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Gary Winograd Photographs: Women Are Beautiful
The publication of Women are Beautiful, however, was neither a critical nor a financial homerun when it appeared in 1975. Winogrand’s aesthetic is defined instead by its insistence on the authenticity that derives from being in the streets. more »
An Excerpt From Digging Up The Dead; A History of Notable American Reburials
Relocation and reburial (or 'translation' of a body, to use the traditional, Latin-derived word) are invariably all about the resurgence of the reputation of and hence respect for someone whose lamp and visage had dimmed in some way. more »
The Wellcome Collection; A Destination for the Incurably Curious
Vienna in 1900 was a city obsessed with the mind. Political unrest had left the Viennese with an overwhelming sense that they were living in 'nervous times'. Anxieties about mental health were allied to fears about the modern city. more »
Facebook Famine Ends with Celebration of Empty Calories
But unlike face to face communication, I think online communication can only take relationships so far. It is ambient awareness that helps connect people, but not truly connect with people the way that face to face communication does. more »
