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Juxtaposition of the Day: American Gothic
The Las Vegas cop killers from a more cultural perspective.
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Las Vegas Cop Killers Jerad and Amanda Miller (Not Necessarily in That Order)
Perhaps the couple is an anomaly. Perhaps not, however. Maybe what we're seeing is the emergence of the female far-right revolutionary and domestic terrorist.
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As World Cup Approaches, the Sport Gets so Intoxicating ... the Poverty, So Exotic
The message to the world, once the media and the sponsorship dollars get rolling, is that, even in the slums, love of the game conquers all.
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Somalia is Not Just a War Zone
The point here is not to celebrate the human spirit, but rather to understand that people don’t have to be asking for the moon when they ask for peace and stability. A normal life will do.
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Tank Man, Inc.
I have no doubt that China needs more democracy, but I would not offer the present mix of populism and neoliberalism that defines politics in the US today as a splendid model to which they should aspire.
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Hillary's "Brain Damage": How Oppo Memes and the Media Work Now
Karl Rove knows there is nothing wrong with Clinton's brain. He knows there are deficiencies to the media's though.
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The Tell in that Rosy, "Make it all Better" Assad Campaign Video
There is a quick element in the clip that doesn't seem to square with the overwhelming vision of peace, love and undoing.
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Photographs of a Botched Execution Are as American as Apple Pie (GRAPHIC)
I’d like to tell you that such images are anomalous, but sadly that is not the case.
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Glimpses of the Missing Nigerian Girls: Glenna Gordon's Photos of Extraordinary Ordinary Things
Notebooks, uniforms, their own clothes and finally photographs of the girls themselves. They are ordinary things that in this extraordinary context start to build up into a sad, touching image of some of the lives that have been torn away from their normal course.
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Conservative Backlash Gets Visual in White House's Soldier - Taliban Prisoner Swap
The deal to trade Bergdahl for five high profile Gitmo detainees threatens to dust off the visual genre of the "war on terror," a vocabulary that has been more in remission.
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The Santa Barbara Shooting Rampage ... and How They're All Running Together
The crime scene still taped and the blood barely dry, members of the media historicize another driveway, lawn or storefront and ennoble another witness or survivor telling his or her tale.
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Juxtaposition of the Day: A Sporting Look at Brazil's Social Goals
Though the comparison between goal posts on the beaches and in the slums is implicit, the captions downplay the distinction.
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Hashtag Mining: 911museum
Is the 9/11 Museum a memorial or is it, ultimately, an art museum, cultural temple and design artifact?
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David Degner on Egypt's Telltale Election: The Result of a Hard, Sad and Bloody Process
If this bus was a violation of the "no-campaigning during voting" rules, it didn't matter.
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Looking at (People Looking at) Andres Serrano's Homeless Portraits
A powerful effect of the installation, intentional or not, is to pique our curiosity as to how, and how much, people do or don't engage with the imagery.
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Another Photo from Isla Vista Saturday: Murder, and a Woman on Skateboard
What I’m wondering is, why was this photo so popular and in what way does it relate to the story?
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Visual Media, Misogyny and the UCSB Shooting: The Alpha Phi "Upskirt" Shot
Is the objectification of women so entrenched in our culture and media that it's inescapable, even in the visual reporting of this extraordinarily troubling story?
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David Degner from Cairo: On the Sissi Election and Egypt Under the Boot
If there is cheering and yelling at events like this, my sense is that most Egyptians are quietly resigned. It’s so predictable from here out. Egyptians have lost their voice again.
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Pope Francis at the Separation Wall
The natural recipient of awe, it's that rare to see the Pope ceding this much power to anything.
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The Rare Memorial Day Photo: Balancing Remembrance with Just a Holiday
What I admire about these photos by Getty’s Nicholas Kamm is how fully they capture and balance both themes.
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