PhotoSketch: Make the Internet Create Photos for You

A group of researchers have put together a system called PhotoSketch which allows the user to literally sketch a desired scene (see above for an example), label each part of the scene with keywords, then PhotoSketch searches the web for photos and assembles a photographic version of the sketch.

Full MentalFloss.com Article

PhotoSketch: Internet Image Montage from Tao Chen on Vimeo.

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Happy National Depression Screening Day

National Depression Screening Day is held during Mental Illness Awareness Week each October. It is designed to call attention to the illness of depression on a national level, educate the public about its symptoms and effective treatments, offer individuals the opportunity to be screened for depression, and connect those in need of treatment to the mental health care system.

To find a free, anonymous screening site in your area www.mentalhealthscreening.org.

Or you can take an anonymous screening here.

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Harry Connick Jr. Blows Up at Blackface Michael Jackson Impersonator

Asked to appear on the Australian variety hour Hey Hey It’s Saturday as a guest judge, Harry Connick Jr. sputters in disbelief when a Jackson 5 impersonation group entirely in blackface appears onstage. He first gives the group a 0 scorecard for the performance while the audience boos; later, at about 4:40 into the clip, Connick launches into an impassioned race-relations lecture explaining why blackface is a bad thing. “If I knew that was going to be a part of the show, I definitely wouldn’t have done it,” Connick declares on live TV. The host appears genuinely surprised.

Newsweek

After watching the clip I wouldn’t say he blew up, but I would say he was bothered by the act and spoke from the heart.

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