¿Ya escucharon ese de la ballena muerta que explota en una calle de Taiwan, llenando calles, personas y negocios de tripas, sangre y carne putrefacta?
Es bueno.
31.1.04
City of Lost Girls
Ciudad Juarez is known as 'the city of the dead girls'. In 10 years almost 400 women have been murdered in this city on the border between Mexico and El Paso, Texas, and the killings continue. Now a courageous Mexican-American journalist is alleging a group of six businessmen is behind the slaughter. Described as 'untouchables', their wealth puts them above the law. Their motive is said to be blood sport.
Diana Washington Valdez has investigated the murders for five years for the El Paso Times. Courageous in the mould of Veronica Guerin, the investigative journalist murdered in Ireland, she has gone on the record about the killers' identities. In doing so, she knows she is putting her life on the line.
In her book, Harvest of Women, to be published next year, Washington exposes the seedy underworld of Juarez's narco-traffickers. 'The girls are carefully screened,' she says. 'They're always a safe bet. Disposable women. They are watched in advance for suitability - young and poor.'
'Mexican federal authorities have conducted investigations, which reveal who the killers are,' she claims. 'Five men from Juarez and one from Tijuana who get together and kill women in what can only be described as blood sport. Some of those involved are prominent men with important political connections - untouchables.'
Washington alleges at least 100 women have been killed by these men, of whom all but one are multi-millionaires. They have political connections going all the way to President Vicente Fox, and some have allegedly made contributions to Fox's presidential campaign. They have ties to the Juarez Cartel, and have used their drug wealth to build respectable businesses.
Diana Washington Valdez has investigated the murders for five years for the El Paso Times. Courageous in the mould of Veronica Guerin, the investigative journalist murdered in Ireland, she has gone on the record about the killers' identities. In doing so, she knows she is putting her life on the line.
In her book, Harvest of Women, to be published next year, Washington exposes the seedy underworld of Juarez's narco-traffickers. 'The girls are carefully screened,' she says. 'They're always a safe bet. Disposable women. They are watched in advance for suitability - young and poor.'
'Mexican federal authorities have conducted investigations, which reveal who the killers are,' she claims. 'Five men from Juarez and one from Tijuana who get together and kill women in what can only be described as blood sport. Some of those involved are prominent men with important political connections - untouchables.'
Washington alleges at least 100 women have been killed by these men, of whom all but one are multi-millionaires. They have political connections going all the way to President Vicente Fox, and some have allegedly made contributions to Fox's presidential campaign. They have ties to the Juarez Cartel, and have used their drug wealth to build respectable businesses.
30.1.04
27.1.04
The MUDDA manifesto
The Magnificent Union of Digitally Downloading Artists
WHY? - Transform creativity.
- No constraint, editing or external control over what is released.
- No time limit on the length of music.
- No more waiting for an album cycle.
- Be creative with what you sell and how much you sell it for. For example, release several stages of the process, sell a process, the evolution of a song and not just a single ‘piece of product’.
WHY? - Full, fair and fast payment.
- By allowing artists to become their own retailer they can be at the top of the food chain, not their traditional place at the bottom.
- The official artist Website is a great place from which to see your catalogue, so why not allow fans to buy downloads from this site.
- Sales can be monitored instantly.
- Artists' share of retail can be accounted for monthly.
- Where artist can license directly (on any project where there is no record company) artist can get the full dealer price as well as a percentage of retail.
WHY? - Reasons to be cheerful.
- We can put music back in the hands of musicians.
- Artists can take some ownership and creative control of the output and delivery as well as the content.
Artists can negotiate from a position of strength.
- With enough artists acting together it's not too late to transform the music business to be one of partnership - not just contract and servitude.
- With good filtering and easy access, we can use the technology to compete with free.
WHY? - Transform creativity.
- No constraint, editing or external control over what is released.
- No time limit on the length of music.
- No more waiting for an album cycle.
- Be creative with what you sell and how much you sell it for. For example, release several stages of the process, sell a process, the evolution of a song and not just a single ‘piece of product’.
WHY? - Full, fair and fast payment.
- By allowing artists to become their own retailer they can be at the top of the food chain, not their traditional place at the bottom.
- The official artist Website is a great place from which to see your catalogue, so why not allow fans to buy downloads from this site.
- Sales can be monitored instantly.
- Artists' share of retail can be accounted for monthly.
- Where artist can license directly (on any project where there is no record company) artist can get the full dealer price as well as a percentage of retail.
WHY? - Reasons to be cheerful.
- We can put music back in the hands of musicians.
- Artists can take some ownership and creative control of the output and delivery as well as the content.
Artists can negotiate from a position of strength.
- With enough artists acting together it's not too late to transform the music business to be one of partnership - not just contract and servitude.
- With good filtering and easy access, we can use the technology to compete with free.
25.1.04
Helmut Newton 1920 - 2004
Me acabo de enterar de la muerte de Helmut Newton. Falleció el viernes, tras chocar su auto después de sufrir un ataque cardiaco. Tenía 83 años de edad.
Sus fotografías me cautivaron desde muy chico, cuando descubría alguna de las Playboys que hizo, o cuando me encontraba con uno de sus libros. Precisamente hoy volví a hojear un libro suyo en una librería, sin saber la noticia.
Sus fotografías me cautivaron desde muy chico, cuando descubría alguna de las Playboys que hizo, o cuando me encontraba con uno de sus libros. Precisamente hoy volví a hojear un libro suyo en una librería, sin saber la noticia.
22.1.04
21.1.04
MTY
En unas horas mas toco tierra regiomontana. Se acabo este viaje de casi ocho meses, o por lo menos esta en las ultimas. Pero se abren nuevos caminos y nuevas posibilidades.
Nos vemos alla. O acá, cuando regrese.
Nos vemos alla. O acá, cuando regrese.
Si.
Si. Sigo en el Deefe.
Si. Mañana regreso a Monterrey.
Si. Siento que dejo asuntos pendientes en la Capital.
Si. Regresaré pronto.
Si. Llegando a Monterrey estare tres o cuatro dias sin hacer nada mas que coger, comer, dormir y ver a la gente que quiero.
Si. Me gusta demasiado.
Si. Soy un pecador.
Si. Tengo mucho trabajo por hacer.
Si. Lo estoy considerando.
Si. Te extraño.
Si. Me quedé con ganas.
Si. Me siento afortunado.
Si. Me duele el corazón.
No.
Eso no.
Si. Mañana regreso a Monterrey.
Si. Siento que dejo asuntos pendientes en la Capital.
Si. Regresaré pronto.
Si. Llegando a Monterrey estare tres o cuatro dias sin hacer nada mas que coger, comer, dormir y ver a la gente que quiero.
Si. Me gusta demasiado.
Si. Soy un pecador.
Si. Tengo mucho trabajo por hacer.
Si. Lo estoy considerando.
Si. Te extraño.
Si. Me quedé con ganas.
Si. Me siento afortunado.
Si. Me duele el corazón.
No.
Eso no.
9.1.04
De Efe
Estoy en Mexico DF desde el sabado pasado, trabajando. No he tenido oportunidad de hacer mucho ni de ver a nadie aparte de la pelicula, pero me quedan 15 dias mas aqui. Si te conozco (o aunque no te conozca) y estas en el Deefe en estos dias, escribeme a cgcampillo(at)yahoo.com.mx
2.1.04
Dos
L.A. Weekly publica dos buenísimas entrevistas en su número dedicado a los cómics; la primera con Joe Sacco y la segunda con Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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