Culture
The New York Lottery, Now Kid-Friendly?
A new ad blitz makes deceptive claims.
Matthew Vaz
The Perils of Reading While Female
Alienated by sexism in 'Great Books' (cough, Kerouac), some women create a secret canon.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
How Will We Remember the First World War?
The centenary of the Great War has sparked some ugly debates in the U.K.
Jane Miller
Let the Witness Speak
In Claude Lanzmann's new Holocaust documentary The Last of the Unjust, the line between right and wrong blurs.
Michael Atkinson
Faux Vox Populi
Will Obama's promises to fix inequality turn out to be as hollow as Clinton's were?
Chris Lehmann
Design And Punishment
Should architects draft more humane prisons?
Charlotte Silver
Not Wasted on the Young
Instead of worrying about achievement, we should be ensuring the young get proper youths.
Jane Miller
Throwing Satire to the Wolf
Scorsese's latest is a romp through vicarious amorality.
Michael Atkinson
The Minimal Selfie
Narcissism goes digital.
Catherine Tumber
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 1.5: The 10 Most Boring Characters
Let's drop the pretense. Does anyone really care about Rose?
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
The Roots of the Tea Party
How conservatives came to dominate U.S. politics.
Melvyn Dubofsky
Beck Is Back
What Glenn Beck and Malcolm Gladwell have in common.
Chris Lehmann
Sex and the Older Woman
Lynne Segal provides a feminist take on desirability in old age.
Jane Miller
Beware Mayoralphilia
For every visionary mayor, there are a dozen Rob Fords.
Catherine Tumber
A Very Adult Social Security Tantrum
Centrist Dems are horrified by Elizabeth Warren's plan to raise benefits. But populists aren't backing down.
Chris Lehmann
Straight Outta Juárez
A new documentary on narcocorrido, the gangsta rap that glorifies the Mexican drug trade.
Michael Atkinson
Double, Double, Race and Gender Trouble
American Horror Story: Coven sets out to explore race, but doesn't get past white guilt.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Syrian Artists Pick Up the Pieces
Refugees find safety and inspiration in Beirut.
Alberto Mucci
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