Chatting the Pictures: Coronavirus Culture, From Vatican, to Apartment Block, to Corner Bar
This webcast looks at the Pope addressing an empty St. Peters Square, the social power of the Italian balcony, and young revelers before the lock-down.
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Camouflage is a Common Marvel
Camouflage is a common marvel in the biological world. Whether the dress here is purposeful or not is a different question.
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The Black Hole Picture: Ultimately, the Viral Image is More a Reflection of Ourselves
If we really can’t see a black hole, the next best thing is a picture we find familiar.
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Carson Jones’s Classic Side Eye
Why did the look from Carson Jones, during his father's Senate swearing-in ceremony, capture so many hearts?
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Healthcare Meets the Breadline
As healthcare frays and political abuse further breaks down the system, these scenes become a lot more recognizable.
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On that Viral Tornado Photo–a Sign of the Times
Public imagination takes hold of a photo for its own reasons, the force of interest also reflecting something of the times.
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Through a Glass, Darkly: Visibility in Trump’s America
It seems to me that the news photo too often is showing us only the aftermath. Too much of the damage is being done off-stage.
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Tiny Trumps Don’t Shrink the Sexual Power Trip
This Tiny Trump is funny, in essence, because he is smaller than a woman. The joke, ultimately, is at her expense.
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Oscars Screw Up: The New Not Normal
The big question, after this impressive fail, is whether topsy-turvy is running away with us.
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Overshadowed by his Photo: The Afterlives of Omran Daqneesh
Omran's suffering essentially disappeared at the very moment the image of it became visible.
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Cranky Transfer of Power: Our Trump Inauguration Round Up
Perhaps the best thing way to sum up the inauguration is that the deed has been done and the Trump era has officially begun.
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MLK Day Meets the Trump Inauguration
We felt a special obligation this year to find just the right photo to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.
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Take It Down (LEAVE IT UP): On Congress Tiff over Ferguson Painting
Is this art dispute a weird throwback to the culture wars or a sign of things to come?
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Hello Orwell: On the Congressman’s Kid Who Dabbed Paul Ryan
In the new atmosphere, the dab can be seen in the same register as the Kaepernick knee down.
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News Photos of Police Protests: More Profiling of Black Males
What we're seeing in these photo galleries is a replay of the stereotype associating young black men with criminal and savages.
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Girl Power, Sexism and that Viral Hillary Millennial Selfie Swarm
Where is the passion for Hillary, you ask? It’s there in the photo, plain as day.
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Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Our Twitter/Instagram Favs of the Week
The elements are all there in our social media roundup, from the Mediterranean to King's River to Vegas. And of course, Election '16 continues to generate plenty of heat.
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Making Faith Visible: Picturing the Spiritual through the Ultimate Anguish
It's hard to visually convey faith or spirituality, especially through the ultimate anguish. That's what's so moving, and accomplished, about Lisa Krantz's images.
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