Culture
Culture
There Will Be Blood ... and Movies
The evolution of our interaction with film
Michael Atkinson
Culture
The Scourge of Meritocracy
An elite based on merit could be more impenetrable than one based on nepotism.
Jane Miller
Culture
Oprah-iate of the People
On finding a new (and unexpected) appreciation for Oprah.
Bhaskar Sunkara
Culture
The Bradbury Chronicles
Decades after their publication, Ray Bradbury's stories mirror our present realities.
Ron Dorfman
Culture
Our Kind of (Torturing) Town
Journalist John Conroy's first play chronicles a police brutality scandal in Chicago.
Kari Lydersen
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The Age of Maintenance
How should England care for its elderly population?
Jane Miller
Culture
Arthritic Docs
Documentaries are everywhere, but they've become stale and clichéd.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Rage Within the Machine
Rapper Killer Mike takes on neoliberalism.
Gavin Mueller
Culture
The Class That Dare Not Speak its Name
The talk deemed too "political" for TED.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Archivists as Activists
Curating social movements.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Trouble in the Heartland
Free-market fundamentalists stoke fears of a 'Warmist' conspiracy
Theo Anderson
Culture
The Impossibilities of Motherhood
For thousands of years, our culture has simultaneously venerated and insulted mothers.
Jane Miller
Culture
What’s the Matter with Bill Maher?
The HBO comedian's brand of funny reeks of classist snobbery.
Chris Pepus
Culture
Remain Calm About “Hysteria”
Silly and uneven, the new film touches on just how crazy our thinking is about women.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
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Deploying Urban Space
In Rebel Cities, David Harvey says places like Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park are key tools for revolution.
Margaret Garb
Culture
I, Cyclops: Monocularity in a 3-D World
The future of cinema doesn't look good for the 700 million people who can't process 3-D films.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Dissecting the GOP Brain
Why can't Republicans handle the truth?
Theo Anderson
Culture
HBO’s Female Regression Analysis: Girls and Veep
American pop culture teems with characters afraid of adult responsibilities.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
A Superhero for the Ladies
The Avengers is wildly successful in part because it acknowledges women have brainsand are watching.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
Reading Tolstoy in London
My friend Layrsa escaped Soviet privation, from Siberia to the Ukraine, to build a new life abroad. It's still a work in progress.
Jane Miller
Culture
Blogging Sisterhood
How feminist blogs saved my life.
Jude Ellison Sady Doyle
Culture
In Search of Stripper Solidarity
Can professional dancers find workplace justice?
Rachel
Culture
War and Popcorn
Serious war films are going extinct as Hollywood cranks out childish fantasies about heroism and violence.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
A Civil Solution to Labor’s Problems
The key to reviving U.S. workers' fortunes may be as simple as amending the Civil Rights Act.
Louis Nayman
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