"Girls" season six
The positive portrayal of men from Lena Dunham and female filmmakers
Netflix goes back to the well
The show should follow the lead of another show with a troubled first season
The judiciary, the press and California are major centers of resistance to Trump, because they're independent
Renaissance origins of porn
Raphael’s official printmaker had a naughty side — he created the first mass-produced book of sexual titillation
Fascinating world views from protests in Rio de Janeiro to the NSFW Magh Mela festival in India
Fascinating world views from protests in Rio de Janeiro to the Magh Mela festival in India
Shoot 1st, ask questions later
In spite of falling crime rates, more people are acquiring guns for personal and home protection than ever before
Do Grammy awards measure an artist, song or album’s quality, market share or some combination of the two?
Langston Hughes saw him coming
The great poet prefigured Trump's slogan and offered a redemptive vision of the America we need now more than ever
War-gaming CalExit
Political scientists suspend their disbelief to explain how secession might play out for the Golden State
Disasters repeat themselves
Our memories are short — even when the consequences have already proven deadly
Tinder has been ranked as the most downloaded lifestyle app in America for nearly two years
Alec Baldwin sneers his way through another President Donald Trump impersonation, sues for "Justice: bigly (SP)"
can kellyanne be redeemed?
A reputation management expert analyzes what's been going wrong with Kellyanne Conway's credibility
Sean Spicer returns to SNL
Melissa McCarthy takes another turn as Sean Spicer, using Barbie doll props and calling the press "dumb babies"
esports is growing
Professional companies and colleges are starting to recognize the increasing popularity of eSports
His land is not our land
As the writings of right-wing ideologue "Decius" make clear, Trump's America sees only whites as full citizens
A civil rights attorney weighs in on "Big Picture" with Thom Hartmann
Our man in the Middle East
Col. Derek Harvey has more mainstream views on Islam than Gen. Michael Flynn — but he still has strange baggage
TrumpLand's victim myths
Trump voters believe that whites and Christians face discrimination — but they call the left sensitive snowflakes
The Native Organizers Alliance vows to continue its fight despite President Trump
The populist rising in Romania is by those who are demanding more rational, more efficient government
5 African American inventors
Black History Month lessons leave out so much of our rich and nuanced history. Here's my supplement
President Donald Trump's administration steps back from a lawsuit about transgender rights