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‘Milk’ Does the Man Proud
The first major Hollywood film portraying a gay historic figure, Milk pushes gays to come out and fight for equal rights
Gary Barlow
Culture
Our Vampires, Ourselves
HBO's 'True Blood' is fangtastic
Laine Bergeson
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Closeted Russia
A LGBT film festival gets shut down in St. Petersburg, 15 years after homosexuality became legal in post-Soviet Russia
Julie Englander
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Moore Than You or Me
Slacker Uprising offers nothing new, but it will be worth something if it affects November's election
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Through the Glasses Darkly
What if the between-the-lines Republican message (don't be afraid, there will be no real change) is the true illusion?
Slavoj Žižek
Culture
Toilet Ecology
The Big Necessity argues toilets and sewers are the key to improved sanitation. But reality is more complex - and toxic
Laura Orlando
Culture
Punk Manifesto
Ben Terrall
Culture
Sleepwalking Through Seattle
Brian Cook
Culture
Mapping the Road Less Traveled
Practical Idealists offers useful advice for young activists, but is utilitarian to a fault
Jean Forst
Culture
Class Not Dismissed
Jean Forst
Culture
As Tough As Tom Joad
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Culture
The Mess is the Message
Adam Doster
Culture
Unholy Allies
Brian Cook
Culture
War Crimes Hunter
On the Trail of Atrocity in Vietnam
Nick Turse
Culture
Ivory Tower Inc.
Jon Whiten
Culture
Muqtada, the Future of Iraq
Robert S. Eshelman
Culture
Food Fights
Jeremy Gantz
Culture
Reading The Onion Seriously
Combining irreverent humor and acerbic critique, a handful of new media outlets -- including The Onion -- are transforming American politics and culture, writes Theodoe Hamm, in his new book The New Blue Media.
Theodore Hamm
Culture
Our Imperfect Unions
David Moberg
Culture
P.O.V.: A Home For Homeless Films
Patricia Aufderheide
Culture
Atheism’s Unholy Trinity
Jarrett Dapier
Culture
Errol Morris’ Myopia
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Adbusters’ Ads Busted
James H. Ewert Jr.
Culture
The Next Great Awakening
Kim Bobo
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