Chatting the Pictures: Considering Mahsa Amini’s Legacy on the First Anniversary of Her Death
It's a great illustration of the idea that you don’t have to be standing up to stand up for yourself. Considering the impact of Mahsa Amini.
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Chatting the Pictures: A Portrait that Dares to Expose Musk’s Madness
We do a deep dive into a daring photo that reflects Elon Musk as a supervillain and potentially mentally disturbed.
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Chatting the Pictures: Coexisting with a Steadily Rising Sea
In the video, we contrast the vibrant elements of this Javanese portrait with the irony and cultural loss from the advance of climate change.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Climate’s Dark Harvest
As striking as it is ominous, this disorienting photo is a powerful indictment of the social and environmental impact of extreme heat.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Fate of Twitter in a Single Shot
In the video, we into the symbolism of the dismembered logo, the visual dynamics of the replacement “X,” and the live bird and the “BlueSky.“
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Chatting the Pictures: Israel’s “Democracy SOS”
We note the scale and urgency of the "judicial coup" protests in Israel and their failure to garner international attention.
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Chatting the Pictures: NYC’s Children of the Smoke
The sight of smoke descending on NYC was otherworldly. The emotional fallout from the Canadian wildfires, especially on children, was also.
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Chatting the Pictures: Rough Times for Trump and His Body Man
In addition to the power imbalance evident in the photo, we explore the racial and cultural dynamics in the Trump-Nauta relationship.
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Chatting The Pictures: Death is Part of Life
The image is exemplary for its calmness and domesticity when death is so often distanced and ostracized in modern culture.
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Chatting the Pictures: Ukraine’s Army of Exhumation
We explore the stunning portraiture, the powerful geometry, and how unique and devastating the investigation is for taking place this soon.
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Chatting the Pictures: Liz Cheney On the Hunt
As Liz Cheney leads the charge against Trump and “the big lie,” the background here lets us know she’s a force to be reckoned with.
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Chatting the Pictures: When the Wind Turbine Met the Wildfire
This dramatic photo sets up a fundamental clash between symbols of climate destruction and a green energy future.
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Chatting the Pictures: The NRA Children’s Museum
The two icons paired together, the school bus and the assault weapon make us face their lethal connection in this powerful mobile exhibition.
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Chatting the Pictures: An Abortion Patient Assuredly Shares Her Ultrasound Scan
Post-Roe, abortion patients and activists are promoting the procedure more boldly and unapologetically.
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Chatting the Pictures: Record UK Heat Sweats Palace Guard
As clickbait goes, the guard dripping in his bear hat at Buckingham Palace proved quite the shout-out to the climate crisis.
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Chatting the Pictures: The Ghosts of Lake Mead
As drought from the climate crisis diminishes rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, ancient and eerie objects are washing up worldwide.
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Chatting the Pictures: The NRA’s Dangerous Aims
The provocative photo reflects the growing backlash to rampant gun violence as much as the NRA's enabling of it.
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Chatting the Pictures: In the Post-Roe Blur
As distinct from the protests, the photo calls up the post-Roe state of mind, including the confusion, determination, and women on the move.
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