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kpete

(71,963 posts) Mon Apr 13, 2020, 03:46 PM Apr 2020

Cover of the New Yorker: "After the Shift," by Owen Smith.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine

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Cover of the New Yorker: "After the Shift," by Owen Smith. (Original Post) kpete Apr 2020 OP

Iconic? Sure is powerful to the current context uponit7771 Apr 2020 #1

I love the style reminiscent of 1930's WPA murals SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #2

Same here! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #5

Yes. Very much so. brush Apr 2020 #6

Captures the exhaustion & deep sadness of doctors, nurses, EMTs who know that no matter tblue37 Apr 2020 #3

Instant classic - worthy of comparison to the best of Norman Rockwell. klook Apr 2020 #4

uponit7771

(90,302 posts)

1. Iconic? Sure is powerful to the current context

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 03:52 PM

Apr 2020

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)

2. I love the style reminiscent of 1930's WPA murals

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 03:59 PM

Apr 2020

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. Same here!

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 05:09 PM

Apr 2020

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brush

(53,743 posts)

6. Yes. Very much so.

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 05:10 PM

Apr 2020

tblue37

(65,227 posts)

3. Captures the exhaustion & deep sadness of doctors, nurses, EMTs who know that no matter

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 04:14 PM

Apr 2020

how much they give, how much they risk, so many of their patients are going to keep dying in agony.

klook

(12,152 posts)

4. Instant classic - worthy of comparison to the best of Norman Rockwell.

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 04:41 PM

Apr 2020

Just pulled this issue out of my mailbox today, and was stopped in my tracks. Deeply moving and effective painting.

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