CNN Wednesday December 18, 2024
On Dec. 13, The DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a temporary pause on the ban of TikTok, calling such a block “unwarranted.” That means the app could disappear from the United States on Jan. 19, unless it is save by the Supreme Court. SCOTUS could make a quick decision on the case: Both TikTok and the federal government previously asked the appeals court to expedite its ruling on the case so it could be appealed before the January 19 ban. But the Supreme Court, which has a six-justice conservative majority, seems likely to rule in favor of upholding the ban, Josh Schiller, partner at law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, told CNN earlier this month.
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David Schonauer Wednesday December 18, 2024
In what way can a photography collection at one of London's most prestigious museums authentically narrate queer history? That's the question that Julia Johnson, senior lecturer in photography at
Anglia Ruskin University in the UK, asked while reading the new book "Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography," which draws on the photography archive of the Victoria and Albert Museum's
(V&A) photographic archive. … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Tuesday December 17, 2024
Polly Mellen, the irrepressible and indomitable fashion editor who was the last link to a long golden age when fashion editors were fearsome creatures who ruled by fiat and a photograph in Vogue magazine, died on Dec. 12 in Salisbury, Connecticut, reports The New York Times. She was 100. With the photographer Richard Avedon, her longtime collaborator, Mellen created some of the most arresting images in contemporary fashion. She also worked with Irving Penn, Bert Stern, Helmut Newton and other iconic photographers.
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International Wedding Photographer of the Year Tuesday December 17, 2024
Icelandic photographer Bettina Vass is the top winner of the 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year contest for a remarkable image of nuptials that took place in the Katla Ice Cave near the south coast of Iceland, a location reached after a long hike aided by a glacier guide. “The hike to the top was challenging but exhilarating, and as Mauli and Christian exchanged their vows against the backdrop of the setting sun, it was a moment of pure joy and beauty,” Vas notes.
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