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Emma’s Not Dreaming

Emma’s Not Dreaming Emma could not believe her luck. She walked into the kitchen, and it was spotless. The counter was free of her housemates’ dirty, grimy dishes. The oven was sparkling clean, a pristine white. And there was Brad, clad in only sweatpants, flipping blueberry pancakes in one pan, and making eggs in another.

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History of Photo Faking

History of Photo Faking Almost as soon as the first photographs came out of cameras, people were using them to manipulate images. Take, for example, the very famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln, standing with one hand on his desk. Analysis in the 20th century showed that his mole was on the wrong side of his

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Photo Editing the News

Photo Editing the News With the advent of digital photography, news has become closer and more immediate. A combat photographer embedded with troops in Iraq can shoot a hundred pictures while out with the soldiers, and have them on his editor’s server minutes after he gets back, thanks to the magic of the Internet. However,

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Not another ZIT! Does the agony and humiliation ever end? Hmm, let me think about that one for a moment? Uh, no

Not another ZIT! Does the agony and humiliation ever end? Hmm, let me think about that one for a moment? Uh, no So many individuals ask the question HOW. Well, there are a few simple steps that anyone and everyone afflicted with acne can take to help prevent it. First of all, what’s with your

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How Do You Write Poetry?

How Do You Write Poetry? The very short answer is: don’t write at all unless you have to. The short answer is: in numerous different ways. A somewhat longer answer is: find the way that best suits you – that comes only from experience. But, one might reasonably ask, what different methods are there which

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