flickering pictures

I’m poking around in the bowels of the site for the first time in ages, and just wanted to say I think its kind of awesome that an old post on DIY catapults, trebuchets and other siege weapons has been viewed nearly 14,000 times. What I want really to know is how many of […]

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Wow. Deep breath.
So a whole year has gone by since I last poked around in this dusty little corner of the Web. I’ve missed flickering pictures more and more lately. You get comfortable in a place, get to know the regulars, hang some pretty things up on the walls, and it becomes […]

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Hi all,
When I started this little site back in February 2008, I swore I’d never write a post like this one — all apologies for an extended lack of new posts, and all promises for more consistent posting in the future. I told myself I was serious about this blogging business, and that […]

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One year ago today, the very first post went live here at Flickering Pictures, and I leapt headfirst into the great unknown of the blogosphere. I’d wanted to do this for a long time, but kept putting it off, like I’d put off a lot of things I wanted to do.
Since then, I’ve been […]

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A big thank-you to CNN for picking up my post on Roméo Dallaire!
EDIT: 17:40 EST
Proving that the world is in fact a Möbius strip of awesomeness, this CNN article just linked to my post about the article linking to me. To the CNN Web person who’s been checking out this little site: you sure […]

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For the last nine months, I’ve been running this little site for fun, as a writing exercise, and mostly as a labour of love. For some reason — likely a neurosis of some kind — I just really love digging through the many fascinating stories that don’t make it to our TV screens, and […]

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To the guy in Ozark, Arkansas who surfs this site with Opera on a Nintendo Wii, all I have to say is: awesome…
Image via Opera Software ASA.

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I gotta say, this never gets old. And to the person at CNN who reads this little site, and plugs it even though I may sometimes bash his/her employer a little, thanks. : )
Click here or on the image for a larger screenshot, if you like.

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Maïra Christine is the sixth photographer to add her work to our fast-growing galleries so far. I really like her work, and it’s good to see someone reviving what sometimes seems like the lost art of the B&W photo.
Check out some of the others if you haven’t already.
From Maïra’s bio:

Ever since she can remember, Maïra […]

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The last 10 search terms that led to this fine site were:

Who exactly needs to know whether insects poop at 12:34 in the morning? Why would someone seek out “weird creepy asian flash games”? And who’s pondering the pros and cons of keeping Italian lizards as pets?
Sadly, I’ll likely never know. You […]

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