The U.S./Korea War Pageant
Even if the threat from N. Korea is just posturing, Pyongyang's "declaration of war" in this internet age has set off a full-scale rhetorical engagement and intense visual confrontation.
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U.S. Falling Behind in Political Theatre: Histrionics Surrounding the Peng Liyuan Tiananmen Square Photo
To the extent Peng, as the President's wife, has been described in the press as "China's answer to Michelle Obama," perhaps the political theatre, in the post-Bush era, has really moved elsewhere.
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The Day’s Best Spanish Holy Week Penitent Photo With KKK Chase(r)
The week photos of indigenous Easter rituals in Spain proliferate like rabbits.
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Obama in the West Bank
Sad, but not surprising was the absence of any photo of the President driving by the exclusion wall after he was forced by the weather to drive, rather than take a helicopter, from Jerusalem to the completely encircled Bethlehem.
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Before and Before That: Alexandra Boulat and the Iraq War Ten Year Anniversary
Because Boulat died in 2007, I'm curious what her reaction would be to the compare-and-contrast of Baghdad now and Baghdad as we broke it.
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Obama in Israel, Truth be Told (in Advance)
I find a full dress rehearsal prior to Obama's arrival in Jerusalem nothing short of hilarious.
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Yuri Kozyrev from Afghanistan: The U.S. Fade
I'm certainly curious how that tonal strategy relates to America's previously burning patriotic and nationalistic fires.
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Your Turn: Break In This Area
To the extent newswire photography is embracing aesthetics and style, this is quite an entry.
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Death By Slideshow: Hugo Chavez RIP
If you haven't had the chance to look at many of the Chavez slideshows, we've summarized them for you.
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Protest Headwear: From Pussy Riot to Palestine
As one of our main themes here is the evolution of protest -- and the news galleries are also filled with Fashion Week here and Fashion Week there -- I was wondering about your take on these photos of Pussy Riot and Palestinian protesters.
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Benedict Moves On: The Pope Without a Face
From the get-go, this cold and severe man was unable to connect with the camera or the broader public, perhaps a more fatal liability in this media and telegenic era.
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Lynsey Addario: Simply Women Soldiers in Afghanistan
Coming upon this U.S. soldier in Afghanistan at the end of Lynsey Addario's NYT Lens slideshow/interview, I was surprised my reaction was so utilitarian.
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What's Really Terrifying About N. Korea Attack Video (Or: Smile, You're on Canon Camera)
How do you scare the world power system? Not through the threat of bombing Manhattan. No, you threaten to steal their stuff.
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Holy Ground
I have a quick take on why this picture from Israel popped up in various slideshows of the week.
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I Feel it Would be Wrong Not to Stop and Take Note of this Photo from Aleppo
Yesterday's scene from that Aleppo canal.
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The Aleppo University Bombing and the Banality of Good
A well functioning civil society is one in which you don’t have to worry about civil war. The university represented the last space where that was possible, and now that has been lost as well.
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Juxtaposition of the Day #2: Don't Tell Gandhi
Gandhi, workers rights and the corporation state.
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