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From Sontag’s Regarding The Pain of Others

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

What to do with such knowledge as photographs bring of faraway suffering? People are often unable to take in the sufferings of those close to them.  […]   For all the voyeuristic lure—and the possible satisfaction of knowing, This is … Continue reading →

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From Sontag’s Regarding The Pain of Others

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

To speak of reality becoming a spectacle is a breathtaking provincialism.  It universalizes the viewing habits of a small, educated population living in the rich part of the world, where news has been converted into entertainment—that mature style of viewing … Continue reading →

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