I started coughing on Friday the 13th, March 2020. Over the weekend, I also got a sore throat. I wasn’t too worried, but kept myself away from other people. Having a cold in March is surely nothing unusual, but this was no usual March.
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Most news out there, news that reaches Finland anyway, revolves around how handsome Justin Trudeau is, how even Ivanka Trump and Duchess Catherine can’t help swooning over him. Long story short, the main focus is on his looks, not his accomplishments or shortcomings.
On opposing sides of the Helsinki Railway Square two collections of bedraggled tents face off. It’s hard not to see the events as symbolic of the attitude climate throughout Europe as attitudes harden and opinions polarize.
Yes, my fellow Americans, I have attended the sauna nude, with strangers, many, many times now. So, as I sweated my way through my Wednesday sauna session I inadvertently stumbled upon the things I wanted to talk about: nudity, shame, and politics.
This year The Festival of Political Photography focuses on food. Even for conscious consumers, the daily necessity of eating creates a tendency to interact with food mainly through habit and ritual. But viewed from unfamiliar angles, mundane foodstuffs can look provocative.