Suchitra Vijayan says, “let me quickly introduce myself, I am lawyer working with the UN in Africa, I am also documentary photographer and mostly free lance. I recently started a street kids project in Arusha, Tanzania. The project is inspired by the documentary “Born into Brothels” and is aimed at teaching street kids here photography by giving out disposable cameras so that they can document world around them.”

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I have watched Don Imus In The Morning (MSNBC) several times. His talk-show is rarely interesting and I quickly change the channel to watch CNN instead. But it is his character that I have found fascinating. With that Stetson slung over his head, his eyes peek out behind compressed overflowing hair. He looks and sound like a cantankerous old man. I have to also admit that I don't understand him sometimes. He mumbles like he has marbles floating around in his mouth. But when the man began his comments about the Rutgers women's team that lost to Tennessee in the NCAA Women's Finals, I knew he was going to be in trouble. Well, he is.

Check this YouTube.com clip out. Imus makes some very racist comments about the Rutgers women – about the way they look and about their character. Even if he was trying to be funny, he failed. Sure, it is just “talk” but “talk” like this hurts. With people like Mr. Imus on the air, spouting this kind of rhetoric, no wonder we continue to be ignorant about the rest of the world. Mr. Imus and his ilk have no place on the public air waves. If you feel this is an infringement on his right to free speech, feel free to comment below. I would love a dialogue about this.

And to be fair [would we want to be?] here is Mr. Imus' apology [notice his body language and his dark glasses]:

In my opinion, his apology doesn't sound the least bit sincere. What do you think?

“Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers, help children feel better about their changing appearance by celebrating it. For families of terminally ill children, it's especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child.” Interested in helping this organization out as a volunteer photographer? Contact Amy Green.

Toss your camera. Here is a guide for beginners. Tiffinbox bears no responsibility for any of your busted cameras, but if you want to post your funky images here, email me.

War photojournalist James Nachtwey's acceptance speech at the annual TED Prize is incredibly moving. Must-see! You will need a broadband connection to view this. Lo-resolution version here. [Via Rob Galbraith.com]

Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University is now out. Get it here.