Henrik Meng
@henrikm.bsky.social
Portrait, fashion, and creative documentary photographer | Paris, France
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The world has lost a forefather and pillar of reggae music. www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/24/r...
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died - Jamaica Observer
International reggae icon Jimmy Cliff has died, his family announced Monday. In a post to his official social media pages, his wife Latifa Chambers said Cliff passed away after a battle with pneumonia...
www.jamaicaobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. The world has lost a forefather and pillar of reggae music. www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/24/r...
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God, this is grim.
When I was a teenager in the 80s things weren’t always great, but there was a sense that we were moving forward, that the world was getting better for women and girls.
But now this aggressive sexism and entitlement has become permissible again. We’re regressing.
When I was a teenager in the 80s things weren’t always great, but there was a sense that we were moving forward, that the world was getting better for women and girls.
But now this aggressive sexism and entitlement has become permissible again. We’re regressing.
Relatedly, was reading Naomi Beinart's piece in the Guardian this morning, & thinking about how (increasingly) true it must be for NZ too. | As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
God, this is grim.
When I was a teenager in the 80s things weren’t always great, but there was a sense that we were moving forward, that the world was getting better for women and girls.
But now this aggressive sexism and entitlement has become permissible again. We’re regressing.
When I was a teenager in the 80s things weren’t always great, but there was a sense that we were moving forward, that the world was getting better for women and girls.
But now this aggressive sexism and entitlement has become permissible again. We’re regressing.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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I try to be understanding, but jesus christ, the whole story is about how infiltration (which I’ve also covered for years) is not necessary when agencies are openly recruiting them, and they’ve volunteering, and their missions are now the same
The "new" Proud Boys? Um… hate to break it to you, but many of these federal agents are literally Proud Boys, as are many local police officers. Proud Boy infiltration of law enforcement is no secret.
Federal Agents Are the New Proud Boys
It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street.
newrepublic.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I try to be understanding, but jesus christ, the whole story is about how infiltration (which I’ve also covered for years) is not necessary when agencies are openly recruiting them, and they’ve volunteering, and their missions are now the same
Today’s been one of those days when I wake up, go out, and try to speak French but all that comes out is gibberish. Merde 😭
August 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Today’s been one of those days when I wake up, go out, and try to speak French but all that comes out is gibberish. Merde 😭
An old review from 2022, but as embarrassed as I was to discover Baldwin Lee only recently (especially as a fellow native Tennessean and Chinese-American photographer), I'm also super excited to share that discovery with whoever else might appreciate his work ✨ www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
Baldwin Lee’s Extraordinary Pictures from the American South
A new book—the first-ever collection of Lee’s work—and a solo exhibition in New York make the case that he is one of the great overlooked luminaries of American picture-making.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
An old review from 2022, but as embarrassed as I was to discover Baldwin Lee only recently (especially as a fellow native Tennessean and Chinese-American photographer), I'm also super excited to share that discovery with whoever else might appreciate his work ✨ www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
Booooooo. Guess I won’t be using WeTransfer anymore.
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Booooooo. Guess I won’t be using WeTransfer anymore.
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"SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice"
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice
Justice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media.
www.lawdork.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice"
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
The Paisley Underground has always been one of my favorite music scenes, so I was psyched to see Jim Allen and @bandcamp.com revisit that time and talk to some of the folks in bands I love about what made it so damn special ✨ daily.bandcamp.com/features/pai...
Too Trippy for Punk: A Guide to The Paisley Underground
Drawing on the psychedelia of the ’60s, groups like The Dream Syndicate and The Rain Parade defined an era.
daily.bandcamp.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Paisley Underground has always been one of my favorite music scenes, so I was psyched to see Jim Allen and @bandcamp.com revisit that time and talk to some of the folks in bands I love about what made it so damn special ✨ daily.bandcamp.com/features/pai...
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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Airlines cancel service to the USA and reroute tourism to other countries.
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
Europe Freezes US Travel as Lufthansa, British , Air France, KLM and More Slash Routes to Major Cities Including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago to Tap Soaring Demand Across Canada, Mexico, ...
European airlines are freezing their transatlantic growth and pulling back from major U.S. cities like New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago as they redirect flights to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and ...
www.travelandtourworld.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Airlines cancel service to the USA and reroute tourism to other countries.
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
“This remains contested history, and it is possible that the author of the photograph will never be fully confirmed [...] The suspension of the authorship attribution stands unless it is proved otherwise.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says
Photo from Vietnam war is now at centre of controversy after documentary claimed it was taken by someone else
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“This remains contested history, and it is possible that the author of the photograph will never be fully confirmed [...] The suspension of the authorship attribution stands unless it is proved otherwise.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Love to see these initiatives. Profs whose courses have been canceled by universities bowing to the Feds, starting their own courses. People of a certain age may recall the 70s, under Reagan, Thatcher, Mulroney and Pinochet, when free universities became a resistance thing. History is never linear.
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Love to see these initiatives. Profs whose courses have been canceled by universities bowing to the Feds, starting their own courses. People of a certain age may recall the 70s, under Reagan, Thatcher, Mulroney and Pinochet, when free universities became a resistance thing. History is never linear.
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
March 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“'Barbecue, when it’s done well, it’s like folk art. It’s the people’s food, definitely unpretentious [...] That said, Austin culture is now a lot of tech bros. So maybe, in that context, [high-concept BBQ] makes sense.”
A great read by @rachelmonroe.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
A great read by @rachelmonroe.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Texas’s Barbecue Schism
As the state becomes more urban, so does its barbecue. So why does a small-town family feud feel so important?
www.newyorker.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“'Barbecue, when it’s done well, it’s like folk art. It’s the people’s food, definitely unpretentious [...] That said, Austin culture is now a lot of tech bros. So maybe, in that context, [high-concept BBQ] makes sense.”
A great read by @rachelmonroe.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
A great read by @rachelmonroe.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Rainy day, dream away #photography#streetphotography
February 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Rainy day, dream away #photography#streetphotography
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To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.
Remember What Audre Lorde Told Us: The Oppressor Doesn’t Determine What’s True
To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.
truthout.org
February 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
To navigate these terrible times, we need Audre’s Lorde’s audacity: Protect the public sphere. Refuse to be silenced.
“Nothing will change until our anger gets powerful enough. But once you accept the truth of loss, and the truth of who perpetrated and profited from that loss, the anger comes rushing in, as fierce as the Santa Ana winds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article)
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“Nothing will change until our anger gets powerful enough. But once you accept the truth of loss, and the truth of who perpetrated and profited from that loss, the anger comes rushing in, as fierce as the Santa Ana winds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
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Chinatown - New York City in 1900
January 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Chinatown - New York City in 1900
December 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Yacht or Nyacht? is peak World Wide Web awesomeness ⛵️ www.yachtornyacht.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Yacht or Nyacht? is peak World Wide Web awesomeness ⛵️ www.yachtornyacht.com
“Through eighty-three photographs taken across the country, Frank unveiled an America that had gone previously unacknowledged—confronting its people with an underbelly of racial inequality, corruption, injustice, and the stark reality of the American dream.” aperture.org/editorial/6-...
6 Photographers Reflect on Robert Frank’s “The Americans”
Dawoud Bey, Kristine Potter, Alec Soth, and more consider the lasting impact of Frank’s groundbreaking photobook.
aperture.org
November 16, 2024 at 4:03 PM
“Through eighty-three photographs taken across the country, Frank unveiled an America that had gone previously unacknowledged—confronting its people with an underbelly of racial inequality, corruption, injustice, and the stark reality of the American dream.” aperture.org/editorial/6-...
November 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM