Hmm, I actually liked Silver Linings Playbook on a very surface level — it was just flat out a good film with an interesting story. This video here argues that it’s a good movie because of a much deeper fact that it portrays the American psyche in a way that is gut-wrenching, bold, and raw. [...]
Here’s a fantastic project by a joint group of Magnum photographers who travel to distinct regions in the US to document the life there. The project is called Postcards from America.
North Korean courts recently found Kenneth Bae guilt of acts against North Korea and have sentenced him to 15 years hard labor. Kenneth Bae is an American citizen.
So much sweet nostalgia in this website called The American Motel which has an impressive collection of vintage motel postcards and photos from around the US. I absolutely love that the postcard scans/photographs are big and detailed. Seriously, check this out now.
The Steven Kasher Gallery on 23rd Street in NYC is currently showing an exhibit called EVERYDAY AMERICA: Photographs from the Berman Collection. The collection has a number of big-name American photographers including Mitch Epstein (shown here), Walker Evans, Margaret Bourke-White, Helen Levitt, Joel Sternfeld (love!), Stephen Shore (love!!), William Eggleston, and a whole lot more. [...]
