The Boko Haram Massacre from Outer (or is it, Inner?) Space
Amidst the world wide attention and outrage focused on the murders in Paris last week, one could also hear a faint cry -- about a double standard.
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With All the Romney Buzz, We Return (Via the Lens of the Brilliant Stephen Crowley) to Where We Left Off
If we really are going to have Mitt to kick around a third time, it's worth the eloquent, if slightly wicked reminder of what we'd be re-subjected to.
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Front Pages: German Papers Point to Israel-Palestine in Paris Attacks
A feature in the German papers jumped out that made the erasure by the Orthodox paper that much more awkward and ironic.
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Our Take on the New Charlie Hebdo "Muhammad" Cover
The first Charlie Hebdo post-attack cover is brilliant and humane on two scores, one that is obvious and the other that is less so.
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Paris Post-Charlie: Questions and Comments in Getty's Newswire Street Photos
I know the majority of news attention went to the solidarity march in Paris on Sunday. I was more struck, however, by the angles and ideas percolating, non-verbally of course, in Getty's newswire photos from Saturday.
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A Real Cowboy: Delicious Chris Christie Swipe at NFL Playoff Game Via Dallas Morning Newsk
I can't tell whether or how much the Dallas Morning News or the photographer also saw this as ironic, political or character branding.
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Yes, More of This
On the scenes of fraternity and solidarity across France in the days following the Hedbo attack.
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You Know What's Strange About The Viral Photo of the Blacked-Out Eiffel Tower?
It makes you wonder (or makes me wonder, anyway) about rhythms in the universe.
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The Cartoonist's Response to the Terrorist Attack on Charlie Hebdo (and How Hard it is to Take a Joke)
The sphere was awash in cartoons and illustrations yesterday in response to the lethal attack on the French political cartoonist and satirist publication, Charlie Hebdo. This is a summary of the primary examples with some thoughts.
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A Year of Looking at News Photos
If you missed some or many of these entries, here are the pieces that kept visual media honest, made us all look deeper and longer at worthy images, and honored and took joy in the profession.
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Turning Backs On Turned Backs: The Second Funeral of Gunned Down NYPD Officers
If the NYPD compromised a second funeral of its gunned down colleagues, the media enabled them.
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The Rare Artful Stock Exchange Photo
An impressionistic picture from the trading floor invites feedback.
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America in the Age of Ferguson: A Child's Letter to Troops in Afghanistan
If the collection captures the day-to-day life of the war machine at holiday time, what it more inadvertently offers is food-for-thought about the country's social priorities and racial character.
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Here’s Hoping for Different Fireworks in '15
On the first day of this new year, let's hope for more constructive engagements and enlightened outcomes.
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Happy View Year from The Bag!
We at The Bag wish you all a year of thoughtfulness, peace and visual insight.
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Congress – Dysfunctional Pictures of the Year
If our broken political system represents perhaps the greatest threat to the American enterprise, why wouldn't this debacle be the source of endless feature images and photo galleries of shame?
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Pictures That Lead: Race and Law Enforcement a Lot More Complex Than NYPD vs. de Blasio
Media doesn't do the public or the culture any favors in focusing so overwhelmingly on street battles and gotcha imagery.
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Why We No Longer Have to See the Thing We’re Looking At
What’s brilliant about the photo that it’s as audacious and unique as it is inevitable.
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