On Men Cross-Dressing in Kabul, Istanbul in Support of Women's Rights
I’m wondering if these displays might also reflect a shift in consciousness when it comes to sexual identity and gender roles.
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ISIS Art Attack: Less than Meets the Eye?
If the amount of authentic art in the ISIS video truly is nominal, the question is how much (more) we are being manipulated?
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Milestone Optics: Obama’s Pettus Bridge Vs. Bush’s Mission Accomplished
We are looking at a strategic decision to visually frame the president's 50th anniversary Selma speech as a mile marker on a long road toward racial justice.
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A Different View of the Edmund Pettus Bridge — Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein
The way this photo is situated has a lot to say about how much race continues to represent one of America's greatest obstacles.
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The Problem With War is Not That it's Eternal, but That it's Persistent
There always has been war, there always will be war, and only fools think otherwise. Thus, the full honor due to those in battle today can be paid only by placing their memorial within the unbroken continuity and epic scale of myth.
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Character Moments Versus Political Ones: Netanyahu's State of Disunion
If the general public failed to grasp the audacity of Tuesday's imagery, it's only because commentators, activists and partisans were so overwhelming focused on the politics and ideology.
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A First Place Photo in Light of the Damning Justice Report on Ferguson
If Philip Montgomery's First Place "Picture of the Year, International" Feature photo was good before, it's even better today in light of the newly released DOJ report.
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Belgian Distress Over World Press Winning Pictures: Considering News Photos in a Larger Atmosphere
The fact that city representatives or the public-at-large would take issue with such depictions has been primarily characterized by the publishing world and the photo establishment as misplaced, as a misunderstanding of press photography rather than some misunderstanding or insensitivity on the part of the industry toward the public.
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An "Eye Flying" Photo: News Pics Playing With Perception
If most people who saw this in various "photo of the week" galleries simply thought, "that’s cool," I think there’s more to it than that.
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Through CPAC-Colored Glasses
Real patriotism doesn't mean just loving your country; rather, we true patriots embody the country.
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