What touches me about the photo, beyond the eloquence of the ritual, is its audacity and appeal for humanity in the midst of roiling injury and two wars of retaliation.
Continue ReadingWith the passing of Ariel Sharon, we were interested in the political nuances, and biases, in the photo galleries summarizing his career.
Continue ReadingThere is much more to the "photo excess" discussion than the likelihood of being overwhelmed. Bob Hariman weighs in.
Continue ReadingThere's penance, and -- unbuttoning the jacket -- what you're going to do anyway.
Continue ReadingSure, it's quite a photo on its own, but read as a counterpoint to Obama's infamous selfie, it's brilliant.
Continue ReadingI would say that it borders on anathema for Western media to be publishing photos of Bangladeshi garment workers publicly torching Western trade product.
Continue ReadingIf the Quenelle has no meaning, it's significant for the (media) madness itself.
Continue ReadingToday, unlike the 1950s and 60s, we seek to insulate ourselves from an (often uninvited) deluge of visual obscenity, detaching from the deeper implications of these images.
Continue ReadingWhat I can say, looking at these pictures from the Bratton ceremony, is how a series of unguarded expressions allowed Getty's Spencer Platt to at least suggest a sense of discomfort.
Continue ReadingIf pot culture has been having its own tea party for decades, what IS mind expanding is the sudden elimination of the taboo as maryjane transforms overnight into a mainstream discussion product.
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