Metaphors, terrorism and violent crimes
Public discourse about crime is saturated with metaphor. Increases in the prevalence of crime are described as crime waves, surges or sprees. A spreading crime problem is a crime epidemic, plaguing a city or infecting a community. Crimes themselves are attacks in which criminals prey on unsuspecting victims. And criminal investigations are hunts where criminals [...]
“The Century of Disasters” (Slate, May 13, 2011)
[W]e need to keep things in perspective: The apparent onslaught of disasters doesn’t portend the end of the world. Beware disaster hysteria in the news media. The serial disasters of the 21st century will be, to some extent, a matter of perception. It’ll feel like we’re bouncing from disaster to disaster in part because of [...]
May 6, 1915: Orson Welles Was Born
☛ Turner Classic Movies / Archives for Citizen Kane: “Medium publicity shot of Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane wearing a hat”. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork. Not only is it Orson Welles birthday, but May 1st, 2011 also marks the [...]
Osama bin Laden Killed, May 1st, 2011
☛ The Atlantic / In Focus: “Passers-by take pictures of newspaper headlines reporting the death of Osama Bin Laden, in front of the Newseum, on May 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)” WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most [...]
Tim Hetherington (1970-2011)
☛ Restrepo a film by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, 2010 Daily, we surf the web for news, watch documentaries and browse through stunning photographs provided by photojournalists in order get a “bigger picture” of the world we’re living in. We’re able to do so because people, out there, are putting their lives on the [...]
