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politics

01.16.09

President-elect Obama: first official portrait politics, portraits | (0)
On Wednesday, White House photographer Peter Souza took the first official presidential portrait of Obama. You can download a high res version here. By the way, it wasn't this Peter Souza. It's this one. [caption id="attachment_955" align="aligncenter" width="367" caption="President-elect Obama. Photo: Peter Souza"][/caption]
01.13.09

What’s the Matter with Kansas? Documentary film/video, politics, portraits | (0)
[caption id="attachment_882" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Joe Winston and Laura Cohen. Photograph: Jim Newberry "][/caption] [wpyt_profile1]QtD8S5SnViQ[/wpyt_profile1] Picturedujour.com exclusive! Filmmakers Joe Winston and Laura Cohen recently completed work on a documentary film called "What's the Matter with Kansas," a sequel of sorts to Thomas Frank's bestselling book of the same name. I photographed the couple (they're married) at my studio, and planned to interview both of them here as well. Due to logistics involving their one-year-old son Milo, I ended up interviewing Joe in person, and Laura via email. Jim Newberry: Tell me a little about your backgrounds in filmmaking. Laura Cohen: I have been working ...
11.12.08

July 4th, 2009 New York Times online NOW! news, politics | (0)
[caption id="attachment_620" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="www.nytimes-se.com screenshot"][/caption] The future is here, and it looks FUCKING AWESOME! The Iraq War has ended, the "National Health Insurance Act" and "Maximum Wage Law" are passed, and a De Beers ad proudly proclaims: "Your purchase of a diamond will enable us to donate a prosthetic for an African whose hand was lost in diamond conflicts." This is the handiwork of the diabolically brilliant pranksters known as the Yes Men, who also had a print edition of this paper handed out by volunteers in New York City.
11.06.08

Rahm Emanuel: Obama’s chief of staff? politics, portraits | (0)
President elect-Obama has offered Illinois congressman Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff. Here's an outtake from a shoot I did with Emanuel in 2004 for Esquire. [caption id="attachment_581" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel. Photo: Jim Newberry"][/caption]
10.13.08

Cheapskate Halloween costume: Sarah Palin mask frivolity, politics | (0)
For those of you who like to dress up on Halloween, but are too cheap and/or lazy to come up with an actual costume, you can download a printable Sarah Palin mask from the Chicago Tribune. Joe Biden mask now available as well (although really--whatever your political ideology--does anyone really want to trick or treat dressed as Biden?). McCain and Obama masks promised for later this week. [caption id="attachment_479" align="aligncenter" width="383" caption="Sarah Palin mask from the Chicago Tribune. Drawing by Rick Tuma."][/caption] And don't forget to vote!! Many states allow early voting starting today. Fellow independent-minded, progressive Chicagoans, here's a ballot guide ...