Growing up, you have a certain conception of the way life is, the way the world works. Images of seasons, events, are pressed into your mind and solidified. Later, when you’re all grown up (if there is such a thing), you’re disappointed that you can’t revive those feelings. You catch a whiff of some candle […]
I’ve seen a lot of big mosques. There’s something different about this one. There’s a way of photographing it from a specific angle that makes it seem as big as a city (I didn’t do it justice, but this photo does) or as if it lies on the edge of the ocean. There’s this feeling […]
A few months ago, I was harshly criticized for my criticism of Anne Applebaum’s so-called journalism. In Round 1, she made all sorts of absurd statements about Morocco. Round 2? Applebaum calls the arrest of Roman Polanski “outrageous,” states that he doesn’t deserve jail time because he has “paid for the crime in many, many […]