Michael Kohnhorst

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

Donald Trump wants to deliver Ukraine as a big gift to his partner in crime, but Ukraine has other ideas.

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Sunday in the City. This morning in Old Town to start the day in Chicago.

"Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this question?" This exchange between Sen. Ossoff and Trump nominee Jay Clayton—about who won the 2020 election—is well worth watching.

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

In 1961, Stephen Bailey of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union noticed a plumber’s white overalls had bright green stains all over it. The following year, the Plumbers Local Union decided to use that dye in the river to turn it green for St. Patrick’s Day.

I voted YES on Prop 50 because we cannot let anyone silence the will of the people. California is fighting fire with fire and standing up for democracy everywhere. Vote yes on Prop 50 by mail or in person on Election Day, this Tuesday, November 4.

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50. California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections. Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

$134 million that should be going to LA’s fire recovery. Shameful.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

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#photography #andrekertesz Andre Kertesz’s photographs have a distinctly elegant sensibility. His lifelong dedication to expressive photography is reflected in his immense and varied body of work. The online gallery at the National Gallery of Art provides a nice overview: www.nga.gov/collection/a...

Tonight on Christmas Eve in Chicago.

Known mainly for his photography, Gordon Parks was also an accomplished filmmaker, composer, and author. The Gordon Parks Foundation has an online archive containing a broad overview of his photography: www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks... #photography #gordonparks

W. Eugene Smith's body of work is filled with iconic images that speak with conscience and compassion. The Magnum Photos agency has a wide ranging collection of his work online. www.magnumphotos.com/photographer... #photography #weugenesmith #eugenesmith

The Saul Leiter Foundation is doing a great job of securing the legacy of this great artist whose life's work only became widely known near the end of his life. www.saulleiterfoundation.org There is also a wonderful film: innogreathurry.com #saulleiter #photography #

The Irving Penn Foundation has eight galleries of Irving Penn's photography plus a gallery of his mixed media and painting. The Still Life Gallery is a great place to start. irvingpenn.org/galleries#ga... #photography #photographer #irvingpenn