Showing results for: culture (page 143)
Churches are breaking the law by endorsing in elections — but the IRS is looking the other way
Jeremy Schwartz, Jessica Priest
The IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches have become more brazen
Behind the GOP gaslighting over Pelosi attack: They know it won’t happen to them
Heather Digby Parton
Republicans wink and nod and spread grotesque memes. They only pretend to disapprove — because the tactic works
How candy corn became the villain in our modern Halloween lore
Ashlie D. Stevens
Most Americans are actually indifferent about candy corn — but that doesn't fit the holiday story narrative
Jemele Hill opens up about the difficult, insulting and unseen parts of racism in newsrooms
D. Watkins
The former ESPN journalist on how she came back from rejection, dissing Trump and being underestimated
Don’t fear the flip phone: My year of living archaically gave me back more than I lost
Randyn Charles Bartholomew
"Do you have it ironically?" a woman new to Brooklyn asked about my distinctly not-smart phone
From “House of the Dragon” to “Yellowjackets,” here are 7 last-minute couples costume ideas
Alison Stine, Hanh Nguyen
If you've got hot hot dogs, flannel or clothes so dark you can barely see them, you've got a costume
Freud was dying of cancer, the Nazis were closing in — and his last book challenged Judaism. Why?
Matthew Rozsa
The father of psychoanalysis spent his final years penning a bizarre book on Jewishness that appalled many
Why do we wear bedsheets as a ghost costume? A closer look at its creepy, yet practical origins
Joy Saha
The ghosts-as-sheets image is now a common yet fun portrayal of dead spirits. But it wasn't always that way
Where have all the female werewolves gone?
Alison Stine
Werewolves have never been as popular as vampires or zombies. They've also overwhelmingly been male
“Still taboo”: Eating disorders are a silent epidemic in professional kitchens
Ashlie D. Stevens
"My eating disorder didn’t originate in the food industry, but the peak of my eating disorder was in the industry"
“Holy Spider” examines a “serial killer society,” in which Iranian sex workers are targeted
Gary M. Kramer
"To show the underbelly of a violent place, you can't do it with a feather pen," the filmmaker tells Salon
Kanye West is finally canceled. Now what?
D. Watkins
Black people should have canceled Ye a long time ago. But now all of us have an opportunity to look past his antics
NeverTrumper Rick Wilson on the midterms: “Democrats are about to pay a terrible price”
Chauncey DeVega
Republicans will "lie, cheat and steal" to win, says GOP renegade — Democrats will learn that lesson the hard way
How to make apple cake, as seen on “The Great British Bake Off”
Naomi Tomky
A treat from the scariest episode since Mexican Week
“A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” is a warning, and a message of resilience
Melanie McFarland
Four years after the deadliest attack on the U.S. Jewish community comes a film giving voice to its survivors
Arizona’s attack on voting rights: It’s part of a long and ugly tradition
Heather Digby Parton
Armed goons are reportedly harassing Arizona voters — it's a new twist in the Grand Canyon State's nasty history
Ralph Fiennes slams criticism of J.K. Rowling as “verbal abuse” and cancel culture lacking “nuance”
Joy Saha
In a recent New York Times interview, the Lord Voldemort actor supported the "Harry Potter" author once again
“I have kidney stones. My hair is falling out”: Wendy Osefo of “Housewives'” on reality TV’s stress
D. Watkins
The "Real Housewives of Potomac" cast member talks about her Nigerian-America story, new book and being on TV
Doug Mastriano’s campaign struggling to hide what a ginormous right-wing nut he is
Amanda Marcotte
GOP candidate for governor in Pennsylvania fakes normalcy, champions conspiracy theories that make QAnon look tame
The remarkable variety of Caribbean cornmeal
Kayla Stewart
Caribbean fungi — no relation to mushrooms — is ready for its stateside close-up
Adam Hochschild on history and the orange man: “We haven’t had a figure exactly like him before”
Chauncey DeVega
Author and historian says we haven't quite hit "American Midnight" — but the crucial turning point is upon us
Beware the rise of vampire shows. It could mean a recession is looming
Melanie McFarland
Strange as it sounds, a longstanding pop culture theory links vampires trending alongside economic uncertainty
Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women’s freedom threatens male supremacy
Robert S. McElvaine
The notion that men are superior to women is the root of all human inequality. That's why we must fight it
The South lost the Civil War — but won the PR War
Matthew Rozsa
Propaganda and psychological warfare helped perpetuate false narratives about the Confederacy that still persist
Page: 143