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Waveforms and the Women’s March
Briallen Hopper on what we can learn from the Women's March.
Briallen HopperFeb 23, 2017
“From Strength to Strength”: Filmmakers Discuss the Life and Ascent of Maya Angelou in “And Still I Rise”
Monique N. Matthews talks to Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack, the filmmakers behind "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise."
Monique N. MatthewsFeb 21, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Film
Tearing the Historic Fabric: The Destruction of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage
Frederick Deknatel reports on the disastrous impact of Saudi intervention on Yemen’s cultural heritage.
Frederick DeknatelFeb 21, 2017
The “Girls” Habit
Kristen Warner asks: can "Girls" ever rise above the middle?
Kristen WarnerFeb 21, 2017
- Dear Television
- Television
Still Not One of My Girls — and That’s Okay!
Rebecca Wanzo asks: is "Girls" stuck in a narcissistic purgatory?
Rebecca WanzoFeb 21, 2017
- Dear Television
- Television
The Revolutionary Thighs of Hannah Horvath
Maria San Filippo admires Lena Dunham's radical refusal to be a docile body.
Maria San FilippoFeb 21, 2017
- Dear Television
- Television
Discipline and Punish
Lili Loofbourow on whether anything bad would happen on "Girls."
Lili LoofbourowFeb 21, 2017
- Dear Television
- Television
Lena Dunham’s House of Mirth
Is "Girls" relatable? Was it ever?
Jane HuFeb 21, 2017
- Dear Television
- Television
From Amman, An Unfinished Roll of Film
While in Amman, no detail seemed irrelevant or uninteresting to me. It was all a lesson in immersive observation, and I intended to record all of it.
Lesley M. M. BlumeFeb 20, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
The Thousand Eyes of “Watch Dogs 2”
Who watches "Watch Dogs 2"? Will Partin on the price we pay for normalizing video games as instruments of surveillance.
Will PartinFeb 19, 2017
- SF
- Science & Technology
FACTS
YOUR DAILY DIGEST of the undigestible: The Alternative Facts vs The Actual Facts
Steve LichtmanFeb 17, 2017
The Deeply Unserious, Important Work of Amit Chaudhuri
Sumana Roy on the joy and influence of Amit Chaudhuri's work.
Sumana RoyFeb 16, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
American Psychosis: Trumpism and the Nightmare of History
"Insanity in individuals is somewhat rare. But in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." — Friedrich Nietzsche
W. J. T. MitchellFeb 16, 2017
- Politics
Tales of the Marvelous, News of the Strange
Tom Sleigh visits Jordan, which struggles not only with pluralism, but also with finding ways to support hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.
Tom SleighFeb 15, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Aleppo Burning: The Ban on Immigration and the Middle East Refugee Crisis
Michelle Tusan on the origins of the Middle East refugee crisis in the Treaty of Versailles.
Michelle TusanFeb 14, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
A People’s History. A Nation’s Story. A Battle Station.
THE WHITE HOUSE has given the country whiplash, many citizens are discombobulated; the National Museum of African American History & Culture can help.
Cherie SaundersFeb 12, 2017