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November 2, 2015
Hannah K. Gold
How a 3D Film with Real Sex Stays Intimate
Gaspar Noe’s new movie is a sentimental look at love
November 2, 2015
Liz Shuler
How Working Women Can Fight the Status Quo
November 2, 2015
Matthew Pratt Guterl
Frederick Douglass’s Faith in Photography
How the former slave and abolitionist became the most photographed man in America.
November 2, 2015
Corby Kummer
The Hard Power of Soft Drinks
How Coca-Cola's feel-good message silences its critics
October 30, 2015
Alex Shephard, Mark Krotov
A Eulogy for Grantland
The beloved sports and pop culture website produced "ecstatic criticism"
October 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
Hillary Clinton's Racial Justice Platform Is Finally Taking Shape
Amidst protests, the Democratic frontrunner announced three new platform initiatives Friday
October 30, 2015
Elisabeth Donnelly
‘Spotlight’ Celebrates The Journalists Who Exposed the Church’s Sex Abuse Cover-Up
October 30, 2015
Stuart Gietel-Basten
Why Scrapping the One-Child Policy Won't Dramatically Change China's Population
October 30, 2015
Anna Wiener
Paris Was Wild, Once
Luc Sante’s new book looks longingly back at a more sinful time
October 30, 2015
Steven Cohen
What 'Narcos' Gets Wrong About the War on Drugs
The Netflix show distorts history and misrepresents the conflict
October 30, 2015
Laura Reston
The Surprising Histories of the Coolest Streets in New York and Paris
Two new books chronicle the changes on St. Marks Place and rue des Martyrs
October 29, 2015
Jacob Silverman
China's Troubling New Social Credit System—And Ours
The new system is fiercely ambitious, authoritarian, technologically sophisticated, and disruptive
October 29, 2015
Ellen Bravo
Meet the Most Progressive Paid Leave Bill in America
October 29, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
You Have to Watch Simone Biles, the Undefeated Teen Gymnast Who Will Crush the Next Olympics
October 29, 2015
Hannah K. Gold
The Rise of the Hipster Witch
Alex Mar’s new book overlooks the radical history of oppressed women
October 29, 2015
Lara Zarum
The End of Torture Porn
‘Room’ and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ refuse to ogle victims of sexual violence.
October 29, 2015
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Passport Bubble
Selling citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis
October 28, 2015
Sarah Marshall
'Wicked City' and Our Enduring Obsession with Killer Couples
October 28, 2015
Sheila T. Cavanagh
Does 'Translating' Shakespeare Into Modern English Diminish His Greatness?
October 28, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
The Fine Art of Fashion
A new book collects images of women in poses from famous paintings

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