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A ‘Real Christian’ Boyhood
A scion of the evangelical right forsakes his conservatism.
Eleanor J. Bader
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Living Color in Naperville
What did living in a white conservative suburb teach a progressive African woman about race in America?
Stephanie Shonekan
Culture
Atrocities Beyond Our Gates
City of Life and Death details the Rape of Nanking—and reminds us of the 20th century's widespread horrors.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Malcolm’s X-Factor
Why did Manning Marable’s attempt to demystify Malcolm X provoke such conflict?
Salim Muwakkil
Culture
Oprah’s Celebrity Pyramid Scheme
The daytime talk goddess' therapeutic theology ultimately leads into a blind alley.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Detroit Scrap City
A few entrepreneurs pick through the ruins for profit.
Matthew Wolfe
Culture
K-Pop’s Soft Power
The story of South Korea's musical exports.
Neil Manticore-Griffin
Culture
Scofflaws, Elected or Otherwise
America has entered a surreal post-accountability age.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
Murdering the Messenger
Anna Politkovskaya's death raises an important question.
Steve Weinberg
Culture
Another Grunt’s-Eye View
Like Restrepo, the battle documentary Armadillo hyperfocuses on homegrown Everyboys. Not a good idea.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Interns of the World, Unite!
We have nothing to lose but our résumés.
Ross Perlin
Culture
All Changes Great and Small
It's impossible to chart change when it happens so fast.
Jane Miller
Culture
The Other Labor Struggle
In defense of midwifery.
Eleanor J. Bader
Culture
Chile’s One-Man Truth Commission
Patricio Guzmán's latest film extends his 35-year yowl of rage.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Twilight of the Social Critics
David Brooks' latest book, The Social Animal, does not bode well for post-crisis America.
Chris Lehmann
Culture
The House of Reptile Lovers
Snakes, lizards and crocodiles should be worshipped—not fashion accessories.
Dawn Starin
Culture
Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Decade
The Harlem Renaissance writer's obscure and impoverished final years are being rehabilitated.
Eve Ottenberg
Culture
Meet Joe, the World’s Most Original Filmmaker
2011 has hardly begun, but Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is probably the year's best film.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Digging the Underground Press
The Sixties' scrappy alternative newspapers were the oxygen that kept the era's movements going.
Richard Greenwald
Culture
Say Yes to Peer Pressure
Join the Club offers the 'social cure'
Steve Weinberg
Culture
Growing Old Reconsidered
Reflections on the 'crazy' age.
Jane Miller
Culture
Real Shallow Housewives
Orange County's pathological consumers deconstructed.
Moe Tkacik
Culture
Gareth Edwards’ Monstrous Realism
Monsters explores the frontier of Americans' privileges and presumptions.
Michael Atkinson
Culture
An Open Letter from an Artist to a Mexican Crime Cartel Boss
Globalization has gone wrong in Mexico.
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
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