This is the grave of F. Jay Haynes. Born in 1853 in Saline, Michigan, Frank Jay Haynes grew up in a middle class household. His father was a local merchant. From the time he was young, he went by F. Jay. He became interested in...
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If you haven't read this remarkable op-ed by Kim Phuc Phan Thi, the young girl profiled in the famous picture above, you really should. You’ve probably seen the photograph of.
This is the grave of George Masa. Born in 1881 in Osaka, Japan, Masahara Izuka came to the United States at the age of twenty. This was a common thing.
This is the grave of Slim Aarons. Born in 1916 in Manhattan, George Aarons, soon known as "Slim," went to local high schools. He grew up dirt poor, in a Yiddish family. He never talked about his family or background when he was an adult...
Check out this photo-essay of pictures taken from inside San Quentin Prison. Powerful stuff.
If you haven't seen this story about Mary Ann Vecchio, the girl in the famous Kent State photo, it's really well worth your time.
This is the grave of Robert Cornelius. Born in Philadelphia in 1809, Cornelius grew up reasonably well off. His father was Dutch immigrant silversmith who opened a lamp manufacturing company. Cornelius went to real nice schools and developed a strong interest in chemistry. He also...
This is the grave of Lewis Hine. Born in 1874 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Hine was middle class but suffered through his father dying in an accident when the boy was.
The documentary photographer of the Cultural Revolution, Li Zhenshang, died recently. It's worth revisiting just how amazing his photographs are. I put one to head this post, but check out.
I told you all about my essay on alien sexuality in fiction appearing in the debut issue of a new feminist punk-rock magazine a few weeks ago. This is the second of my previews of this issue of VENUSzine, featuring some photography work by Behnaz...
Creative news from yours truly: my essay on (accidentally) queer alien sex in big bucks science fiction media has been published in the debut issue of the new feminist punk.
Think about the photographs and videos you remember from 9/11. Now think about which ones you weren't supposed to see. Is the taboo fading? A more.