Rian DundoninGENWho’s Burning Down Oakland?After a fire destroyed the only place I could afford to live, I knew it was time to leave for goodOct 30, 20192Oct 30, 20192
Rian DundoninGENMy 9 Months on the Road With Fan Bingbing, China’s Biggest Movie StarA decade before Fan Bingbing disappeared, I worked as her tutor and got a crash course in China’s celebrity-industrial complexJul 11, 201915Jul 11, 201915
Rian DundoninTimelinePhotos: L.A.’s mid-century smog was so bad, people thought it was a gas attackPollution earned the city the nickname ‘Smell-A’May 23, 201817May 23, 201817
Rian DundoninTimelineWhile abortion doctors were being killed, pro-lifers prayed in support of the attackersPhotos of anti-abortion protests in the 1990s show what intolerance and religious fervor look likeMay 15, 20182May 15, 20182
Rian DundoninTimelinePhotos: Depression-era billboards sold and celebrated the “American way”Meanwhile, homeless families huddled under their shadowsMay 11, 201811May 11, 201811
Rian DundoninTimelineThese photos show an idealized vision of midcentury America… with a subtle hint of weirdnessNina Leen’s work was some of the best — and least remembered — of all Life’s celebrated photographersApr 16, 201811Apr 16, 201811
Rian DundoninTimelineThese photos show how everyday life continued at the heart of Lebanon’s brutal civil warDaily activities continued along Beirut’s Green LineApr 4, 20185Apr 4, 20185
Rian DundoninTimelineWelcome to the hotel. All rooms come with views of urban warfareSome of the heaviest fighting in the Lebanese Civil War happened in Beirut’s ritzy hotel districtMar 27, 20184Mar 27, 20184
Rian DundoninTimelineWhat we’ve lost to gentrificationArlene Gottfried’s photography is a lesson in being with peopleMar 6, 201811Mar 6, 201811
Rian DundoninTimelineOperation Desert Storm was a practice run in press manipulationThe 1991 Gulf War initiated the “CNN effect”Mar 1, 20182Mar 1, 20182