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Reaction to the students, nonetheless, has been overwhelming. They have somehow put their fingers on a set of issues that make policy-makers and power-brokers extremely nervous. The role of new-found billionaires in the pushback against the students is also unprecedented.
The established status of war photography as a subset of documentary supports our reading of such photographs as truthful and neutral depictions. This relationship is a result of how documentary photography has developed and circulated over the years and how these photographs have been instrumentalized within the press. However, what happens when prevailing aesthetics shift?
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“Write your play in Palm Springs, CA” entreats Desert Playwrights’ Retreat’s website. The first writing retreat only for LGBTQ+ playwrights—from published and acclaimed to just starting out—Desert Playwrights’ Retreat, established in 2018, celebrates Pride Month’s core tenets of queer creativity and community all year round.
You might expect Ohio voters to support politicians whose policies would help reverse this relative decline. But there’s a striking disconnect between who voters, especially working-class white voters, perceive as being on their side and politicians’ actual policies. For that matter … there’s a striking disconnect between voters’ views of what is happening with the economy and their personal experiences. It’s vibes all the way down.