On Those Re-released FBI 9/11 Photographs
It's a cold practice "dropping" this still-wrenching material this way. These images, like so many others rushed through the news stream, deserve more.
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Trump, the Mosul Atrocity, and a GIF That Says it All
How do we come to terms with the Mosul bombing, and a suddenly poisonous and reviled United States of America?
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Protest in Russia, Protest in America
The question is about how familiar Americans are with Russia. And it's about the burden placed on news photos.
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TrumpCare Road Rage: Our Weekly Social Media Roundup
Looking back at the GOP's health care collapse, the president's trucker photo op defined the week.
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On the Tillerson Photo at the North Korea DMZ
Simply put, you don't want to be photo bombed, or any other kind of bombed by North Korea.
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11 Takeaways on Donald Trump Jr. in Flannel
It's so much easier for the media to do its pandering, or throw a bone, in the style section.
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The New Shape of Things: Our Social Media Roundup
Two months into the Trump era, edges are harder and surfaces are rougher. If green reflected the Obama period, paint today red.
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Reading the Trump “First 50 Days” Photo Album
If anything, the photo album brings Trump's guardedness, and the quality and amount of White House visual disclosure, into greater relief.
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What’s in a White House Profile Image?
A friend of mine asked if I had noticed the difference on Twitter between the Obama and the Trump White House profile images.
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On the Fearless Girl Statue and the Wall Street Bull
I have a hard time giving board room gender reform anywhere near the same importance as the pillaging of the EPA, HUD or the Department of Education.
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Trump’s Address to Congress: What Caught Our Eye
Trump received wide praise for his performance last night addressing a joint session of Congress. The problem is, that's mostly what it was.
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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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Trump In La La Land: Our Social Media Roundup
Amidst the town hall jigs, the climate change la de da and Trump's Ali shuffle, don't miss the Day Without Immigrants pirouette.
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How Much is Barron Trump Off-limits? A Risky News Photo Award
Given the media blackout on children of the president, how far can we go in analyzing this now acclaimed piece of journalism?
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On Tokenism, and Trump’s Jewish Make-Up Photo at the African American Museum
Trump turns this moment -- and the African American Museum of History and Culture itself -- into the same thing it converts every shred of real estate into.
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Boy with Hand Grenade: Our Social Media Roundup
One month into the Trump administration, the forecast is for more explosiveness.
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Crisis Follies: Trump’s N. Korea Missile Dinner
The photo demonstrates Trump's conflict between country club owner and Commander-in-Chief. The dreamy look during a potential world crisis is quite damning.
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Black Soldiers as White House Props, Once Again
I predict a steady diet of pictures like this one as the White House panders along.
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