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Culture Focus Photo February 16, 2010

Oh, Canada

This photo speaks to how interminably mundane and, frankly, piss poor much of the Winter Olympic coverage is.

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Your Turn: The Strange Familiarity of Amy Bishop

What is the fascination with Bishop? Is it that a person with a disturbing history escaped charge or prosecution until the deaths and injury of six people? Or, as shown in this MSNBC screen grab of a young Bishop and the brother she shot, is it because a...

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Uncategorized Photo February 15, 2010

Bayh Stays Behind

I thought this was an interesting selection among the newswire offerings on Evan Bayh today -- given how his seemingly spur-of-the-moment retirement decision leaves the White House in such a bad way.

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Donald Trump Points to Can of Spray Tan, Thinks It's the Sun

Yet another deep thinker fails to understand the difference between “weather” and “climate”…..Huffington Post reports on a NY Post story claiming that Donald Trump “points to snow storms and calls for Al Gore to be stripped of his Nobel Prize.” —Karen Hull (Photo: AP)

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Nina Berman Photo February 14, 2010

War is Personal – World Press

Of all the World Press Photo award winners announced Friday, the picture that seems to be generating the most word-of-mouth is one by Eugene Richards. The photo of the severely injured Sgt. José Pequeño and his mother is part of a series of stories on Iraq veterans. Here, we...

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Palin by Comparison

A (female) reader directed me to a clever, if simple site suggesting how much Sarah Palin's appeal could be cosmetic.

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Iraq and Afghanistan War Photo February 13, 2010

Afghanistan Offensive: Save the Children

Given U.S. emphasis on counter-insurgency, a brilliant piece of Afghan war propaganda.

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The Largest Assault of the Afghan War (as Far as Anyone Can See)

This shot by Tyler Hicks demonstrates the profound ambiguity of the much ballyhooed "new style" offensive in Marjah in Helmand province.

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Photo February 12, 2010

Shout From the Rooftops: Pietro Masturzo’s Winning World Press Photograph

Like Obama's Nobel, the choice of Pietro Masturzo's photo as World Press Award Top Prize may be aimed at inspiration. As the world sits on the sidelines, this photo, in its distance and emptiness, captures the grace and remote prospects of a true people's revolution in Iran.

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Your Turn: The Valentine’s Day Massacre

I'm interested in your thoughts on these GOP "Valentines Day" cards.

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International Focus Photo February 11, 2010

Iran: Feeding the Hardline

This stood out for me as a telling scene on a terribly disappointing day for the dissidents in Iran.  

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How Many News Stories Do You See About It When Haitians Get Pissed Off…

Not Seeing Quite As Many Reports Of Those Haitians Getting Pretty Pissed Off In a Constructive Way.

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Disaster Focus Photo February 10, 2010

More 9/11 Gut Punch

My own take is that the display of these photos out-of-the-blue only reinforces America's near-fetishistic obsession with 9/11.

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American Militarism: Don’t Even Notice It Anymore

As Carrie Underwood completed her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl on Sunday, there was an (almost) perfectly timed military fly over and no one seemed to notice.

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Haiti: The Earthquake Photo February 9, 2010

The Politics of Aid

The largest contingent of medical relief workers in Haiti since the January 12th earthquake? The Cubans.

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Campaign '12 Photo

Playing Into Sarah’s … Yeah, Hand

In that charming and clever way Sarah Palin has of flaunting her lack of depth and sophistication, SP goes to town on "the hand incident" as one more example of being picked on -- and made to look stupid! -- by the liberals and the media.

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The Social Message Beneath the Surface of that Oh, So Silly Super Bowl Ad

Did you see the Budweiser Super Bowl spot where the town bridge is gone, and the townspeople couldn't care less ... until they hear a Bud truck is stuck on the other side? "Americans..." corporate America is telling us. "You're road kill."

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Faith Focus Photo February 8, 2010

Enjoy a Little Violence Toward Women With Your Super Bowl

And then, why the violence toward women in general, using attacks by football players to make the violence seem like an extension of the game? (This screen shot show Betty White taking it in the name of a candy bar.)

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