Shredded Villages and Bamboo Bikes

I'm not even going to try to encapsulate it with a witty editorial intro, just post up the stuff I've been seeing this week.

1. The Tsunami. Clearly, the biggest story in the world at the moment. It's breathtaking devastation caught on film and ongoing. There's an amazing photo series at the Boston Globe - here's the link:
Japan - Vast Devastation - The Big Picture - Boston.com

2. Census numbers in the Midwest. Digging the new public media venture called Changing Gears, which is where I got this info. Interesting stuff on the rebuilding of the area's manufacturing core.


View Midwest Census 2010 Results in a larger map

3. Bamboo bikes. Might seem trite in the wake of such amazing geological disaster, but this video is compelling for a few reasons:

Bamboo on Wheels from Jan Sturmann on Vimeo.