Looking For Holes in the Marathon Bomber's Story
Considering the high stakes when it comes to terrorism and the law, you can understand why the Feds want to make sure there aren't any holes in their story.
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Milestone Optics: Obama’s Pettus Bridge Vs. Bush’s Mission Accomplished
We are looking at a strategic decision to visually frame the president's 50th anniversary Selma speech as a mile marker on a long road toward racial justice.
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Through CPAC-Colored Glasses
Real patriotism doesn't mean just loving your country; rather, we true patriots embody the country.
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Award Season and Western Cultural Exports
If the 2015 Oscars expose a diversity problem with western cultural exporting, then the selection by POY doubles down on the indictment.
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World Press, Spot News: Tangled Up in Blue
Sure, the cops got their girl. But for goodness' sake, is a riot police scrum supposed to look so glamorous?
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The Optic of Family Values Just Doesn't Mix Well With the Optic of Gun Rights
An AP photographer doesn't do any favors for the shrewdness of Olympia's arms enthusiasts.
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The Excess of Super Bowl Weekend Summed Up in One Picture — from Friday's Wing Bowl
If you want an image that encapsulates a cultural milieu that enables the commercial success of Sunday's big game, skip the sports page and take a look at these photos from the Super Bowl's lesser-known, but just-as-indulgent cousin.
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Eyeing Congress: Reid Battered, Not Beaten
Harry Reid has earned his reputation as a fighter mostly because of his unflinching insistence on the Democrats' chances.
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Holy Dive-in-ity
We shouldn't let a new year full of cataclysms obscure all those brave souls who've been jumping into super-cold water without their clothes.
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Je Suis Photo-Op: On the Paris World Leader Solidarity Fail
What's noteworthy about this photograph is how quickly world leaders can come together when it's time to jump on the visual bandwagon.
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More Best Photos: Alec Soth's Red and White School Shooting Drill
Without a human face to be seen, these two colors end up congealing awkwardly around so much hair and so many tangled body parts, just daring the imagination to yield to their visceral pull.
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Having the Goods on Cuba
Call this unattributed Reuters photo a dig at the communist version of a big box store.
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Hey, What's That Thing Behind Cheney?
Nature has a way of crumpling itself up when it’s malnourished.
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Glory as a Stage Show: On Mark Peterson’s Vegas Megachurch Photos
Peterson’s photograph places us right down front at a high-energy, high-tech, multi-media extravaganza where lights, camera, and action are the name of the game.
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…And on the Home Front, U.S. History Activists Go Full Norman Rockwell
If the optics coming out of Hong Kong over the past few weeks make visual democracy look like a western export, it’s worth pausing to notice how the look and feel of civil dissent is taking shape out west.
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When Critical Issues Make For "Bottom-Tier" Visual Stories: Take Education
Save historical exceptions on the scale of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, it is difficult to imagine developments in education policy as visually spectacular events.
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Hell’s Fire, the Air Force Stealth Chapel, and a More Cosmic Evil
If you’re looking for a visual representation of the End of Days, this image is as good as any.
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Fired Up; Ready to Go (Buy Another One)
Suggests how hard it is to get fired up for Romney.
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