As PPD noted recently, the Pentagon has enacted strict limits that bars press photographers from briefings on the Iran war. The Pentagon said in a statement that it made the change to use the space in the Pentagon's briefing room "effectively," noted The New York Times, adding that the ban was "the latest move" by the Defense Department under Secretary Pete Hegseth to restrict press access. The Washington Post, however, reported that the ban was put in place because Hegseth's staff was upset by "unflattering" pictures of their boss. The Pentagon later refuted the Post's report. The National Press Photographers Association said the ban raised First Amendment issues.

  Karin Bruckner, an artist and teacher of printmaking, was recently granted a four-month residency to create a new body of work. The result—an installation comprised of dimensional paintings and structures—is currently on view at the Carter Burden Covello Center for Older Adults, in El Barrio. As one of her students over the past several years, I was intrigued by the variety, scale and integrity of the work. She shared her thoughts in the following email discussion last week: ...