Impeachment Trial Media Blackout
Not only is the media resorting to illustrators to capture the proceedings of the presidential impeachment trial, the view of the audience is also limiting.
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The Visual Politics of AOC’s Green New Deal Posters
Mindful of the political environment, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal posters are fortified as much to counter anxiety as to elicit optimism.
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Photography as Language. Or, What’s Wet, Purple & Falls from the Sky?
In these examples, we’re looking at news images as an interesting shorthand for words.
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Eiffel Tower Peace Sign: Branding or Love Call (if for Impending Security State)?
The effort to stop a ruthless tyranny can lead to a state where the Paris of today is only a memory.
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Our Take on the New Charlie Hebdo "Muhammad" Cover
The first Charlie Hebdo post-attack cover is brilliant and humane on two scores, one that is obvious and the other that is less so.
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You Know What's Strange About The Viral Photo of the Blacked-Out Eiffel Tower?
It makes you wonder (or makes me wonder, anyway) about rhythms in the universe.
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The Cartoonist's Response to the Terrorist Attack on Charlie Hebdo (and How Hard it is to Take a Joke)
The sphere was awash in cartoons and illustrations yesterday in response to the lethal attack on the French political cartoonist and satirist publication, Charlie Hebdo. This is a summary of the primary examples with some thoughts.
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On Banksy's NY Residency: Respect to 9/11
I know the man works quickly so I can't tell how much he intended the petals to appear blackened but it speaks eloquently, both to the horror as well as the re-emergence.
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Hitler Non Grata
Is there any instance where a Hitler or a bin Laden would evoke more insight than stigmatization in such a format?
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