Ten Shots at a "Celebrity Revolutionary"
From Real Clear Politics - Ten Shots At Che Guevara by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
"Che Guevara fans are preparing to commemorate one more anniversary of the revolutionary’s death, which took place thirty-eight years ago at the Yuro ravine in Bolivia. It’s an appropriate time to address ten myths that keep Guevara’s cult alive.
The last time I visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York, an American student wearing a Che Guevara T-Shirt and a beret caught my eye (the fact that Nicole Kidman happened to walk in at that very moment may have had something to do with my noticing him). I asked him politely what exactly he admired so much about that man. Here are the ten reasons he mentioned— and my response."
Click on the link for the 10 Shots...
I'm a leg man myself and I think Stan is ri
Whoops, wrong thread... :D
Communists, capitalists still buy into iconic Che photo, author says
Interesting article about Che' as a marketing icon :D
A Che' condom is classic :cool:
Tom
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Communists, capitalists still buy into iconic Che photo, author says
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- It is the most popular photograph in history: Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara stares pensively at the horizon, his steely eyes shielded behind a thick beard and his trademark beret. The shot -- taken by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda in Havana on March 5, 1960 -- turned the charismatic and controversial leader into a cultural icon.
Now, nearly a half-century later, the photograph is used by communists and capitalists, Marxists and marketers to sell ideas. In his new book, "Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image" (Vintage Books), journalist Michael Casey examines how this photograph came to take on a life of its own and become the most reproduced photograph in the world.
"The Korda photograph can be seen on t-shirts, beach towels and condoms, even," he said.
Dispense with carrot cartridges, I say; dispense ....
... then Stan could give us his expert analysis - in terms of training and education, of course. ;)
What, the rabbit ate the carrots. Unheard of ? No, they interfered with his training program. Training, training, training .... :)
And the real family name goes back to Lynch - Irish expat.
And yes, training, too, Mike...
Tom, you don't need training but I do believe you'll want a really good recoil pad for that trip... :D