The recent opening of the High Line got me to thinking about Patrick Mimran’s billboards. Finding that post from three years ago, led me on a little walk down the norlos memory lane that included this post from Mr. Guapo about Ze Frank.
It’s no secret that that Time is in trouble and is looking for a new model to succeed in today’s media environment. It was with great enjoyment, then, that I discovered today via TMN that Time has turned to Ze Frank to save its sorry hide. It would be easy to mock a staid publication such as Time for turning to Ze Frank except for the fact that, after watching his video, I really understand the political situation in Iran for the very first time.
Compare today’s High Line park with TMN’s 2001 visit to the High Line.
Comments
Mr. Frank is basing a lot of his (dismissive) view of the Iranian election on that Washington Post poll.
The BBC's analysis addresses the voting concerns in a pretty concise manner.
Of course, the BBC is Evil, so you gotta know.
Posted by: garmr | June 24, 2009 9:24 AM
I agree with your point about the polling numbers, I'd take any polling results from Iran with a grain of salt, too. When I said that I understand the political situation in Iran for the first time, I really meant that now I understand the political system.
Posted by: hellx | June 24, 2009 12:37 PM
The fact that it was a phone-poll makes this news all the more significant.
Posted by: garmr | June 24, 2009 1:17 PM