#daniel moore

[theoscarsproject]

The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

This really does look amazing, and has some truly astonishing cinematography, but it's pretty hard to overlook the fact that the characters are seriously underwritten and thus falls heavily back onto Indigenous stereotypes. I feel like there's maybe a good movie in here somewhere, but this isn't it. 4/10.

[stylestream]

Melina Vidler | Daniel Moore Couture dress | AACTA Awards | 2024

[handfulsofhistory]

Cute but still deadly at close range.  The design for this Moore's Patent National Firearms First-Model Derringer was later purchased by Colt.

[5qu1dink]

James: freddy

Daniel: bonnie

Ruth: chica

Robert: foxy

[echoes-on-celluloid]

Albums that I listened to so far in June

Games People Play - Joe South

The Sun, Moon & Herbs - Dr. John

Red Tape - Atlanta Rhythm Section

The Gilded Palace Of Sin - The Flying Burrito Brothers

Never Turn Your Back On A Friend - Budgie

Soulful Tapestry - Honey Cone

If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It Over You - Caravan

Just Another Diamond Day - Vashti Bunyan

For The Roses - Joni Mitchell

Daniel Moore - Daniel Moore

Shamal - Gong

The Beach Boys’ Today! - The Beach Boys

It’s Our Thing - The Isley Brothers

[pulitzerfieldnotes]

Off the grid

Daniel Moore

Over the course of a 15-hour tour of the most remote areas of northwestern India, we were shown various degrees of progress made to expand electricity to rural villages.

In Khedbrahma, villagers gathered in the one room schoolhouse, shown above, to meet with the Narottam Lalbhai Rural Development Fund, a nongovernmental organization working in the area to provide services to those living off the grid. Pockets of Khedbrahma have little or no access to electricity, and villagers live use kerosene or firewood for cooking, heating and light.

Elsewhere, in the rugged mountains of Ambaji, about 30 miles away from Khedbrahma, the government has provided for dwellings: one solar panel, five LED lights, an exhaust fan and a mobile phone charger. The government wants to bring electricity to every citizen by 2019, but many analysts believe that is an ambitious and expensive goal without the backing of private industry and a coordinated effort to streamline technology and attract financing.

Photos by Michael Henninger

For more reporting by Daniel, visit his project page at “Power to the People”

[handfulsofhistory]

Loaded .32 caliber teat-fire revolver

[pulitzerfieldnotes]

The Birthplace of Indian Industry

Daniel Moore

Carved into the jungles of northeastern India, and through the oppressive humidity and daily downpours of monsoon season, Tata Steel's production facility in Jamshedpur churns out roughly 10 million tons of steel each year.

Thousands of workers oversee various stages of purifying, pouring, shaping the molten metal lava before it is cooled and shipped by rail or truck, destined to become auto parts, pipelines, construction materials and other urban infrastructure.

And Jamshedpur, a city of just more than 1 million people — mid-sized by Indian standards — remains a company-owned town. Tata Steel maintains the homes, manages the local hospital, and is widening streets and planting trees. It owns several parks, sporting arenas and a zoo with leopards, monkeys and lions.​

Photos by Michael Henninger

For more reporting by Daniel, visit his project page at “Power to the People”