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Monthly Archives: June 2009
East German Design
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
East German By Design: The ABCs of Communist Consumer Culture, Spiegel Online
Wenceslas Square or Tiananmen?
Monday, June 15, 2009
There can be no question that the June 12, 2009, Iranian presidential election was stolen. Dissident employees of the Interior Ministry, which is under the control of President Ahmadinejad and is responsible for the mechanics of the polling and counting of votes, have reportedly issued an open letter saying as much. Government polls (one conducted […]
Harlem, 1970
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The neighborhood was like a rundown version of Paris in which life was lived outside, on the streets, amid the fading glory of its grand boulevards. The Harlem That Was by Camilo José Vergara, Slate Harlem, 1970-2009: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara New York Historical Society April 30—July 12, 2009
20 Years Ago, Beijing
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Scelere velandum est scelus. One crime must be concealed by another. —Seneca On June 4, 1989, seven weeks of peaceful protest were ended with tanks and guns. The world watched as soldiers fired on students, workers, and ordinary citizens demonstrating for democracy and human rights. Many were shot in the back as they fled. The […]