Does the photo of the undercover cop pointing his gun at a photographer come with more social and editorial baggage than most can handle?
Continue ReadingOf the 25 people named in the photo, only five are women and only one is a prime mover in an industrial company.
Continue ReadingThe solidarity of the players expresses a desire not to wear “freedom” as a slogan but to seize it as a fragile part of their daily lives.
Continue ReadingIf all we can do is watch, we should at least recognize that we have a responsibility to do so, all down the line.
Continue ReadingNature has a way of crumpling itself up when it’s malnourished.
Continue ReadingLA burning isn’t beautiful because LA deserves to burn. LA burning is beautiful because we can see it that way.
Continue ReadingGiven the explosive nature of the torture program and the need for deniability, the ability to lull both the public and the media represented the highest form of art.
Continue ReadingWith such disparity in our otherwise elegant world, the puncture seems fitting of the times.
Continue ReadingBy pure coincidence, the piece of gear seemed to frame LeBron’s protest as a Ferguson echo too.
Continue ReadingThere have been so many "die ins" across the country, the newswires have been full of them. These three particularly stood out to me.
Continue ReadingIf the bride knows the Masai and they are friends, is she still "using" the Masai as accessories? Umm, yes.
Continue ReadingI wish I could tell you how I would have read the picture before. Instead, I made acquaintance with it while immersed in the photos from Ferguson.
Continue ReadingThe beauty of the first photo is how it juxtaposes Radio City as a real life Christmas card with the street. It's the season of joy versus another day of open wounds.
Continue ReadingIf the gestures allude to the use of the camera as "open and shut," that's a double-fantasy.
Continue ReadingThe photograph stands as notice that the problem of black-white relations is the true American tragedy.
Continue ReadingAs a single statement and a preamble to the contest is one thing, but bathed in light and replayed as the capstone to various winning moments is asking that much more.
Continue ReadingStatus quo eye candy.
Continue ReadingAfter the post 9/11 admonition to "go shopping," how striking to see the National Guard called in to defend big retail.
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