video haiku How could I not like something that involves the words haiku and vuvox? [ratings]

Fear and Loathing An outlaw view of the underbelly of the beast during the 2008 National Conventions. Democratic National Convention Images were created by either Tim Hussin or Noah Rabinowitz Republican National Convention Images by Danny Ghitis. For the sheer raw power, photojournalism at it’s core. [ratings]

A Family Battle Margo Battle knows what her 9-year-old son is up against. By Michael Overall and photojournalist Mike Simons. I like this for it’s simple and clean presentation. I love the huge slideshows, audio snippets and embeded video, all wrapped around strong visuals and good copy. [ratings]

LIVE HOPE LOVE Poet and writer Kwame Dawes travels to Jamaica to explore the experience of people living with HIV/AIDS and to examine the ways in which the disease has shaped their lives. Very inspiring presentation, poetry, music and visuals. Spend some time here. Powerful multimedia storytelling. [ratings]

Please Touch Museum More than 30 years after starting life in a small corner of another museum, and after a difficult decade toddling around Philadelphia in search of bigger digs, the Please Touch Museum is home. The folks at Philly.com produced a compelling and very interactive feature for the opening of their new museum. Long [...]

Hard Times Travis Fox, ROAD TRIP! With this in mind, I’m setting out on 3000-mile road trip, from California to Washington, D.C., to see up close how the economic woes are beginning to affect regular people and how it’s going to affect their vote in November. As a photojournalist myself I know how hard what [...]

Van Mon: The Forgotten Existence Ehrin Macksey presents an 8 month project from Vietnam. Once you arrive at the site, click the ‘Films’ navagation tab and choose the ‘Bop’ story, by far the best piece, stunning visuals and great ambient throughtout this piece. [ratings]

A Georgian Diary Thomas Dworzak The Russians invaded Georgia on August 8th, while George W. Bush was in Beijing attending the Olympics. Twenty days passed and Barack Obama was officially named the Democratic Party candidate for the 2008 presidential run. In the meantime, the escalating harsh conflict in Georgia left Europeans and Americans aghast. [ratings]

Andaman Rising When the Asian tsunami hit southern Thailand in 2004, the sea that had sustained the region for generations – the Andaman – rose up, destroying families and killing thousands. Beautiful and well done, but I’d expect nothing less from UNC. [ratings]

American Diversity Project 2008 Fantastic, clean design, the intro with the pano is way cool. Nice job, subtle, yet very effective. I would have loved to see more audio slide shows. [ratings]

Days with My Father Some of the most stunning images and written observations I have seen in sometime. Worth your time. The navagation is a ‘bit’ tricky, but once you figure out to click the bottom area of each image, you’ll enter this dream-like visual feast. [ratings]

Going to the End of the Line Great idea, beautifully designed, I only wished they would’ve indicated which pieces were video. [ratings]

MAD Fold-Ins Al Jaffee’s fold-ins for Mad magazine, from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form. Hats off to creators Neil Genzlinger, Tom Jackson and Sylvia Rupani-Smith/The New York Times. Smart and fun. [ratings]

Climbing Kilimanjaro. In typical NYT fashion, a stunning multimedia narrative. What more could you ask for? Great audio/video footage, 3D models, heart rates pumping, etc. [ratings]

24@NU is the first ever collaboration by North by Northwestern and The Daily Northwestern. It’s a multimedia exploration of Northwestern’s people, places and organizations at every time of the day.[ratings]