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Human Rights Lawyer to Defend Artist Gao Zhen, as China Holds the Artist's 7-Year-Old American Son

The case of Gao Zhen, a prominent Chinese artist/photographer and U.S. permanent resident detained in China since August 26, 2024, for “defaming heroes and martyrs,” continues to draw international concern…

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Down to the Sea in Boats: Images of the Shipping Industry from 1850s-Now

By Matt Damsker

By the time the Suez Canal opened in 1869--speeding and enhancing the shipping trade between Western Europe and Asia--photography had joined the cultural conversation of a world that…

Collecting Resources

Art of Eating Well in Paris

After hearing about several bad experiences in French restaurants from friends and having numerous people ask me about good places to eat at in Paris, I decided to put together…

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