links for 2009-07-21

• The Best New Digital Cameras
  "Amateurs are learning the secret that great photographers always knew: If you want great pictures, take lots of them."
  (tags: Forbes Technology Gadgets Lists BestOf 2009)
• Realism May Not Make It on Bravo’s New Reality Show
  "The Bravo network held a casting call in New York City for a show in which 13 artists will compete to win a gallery show and other related prizes."
  (tags: NYTimes Art Television RealityTV PopularCulture)
• On 40th Anniversary, Moon Landing Examined
  "Forty years ago today, astronaut Neil Armstrong took that fateful first step onto the moon, effectively putting an end to the space race and expanding the boundaries of science and engineering."
  (tags: Science NPR Aerospace History)
• Au Naturel: Gavin McInnes
  An interview with Vice Magazine co-founder, Gavin McInnes.
  (tags: InterviewMagazine Interview Vice Culture)
• Driven to Distraction - Dismissing the Risks of a Deadly Habit
  "Studies say that drivers using phones are four times as likely to cause a crash as other drivers, and the likelihood that they will crash is equal to that of someone with a .08 percent blood alcohol level, the point at which drivers are generally considered intoxicated. Research also shows that hands-free devices do not eliminate the risks, and may worsen them by suggesting that the behavior is safe."
  (tags: NYTimes Mobile Automobiles Safety)