“Mao” like Mao than Martin
MLK’s sculpture portrays a monumental, stern, and even defiant Martin Luther King. Somewhat at odds with the Jesus-like makeover the press has given him.
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Just Being Myself
If I had to pick one image to represent the human condition, this might be it.
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Hurricane Irene: For New York City, The Storm That Wasn't
Dodging a bullet, and crying wolf: Hurricane Irene in New York City.
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London is Back!
If you were at all worried about London's well-being, not to worry.
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About The Iconic London Riots Photo
Who can't relate right now to the the world on fire, or the sense of free fall?
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The "Devil": Norway Killer Breivik Faces Court, Tabloids
It's not evil we're dealing with here, it's hate.
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Oslo Massacre: What's in a Headshot?
I'm reading a lot of references to "preppy." I haven't yet seen any reference to "Aryan," though.
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What's Really Ruining America: Graffiti!
The pairing of two explanations–one where culture harms the economy, and the other where the economy affects culture–is not journalistic objectivity; no, it’s a false equivalence, and one that encourages the reader to believe that the state should be treating symptoms rather than causes.
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Marcus Bachmann Looking Gay
Has Dr. Bachmann, in his and his wife's vitriol toward homosexuality, brought this visual, as heavy as it is with innuendo, upon himself?
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Danny Ghitis in Poland: Stealing From Auschwitz
Photographer Danny Ghitis analyzes the phenomenon of people stealing from the Auschwitz death camp museum.
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A Different Angle on the Shuttle Program
The dream, the image suggests, was to get just one pod through to some unknown egg. Humanity wouldn’t conquer anything, but if it was found by the right host, some version of the species could spread across the galaxy.
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Casey Anthony Finally Captured…
I love this shot. It’s better than the photo of the defense lawyer shooting the bird.
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The Sarkozy Scuffle
I don't want to sound alarmist, but the warning signs are everywhere regarding politico's safety.
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White House Gay Pride: An Oxymoron?
With the two guys lower left and the guy in the center, Doug captures a decidedly expectant air. Waiting for Godot?
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Christopher Guess: Stonewall Moment of Victory
"EVERYONE was on their phones, checking Twitter, myself included," Christopher Guess reported from the West Village as the crowd awaited the outcome of the same sex marriage vote.
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The White House Picture on Historic Pride Weekend
If the tone and body language in the White House photo seems to parallel Cuomo and Bloomberg, et. al. at the Pride March, the comparison stops there.
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For Score and Seven Eons Ago
A reader just got sent this to me and it strikes me as strangely relevant somehow.
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Catch-22 2011: Robbed Bank to Get Medical Care in Jail
Wouldn’t logic dictate that the medical, societal and legal systems that conspired to put a rational man in jail are in fact themselves illogical? Within the fabric of our society, there exists a vast gulf between the ways people interface with services and institutions. To me, that is crazy.
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