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When haunting a giant metropolis, I stay awake all night. I’m attracted to artificial lights, a reflection on a face, a silhouette projected on a wall that turns it into a screen.

"But as it turned out, I was witnessing the beginning of the end of the long conflict - when King Guyenendra seized absolute power in February 2005, he inadvertantly enabled the Maoist insurgents to ally themselves with the disenfranchised democratic forces of the country. The result was the people's uprising in April 2006, where hundreds of thousands took to the streets to oust the Hindu monarchy."

The Philippines is the largest Christian country in Asia where devotees take their religion very seriously. The wilder excesses of the faith are best seen during Easter festivals where re-enactment of biblical stories clim

He leaves New York in search of answers to calm the profound anxiety he feels. Perhaps it's the combination of the economy and the thieves behind it with the election and its' rancor. Perhaps it's just him.

American, born 1946 Bruce Gilden specializes in observing urban behaviors and customs, from the beach at Coney Island to the shacks of Haiti. After joining Magnum in 1998, he tackled the streets of New York City, culminating in “Facing New York” (1992) and “A Beautiful Catastrophe” (2005).

He travels through the landscapes, the small towns and counties of the "narrow victories" of 2000 and 2004 to get to a Sarah Palin "barn" rally. Again he looks for answers in the faces of her supporters.

Internet keyword searches enable a wide world to slip into view, often times with surprising results. This week we play with "Moon".

Thomas Dworzak's poignant essay on New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina provides an eyewitness account of one of America's most horrific natural disasters.

Having gone to Youngstown for a Hillary Clinton rally where only the truly faithful showed up, they stumble upon the opening of a new bridge. The new structure is dedicated to the "Fallen Firefighters" but seems to be equally dedicated to "Mr. Peanut." This section is dedicated to previous viewers who complained about the coverage of Youngstown as "bleak"..

A Sunday morning drive takes them to a McCain rally in a wealthy suburb of Columbus surrounded by vast malls. There the main action is outside where the McCain and Obama supporters square off in a classic tit-for-tat, young versus old, have versus have not exchange. The red and the blue divide in action.