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Camera Obscura

The camera obscura seems little short of miraculous, even after the optical rationale has been explained... That Abelardo Morell was able to photograph the thing in action, in effect producing photographs of a photographic process, and that he has done so with such lapidar and transformative eloquence, is breathtaking.
—Luc Sante, from his introduction to Camera Obscura

From photographer Abelardo Morell, a gallery of hauntingly beautiful pictures excerpted from his new book, Camera Obscura, where we discover how much of the world can fit through a pinhole.

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TODAY’S FEATURE

God Save the Queen From You Chumps

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, Englishman JONATHAN BELL defends his nation against a cursing student of Anglo-Saxons.

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The Mommy Wars

Non-Expert Jessica Francis Kane leads her followers into the battle of the playground.

THE FOOTNOTES TOO

Infinite Summer

All summer long, take part in an endurance read of Infinite Jest, sponsored by TMN.
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DIGEST

No Take Backs

Recently unmasked producer Burial joins his old schoolmate Four Tet on a cryptically released 12-inch. The result is two post-rock peregrinations sure to set your perceptions on edge.