The Hidden Meanings Behind the Set Designs of the RNC and DNC

WIRED: Last night’s opening of the Democratic Party’s national convention was a little light on theatrics. That’s not to say it was stale. Sarah Silverman burned the Bernie-or-bust zealots. Cory Booker brought down the fire and brimstone. Michelle Obama’s oratory brilliance even impressed some Republicans. But even if you think Paul Simon singing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” will turn out to be the defining moment of Campaign 2016, it didn’t exactly have visual flair.