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We’re Introducing Advertising!
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (280+ words) Our magazine is dropping its ad-free policy'but don't worry, we're doing it responsibly. Don't worry, though. We're doing this responsibly. The ads we've chosen are for products that we believe in. We have tried them ourselves and endorse them fully....
“The Secret History of the Rape Kit” Redefines True Crime
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1619+ words) The Secret History of the Rape Kit" Redefines True Crime'Home " Current Affairs - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. The Secret History of the Rape Kit" Redefines True Crime By honoring the woman behind the rape kit,…...
Why America is Obsessed with Protein (And War)
1+ week, 2+ day ago (479+ words) The wave of high-protein everything shows a country trying to eat its way out of weakness. I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but at some point in the last year, my local supermarket appears to have transformed into a…...
The Paradox Behind the Liquor Counter
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1681+ words) The rules say check IDs, refuse the drunk, protect the vulnerable. The incentives say do the opposite. Somebody has to live in that gap. I made no bones about all this at the outset of my employment. I have no…...
The Surprisingly Progressive Erotic Films of Russ Meyer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1493+ words) The Surprisingly Progressive Erotic Films of Russ Meyer'Home " Current Affairs - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. The Surprisingly Progressive Erotic Films of Russ Meyer Meyer was often condemned as a peddler of cinematic sleaze, and he…...
“Sinners” Offers a False Vision of Empowerment
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1100+ words) Ryan Coogler's Oscar-nominated horror film is a compelling tale of black heroism, but its faith in entrepreneurship and cultural essentialism rings hollow. The "know your power" ethos is as strong in Smoke and Stack as the Force is in Luke…...
Downton Abbey and the Myth of the Good Aristocrat
3+ week, 2+ day ago (179+ words) The popular PBS drama is a gross woke-washing of a heinous class hierarchy. In fact, the show is surprisingly effective at making sympathetic the only people who are literally entitled. A pretty program, but with such messy elongated plots that…...
Abigail Thorn of Philosophy Tube is Bringing Parasocial Obsession to the Stage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) In her new production of "Blink," the popular YouTuber explores the way digital media has radically changed human relationships. Okay, I want to hear about this play because the premise sounds fascinating. Unfortunately, not being in Britain, I have not…...
The Yankees and the Democrats Now Suck For the Same Reason
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) How two wealthy institutions'with total power, entrenched leadership, and data obsession' perfected the art of losing. My life contains a glaring hypocrisy: I, a leftist champion of economic justice, am also a die-hard Yankees fan. When I'm not advocating for…...
Phil Ochs’ Sharp, Satirical Protest Songs Still Resonate Today
2+ mon, 15+ hour ago (1355+ words) Fifty years after his death, the protest singer's music is more relevant than ever. And yet several factors conspired to limit his ability to reach a wider audience, to communicate his ideas to more people, to exert a greater influence…...