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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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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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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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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White Privilege and the Pussy Hat
Gender advocacy needs to reckon with the racism that has been built into the fabric of feminist movements.
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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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The Woman in Red: A Town Hall Protest Photo Deconstructed
What empowers a protest photo?
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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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Getting Above the Chaos: Science, Photography, and Beauty
The world can seem lost to white noise and alternative facts, lurid emotions and garish displays of moral ugliness. Which may be why I find these images from the Observatory in Chile to be so comforting.
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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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The Size Epidemic. It’s Not Just Trump.
President Trump is not the only one who has turned to magnitude in order to visualize the meaning, purpose, and effects of his presidency.
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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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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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Warren’s Rebuke and the DC Alpha Males
Yesterday's events were not about gender. Except for the fact that the actions and images were so testosterone-laced.
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