career of playing himself, in his best role yet. After learning his phone had been hacked by a tabloid paper, he is having a chat with one of their reporters, secretly taping it all.
→ The Bugger, Bugged (New Statesman)
As the US are sending Predator drones to Libya, it's probably good to know more about this preverse combat by camera and joystick.
→ Anatomy of an Afghan war tragedy (LA Times)
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→ Magnum Pleasure Hunt