This week in Studio 360, Kurt Andersen visits the studio of Annie Leibovitz, America’s leading portrait photographer. She looks through her iconic photos and explains how she creates a sense of heightened reality. A Photoshop detective explains how he spots the fakes — and how strange it is that we no longer trust our eyes. And five young Iraqis form a pop band along the lines of Backstreet Boys or ‘N Sync.
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