Le futur siege des editions Hearst (Cosmo), dessine par Norman Forster (Viaduc de Millau)

Central Park - Snow and Christo

Central Park sous la neige et les preparatifs de "The Gates" la prochaine oeuvre ephemere de Christo

Photoblog 01

Les poubelles new yorkaises offrent toujours des scenes amusantes...
NY city trash is always its unique world....

Over the next few days, I'll start photoblogging and see where it leads.

Frontline-the best documentaries on US TV

One of the best documentary shows on US TV is Frontline, on PBS. You can watch the shows online and the companion websites offer more details into each theme.
They've recently had a number of insightful episodes on a variety of topics which I'll link to and comment :

The Persuaders focuses on marketing and highlights specialists such as Clotaire Rapaille, a French-born researcher who helps Fortune 500 companies find their "code" and communicate to consumers' reptilian brains. Rapaille maintained a blog during the US presidential campaign where he expanded on code and archetypes in presidential politics.

Is Wal-Mart Good for America ? is a good facts-based report on the far-reaching consequences of Wal-Mart's sourcing strategies starting in the mid-1990s.

The Secret History of the Credit Card is a fascinating recap on the birth of the modern credit card industry in the beginning of the 80s, in South Dakota.

Une demonstration de l'humour francais....peut etre un entrepreneur desireux de faire partager son amour de nos lois sociales "que le monde nous envie"... photo authentique prise dans ma rue pres de Central Park.