Culture

Unequal Rites
Peyote sacraments and the First Amendment.
Remy Maldigian
What to Do About the Nanny?
Behind the female literati's neglect of its working-class sisters.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Hollywood’s Fraud-Free Fantasies
On the big and small screens, the entertainment industry fails to explain why the U.S. economy collapsed.
Chris Lehmann
Guided by Our Grandchildren
It's hard not to be inspired by the youthful idealism at the center of the Occupy movement.
Jane Miller
Matana Roberts’ Genealogy of Jazz
The saxophonist delves into African-American history—from slavery to the present—in her twelve-part series Coin Coin.
Frances Morgan
Siri and the High-Tech Gender Gap
The bad habits of the iPhone 4's voice are a reminder: America's tech developers are overwhelmingly male.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Our Mutual Enemy: Money
Like Dickens' cast of characters, we remain bewildered by money—and our lack of it.
Jane Miller
Introducing: Lady Loser Comedy
A new feminist genre gives women a chance to be crass, pathetic and hilarious.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Au Revoir, Noblesse Oblige
The sense of duty America's ruling class once felt to support the greater good is gone.
Chris Lehmann
The Secrets, Lies and Elisions of J. Edgar
Clint Eastwood's biopic of the FBI Director inventively avoids the massive damage he inflicted.
Michael Atkinson
Gordon Quinn: Man With a Movie Camera
The veteran documentarian looks back over 45 years of filmmaking, and finds change to be the crucial constant.
David Moberg
Chronicles of Vonnegut
Two new books delve into the life and work of a man who couldn't silence his political conscience.
Steve Weinberg
George Clooney: The Man From Yesterday
Ides of March isn't great, but at least its director and star actually cares about politics, history and memory.
Michael Atkinson
The Girl’s Guide to Staying Safe Online
It's still dangerous out there for feminist bloggers. Here's how to deal with sexist trolls.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
In Search of ‘A Good Man’
Veteran filmmaker Gordon Quinn discusses his latest documentary, Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
David Moberg
A Predictable Script: Cain, Thomas and Sexual Harassment
Calm and teacherly, the GOP candidate lets his associates do the dirty work.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Remembering in an Age of Forgetting
The struggle to preserve the work of dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei presses on.
Lisa Yun Lee
Why Are Youngsters Afraid of the Word ‘Feminist’?
Answer: Young women (and men) are too busy fighting sexism.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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