By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
December 07, 2023
Through action films, dramas and kids’ cartoons, right-wing activists are working to build their own alternative entertainment universe insulated from Hollywood’s purported liberal biases.
December 08, 2023
The TV producer showed how storytelling can bridge divides and serve as a beacon of truth in a complex world.
December 08, 2023
Leaving out the history of Napoléon’s brutal subjugation of Haiti is akin to making a movie about Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust.
December 11, 2023
Norman Lear brought the first nuclear Black family to prime-time television in 1974.
December 13, 2023
The secular carol doesn’t mention Jesus, angels or wise men, while reminding listeners of what makes them not just American, but human.
December 20, 2023
When the film premiered, theatergoers fainted and vomited. It went on to inspire a series of copycat films – while fomenting a cultural panic about the demons in our midst.
December 20, 2023
Pleasant-sounding words might have a leg up.
January 10, 2024
Why do so many Americans share the concern that success and integrity are in conflict, as if one comes at the expense of the other?
January 11, 2024
Though they’re sometimes characterized as attention-addled homebodies, younger people see a real value in libraries − one that goes beyond books.
January 12, 2024
Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy would inspire a meme that symbolized generational tension.
January 17, 2024
The coach’s legendary terseness and his rejection of technological trends belie a wealth of knowledge about the game and its history.
January 18, 2024
The findings push back against the notion that many transgender people end up wishing they hadn’t gone through with gender-affirming surgeries.
January 22, 2024
From body snatching to Photoshop and virtual reality, the techniques of medical illustration have evolved. But its essential role in showing clinicians how to care for the body continues today.
January 24, 2024
The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.
January 24, 2024
Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
January 29, 2024
American men see manhood in opposition to womanhood. Danes, on the other hand, see manhood as not acting immaturely, as a boy would.
January 31, 2024
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
February 01, 2024
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
February 01, 2024
How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?
February 05, 2024
The NFL’s embrace of the sport points to a promising future. But gender and political divides could stand in the way.
February 07, 2024
The work remains a crowd favorite. But more and more scholars are starting to see ‘Rhapsody’ as a whitewashed version of Harlem’s vibrant Black music scene.
February 07, 2024
What makes the NFL’s embrace of gambling so striking is that for most of its history, the league had pushed the government for stricter regulations – not more lenient ones.
February 08, 2024
Oh, yeah, and there’s a game, too.
February 09, 2024
These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.
February 09, 2024
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