Maybe I was too effected by Frank Rich’s column this week, discussing the current wave of Christian conservative media censorship. Whatever it was, after watching a few minutes of the Paul McCartney Superbowl halftime performance, I couldn’t help thinking the stage looked like a giant cross. Looking at the...
Continue ReadingWith the election behind us, I was wondering if the news photos from Mosul had changed at all. Besides familiar shots of street patrols, sniper battles and firefights, I did find some pictures of soldiers hanging out with local children or cautiously interacting with civilians. From what I could...
Continue ReadingI don’t know if you’ve seen any of the new Nike commercials featuring famous sports stars wearing masks. The concept is based on the “game face” athletes put on to psych themselves up for competition. The campaign, titled “Warriors,” is supposed to refer to sport, not battle. ...
Continue ReadingA number of you have written asking about a caption contest. Go for it. (I already left my contribution.) By the way, here’s the write up that came along with the photo: President Bush carries an unidentified child after speaking at North Dakota State University Bison Sports Arena Thursday,...
Continue ReadingI know everybody’s atwitter about the brilliantly executed SOTU moment in which Janet Norwood, the mother from Pflugerville who lost her son Byron in Iraq, embraced Safia Taleb al-Suhail, the women from Iraqi and victim of the Saddam regime, who had just voted in her country’s election. Even before...
Continue ReadingHaving mentioned Antonio Gonzales yesterday, I thought it was worth talking a closer look. In doing so, I guess I’m actually going to post this picture. I’ve been holding on to it for weeks now, concerned that if I used it, people would find it cute. I think it...
Continue ReadingNow that the war in Iraq has supposedly ended again, the stage is set for the resumption of major domestic political combat. Interestingly, three different photos appeared in yesterday’s front page section of the NYTimes which, as a group, form a snapshot of the battlefield. This first pic, which...
Continue ReadingWhoa. I got so distracted by the Iraqi elections, I almost completely forgot about Bush’s coronation. (I mean, inauguration.) (…Or maybe I was right the first time.) One of the reasons I think its important to track-back is because the Republican linguistic experts used the event to...
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