Pokemon Syria
Embellishing hell on earth with the blue character reminds us that war is not just slideshow fodder or background noise.
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Look of the RNC: Bold Prints, Neckties, and Handguns, of Course
I've been thinking about what it means to dress the part at the Republican National Convention.
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GOP Convention: Regression to the Mean. Ugly Mean.
The hostility of Donald Trump has permeated the tone and tenor of the GOP convention.
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Republican Convention ’16 — A Distortion Field
What I realize I'm witnessing is a distortion field. Or, a political party convention in a fun house mirror. These fine photographers address the disorientation.
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Baton Rouge, the Convention and the Trump Show
Ben Lowy's photo anticipates a call-and-response between Cleveland, Baton Rouge and Dallas by a newly themed “law-and-order" Trump.
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Into the Twilight Zone in Nice
The world seems to be pitching into another reality, one that is more unreal than real, both present and still to come, and defined primarily by separation and violence, and by madness and helplessness.
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Baton Rouge to Dallas: Our Twitter/Instagram Review
From Baton Rouge to St. Paul to Dallas, these have been two extraordinarily difficult weeks in the civil life of America. Here is a timeline of tweets and posts of what we saw and thought over this wrenching time.
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Baton Rouge: Channeling the Fire with Amazing Grace
Mindful of the smoldering racial and political atmosphere in the country right now, the photo's symbolism reaches far beyond a single instance of goodwill.
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Police Killings: On the Decision Not to Watch
Whether we watch the videos or not, witnessing requires us to acknowledge that racist violence is there to be seen.
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On the Alton Sterling Daily News Cover. (Graphic, Yes.)
It might feel like there is nothing more to say, but it also feels like there was more to show.
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Election 2016: Only Fanatics Need Apply
Is the world being taken over by the crazies, or would media and social media have it so?
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Turkey, Brexit, Pride: Check Out Our Twitter & Instagram Roundup
In our Twitter/Instagram roundup, we look at the trifecta that dominated the news cycle last week.
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When Gag News Photos Are No Joke
Growing inequity leads to more demonstrations and other protests, and to violence. And to more gag photos.
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Ruddy Roye’s Remarkably Unremarkable Pride Photo
If I had seen this same image a few years back, I might have read it in terms of invisibility — or theatricality. Not so today.
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On that 10 Downing Cameron Brexit Portrait
The photo is not just about England's divorce from the continent but how it informs the distance between Cameron and his wife.
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Scenes from the Congress Members Gun Violence Sit-In
These are the pictures from the Democratic takeover that stood out to us.
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Hillary’s Second Grandchild Eclipsed by the Flame War
An ugly election has turned the campaign gift of a grandchild into an afterthought.
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