The Rycat Projects ~ Elsewhere http://external.rycatprojects.org/ en-us richard@rycatprojects.org 2008-11-01T14:49:47+02:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 John McCain vs Barack Obama http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000463.html John McCain vs Barack Obama ]]> Another funny video involving politicians. Im looking forward to the JZ vs Zille version. 463@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-11-01T14:49:47+02:00 Breaking News http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000462.html Breaking News ]]> This video is simultaneously funny and sad. A perfect metaphor for all that is wrong with our country, and some much needed comic relief to the current political situation. 462@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-27T13:00:23+02:00 Brokers with hands on their faces http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000461.html Brokers with hands on their faces ]]> Like it says on the tin. A bit of schadenfreude going on here. 461@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-22T23:45:25+02:00 Bread & Honey http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000460.html Bread & Honey ]]> A weblog by two girls who love food. I'm thinking the Mrs might like this blog, and I might like the food... 460@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-22T15:00:44+02:00 At Women's Marathon, fastest time didn't win http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000459.html At Women's Marathon, fastest time didn't win ]]> There were over 20,000 competitors in Sunday's Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. And 24-year-old Arien O'Connell, a fifth-grade teacher from New York City, ran the fastest time of any of the women. But she didn't win.]]> 459@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-22T10:25:27+02:00 Kelley Ryden Photography http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000458.html Kelley Ryden Photography ]]>
Check out her Flickr stream ]]> 458@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-21T13:10:17+02:00 Five Recordings To Hear Before You Die http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000457.html Five Recordings To Hear Before You Die ]]> Billie Holiday ~ The Complete Decca Recordings sounds worth getting hold of.
Holiday often recorded her songs in a single take, and this collection includes a few incredible and rare moments in which she stops the performance, chats with the band about what went wrong, and starts again.
]]> 457@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-16T16:50:04+02:00 Junk Drawers http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000456.html Junk Drawers ]]> Even among those who attempt to fit into society, there is an amazing wealth of information each individual reveals in near-privacy, spaces such as junk-drawers and medicine cabinets. The near-private nature of these spaces force the viewer to contend with the natural desire of humans to collect, categorize, and by doing so, manage to give clues about their personality and identity.

Amasing how universal junk drawers are. We have several in our home.]]> 456@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-08T11:38:15+02:00 The Financial Crisis, as Explained to a 14-Year-Old http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000455.html The Financial Crisis, as Explained to a 14-Year-Old ]]> Simplified (but clever) explanation of the current financial crisis and the causes thereof. 455@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-06T14:22:25+02:00 Top Ten long shot goals http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000454.html Top Ten long shot goals ]]> Roberto Carlos' goal is insane. 454@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-05T13:21:59+02:00 Rich People's Rooftops NYC http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000453.html Rich People's Rooftops NYC ]]> Im sure there are a few roof tops like this in Cape Town. 453@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-05T13:16:43+02:00 XDRTB ~ Spread the story. Stop the Disease http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000452.html XDRTB ~ Spread the story. Stop the Disease ]]> Photographer James Nachtwey has been covering war and human rights stories for 30 years, traveling from Northern Ireland to Iraq, from the orphanages of Romania to the deadly killing grounds of the Sudan. He knows the power of news photographs to raise awareness and make real change. In 2007, he was awarded the TED Prize, which comes with $100,000 and one wish to change the world. These photographs and this project are his wish.

James Nachtwey also covered the 1994 elections in South Africa. He was shooting along side members of the Bang-Bang Club when Ken Oosterbroek was killed. ]]> 452@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-10-05T09:33:15+02:00 Sarah Palin's 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant Video http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000451.html Sarah Palin's 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant Video ]]> If only our South African politicians had skeletons as trivial as this in their closet's 451@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-09-28T21:51:28+02:00 19.32 http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000449.html 19.32 ]]> This chart shows the twenty fastest 200m marks of all time. Each row represents a hundredth of a second. Eyeballing the chart would suggest that the cutting edge of human achievement in the 200m is anything sub-19.7. A 19.59 at Beijing would be phenomenal. Then you scroll down—way down—and you hit Johnson’s 19.32. Usain Bolt has his work cut out for him.]]> 449@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-08-19T10:33:59+02:00 Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman Shop for CDs and DVDs http://external.rycatprojects.org/archives/000448.html Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman Shop for CDs and DVDs ]]> Could be a scene from one of Anderson's movies. 448@http://external.rycatprojects.org/ 2008-08-18T21:31:35+02:00