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The psychological benefits — and trappings — of nostalgia
Krystine Batcho
Nostalgia is a useful tool to help us transition into the future
The techie is the new hipster — but what is tech culture even?
Keith A. Spencer
The archetype of the "techie" has become commonplace in the past decade in art and in real life. But what is it?
Understanding contemporary white supremacy: Is the alt-right really something new?
Anis Shivani
A panel of scholars discusses the historical roots of modern white supremacy — and its most recent reinvention
Alex Jones melts down after being interviewed by Megyn Kelly
Timothy Johnson
Jones on Kelly: “Not feminine — cold, robotic, dead. I felt zero attraction to Megyn Kelly”
“States of Undress”: Fashionable models and the fashion of models for social change
Emily Jordan
Hailey Gates uses fashion shows to tell a story of cultures in crisis in the new season of her docuseries
Is fusion energy humanity’s last hope?
Keith A. Spencer
Filmmaker Mila Aung-Thwin spent two years following around the scientists at the world's largest fusion experiment
Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Donald Trump “looks like Mussolini” but can be overcome
Chauncey DeVega
Scholar of Italian fascism says the label doesn't quite fit Trump — but his authoritarianism is just as toxic
Demagoguery vs. democracy: How “us vs. them” can lead to state-led violence
Patricia Roberts-Miller
Polarized public discourse and political purity wars can start the groundwork for committing atrocities
Stephanie Beatriz of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” goes dark in “The Light of the Moon”
Gary M. Kramer
The comedic star takes a turn as a dramatic actress — and producer — in a raw, uncompromising tale of trauma
Sorry, crybaby fanboys: Geek culture was never the white-male safe space of your fantasies
Bob Proehl
Male tears spilled over women-only "Wonder Woman" screenings are the last gasp of a myth that can't die fast enough
“Queen of the South” and “Claws”: Sometimes bad can be very, very good
Melanie McFarland
It's hard out there for a queen, whether she's at the head of a cartel or running a nail salon
Another country is looking to ban “Wonder Woman”
Matthew Rozsa
Tunisian officials cite Gadot's stance on the 2014 Gaza War as the reason for suspending the film's release
Video games aren’t mindless — or heartless — entertainment
Matthew Smith
Games like "Papers, Please" and "Cart Life" are empathy exercises. Virtual experiences can have real-life impact
Uber fires 20 employees as part of ongoing investigation into sexist workplace culture
Charlie May
After a series of incidents that exposed a sexist workplace culture, Uber fired 20 employees
Beyond a lie: The White House is creating misinformation as propaganda
Eric Boehlert
The White House isn't misinformed. It's trying to deliberately spread misinformation
Trump family grift is getting worse: Eric and Donald Jr. resurface with a discount hotel scam
Gary Legum
It's a double dose of low-grade evil: First a craptastic Americana hotel chain, then some shady foundation funds
Maher’s been here before: Watch him defend using the n-word in 2001
Gabriel Bell
This isn't his first rodeo — watch a 2001 video of him discussing racist epithets on "Politically Incorrect"
On Nazis, family and the question of forgiveness: 2 novelists confront the legacies of their families
Rachel Kadish, Jessica Shattuck
One author's grandparents were Holocaust survivors; another's were Nazis. Here's what they learned from each other
Steve King’s Democratic opponent drops out, says she received death threats
Matthew Sheffield
Steve King says death threats allegedly sent to his Democratic opponent are "a fabrication"
Bill Maher’s N-word bomb: Don’t expect HBO to do much in response
D. Watkins
Friday night Bill Maher let the offensive racial slur roll right out of his mouth like he'd had plenty of practice
It’s time for cable news to unplug the White House press briefings
Eric Boehlert
Cable networks broadcasting every White House press briefing is a waste of everyone's time
“Cliterate” author Laurie Mintz: “We have to get the clitoris out there in the mainstream”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The sex educator on encouraging women to "take matters in their own hands"
Wellness in the hood: Can juicing and yoga heal trauma in poor communities?
D. Watkins
Quentin Vennie grew up in inner-city Baltimore in the height of the crack era. Here's his journey back to health
Navigating race, America, identity and food: Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” blazes an important path
Anis Shivani
“Master of None” exemplifies Aziz Ansari’s delicate mastery of many things beyond self-deprecating ethnic humor
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