Culture
Culture
A Sense of Life Ending
A long, slow end can be a treasure.
Jane Miller
Culture
Agitpopcorn
Propaganda tells the truth.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
What Is Literature For?
The U.K. removes American classics from required reading lists.
Jane Miller
Culture
Don’t Let Nina Be Misunderstood
The problem with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone.
Miriam Petty
Culture
Nationalize the Ivy League
We need to go further than the meritocratic reforms proposed by William Deresiewicz.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
In ‘Snowpiercer,’ Revolution is Brutal—And Necessary
The sci-fi flick doesn't fall into the trap of romanticizing the struggle.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
The Yes Men Secure the Homeland
A group of activists—disguised as government officials—get Homeland Security Congress attendees enthused to address climate change.
The Yes Men
Culture
Jan Palach: Prague’s Human Torch
A new film takes a rare look behind the Iron Curtain.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
The Uses of Enchantment
In Enchanted Objects, David Rose rhapsodizes about the coming Internet of Things. But can high-tech objects really reconnect us?
Jessica Stites
Culture
Use Your Words, Wolverine
The bad lessons of superhero movies.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Piketty and Meatballs
What we talk about when we talk about Capital.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Artisanal Union-Busting
Whole Foods has attempted to crush anything resembling a union drive among its employees.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
The Summer Movie Road Not Taken
1977's Sorceror was the antithesis of Star Wars, and we could learn from it
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Beyond the Right to Choose
When is 'choice' the wrong approach?
Jane Miller
Culture
The Deal That Never Died
The New Deal's still all around us
Theo Anderson
Culture
Whitewashing Godzilla
The latest adaptation of the classic flick all but ignores the original monster's anti-nuclear message.
Steve Ryfle
Culture
Death of a Hacktivist
A new documentary on Aaron Swartz.
Patricia Aufderheide
Culture
Dimwits and the Dark Ages
Pervasive sexual violence has become a black eye for HBO's popular Game of Thrones series.
Katherine Don
Culture
Mansplaining, Explained
How Rebecca Solnit articulated a millennia-old phenomenon.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
The Ambiguities of Care
As they grow older, women may find themselves once again enlisted as unpaid caretakers.
Jane Miller
Culture
Is Harmon’s ‘Community’ Really Back in Harmony?
The season that followed creator Dan Harmon's return was more about him than about anything else.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
A Cubicle of One’s Own
Nikil Saval's new book, Cubed, shows us the future of the workplace.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Nymphomaniac: Lars Von Trier’s Masturbatory Fantasy
The two-part film feels like the work of teenage boy.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
The Minor Leagues’ Major Malfunction
Curt Flood's landmark antitrust suit transformed the Major League, but the Minor League is still bound by archaic rules.
Chris Lehmann
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