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Shock and awe: The visuals of war
Have you ever caught a glimpse of a visual that later haunts you? As an adult, this happens to me with increasing frequency. For example, in 2004, after the abduction of Nick Berg, the American...
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‘Animals in the hood’: L.A. gang tours ‘zoo-ify’ citizens living in poverty
Lisa Gray-Garcia wants to protect the L.A. neighborhoods she loves. (Photo: Estevan Oriol) In the latest issue of Poor Magazine, reporter Lisa Gray-Garcia calls out the nonprofit organization L.A. Gang...
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Recession Files: We are all Harvey Lesser
Scenes from the recession are rarely heartening. If anything, looking at photographs of Americans being removed from foreclosed homes, having cars repossessed, or lined up at the unemployment office,...
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Crash Culture: Post-Millennial Tension and the Promises of a Modern World
In the latest issue of Adbusters, “The Post- Postmodernism Issue,” philosophy professor Michael Larson suggests that “we are living through postmillennial tension,” an idea that caught my attention,...
View ArticleMan beaten by Thomas Bruso aka ‘Epic Beard Man’ speaks out
Michael, the man beaten down by Thomas Bruso aka “Epic Beard Man” on an AC Transit bus in Oakland, Ca. last week, recently spoke out in an interview with San Francisco’s Wild 94.9 radio station....
View Article‘Epic Beard Man’ documentary reveals history of violence, troubled past
In a new documentary about Thomas Bruso (aka ‘Epic Beard Man’), we are shown an intimate, and at times disturbing, portrait of a man whose life has been punctuated by violence and turmoil. Put...
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[Interview Series] Documentary Photographer Boogie on the Life/Death of the...
Boogie, November 2009. Portrait shot exclusively for Annals of Americus. (Click image for larger view) Convo is a new interview series produced exclusively for Annals of Americus. For nearly 20 years,...
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Bedrooms of the Fallen: The Aftermath of War, In Pictures
War has always interested me. As a kid, it was for the obvious reasons — I wanted to run around with a toy gun and pretend to be involved in a dangerous world of good versus evil. But of course back...
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Ghosts Of The Recession: The Long Tail Of Job Loss, Mental Illness
It’s been a year, last Monday, since I lost my job (read about it here and here, if you care). I had worked there, in a Good Job With Good Benefits, and done my best to convince myself it was all for...
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Tales of Mere Existence: How To Cope With Depression
As part of my normal morning routine, I scour the Internet for inspiration. It’s a routine I’ve followed for seven years, since I first sat down behind a desk at a salaried job (when I was still...
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