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Pottermore problems: Scholars and writers call foul on J.K. Rowling’s North American magic
Paula Young Lee
The Ilvermorny origin story perpetuates colonialist perspectives, appropriates and erases Native American culture
David Brooks: Trump will not win many Sanders voters — but where he “fails, somebody else will succeed”
Scott Eric Kaufman
"That's where he's substantively revolutionary," Brooks argued, creating potential for a "right-left coalition"
A tale of two It Girls: Chloë Sevigny, Greta Gerwig and the generational likability divide
Eileen G'Sell
Gerwig's zany vulnerability and Sevigny's detached cool reflect not only what we’re like, but what we’d like to be
“The Innocents”: A powerful fable of rape and rebirth in a Polish convent
Andrew O'Hehir
A French feminist hero finds a convent full of secrets in this true-life tale of rape, survival and sisterhood
Trump’s big gamble: His trade-bashing just might be the last straw for Republicans
Sean Illing
Donald Trump is fully committed to his anti-trade agenda — the GOP's last sacred cow
Brexit vs. Braveheart: Will the Celtic nations seek revenge on England for its historic blunder?
Andrew O'Hehir
Scotland plots a course toward independence and Ireland ponders unity, while Wales voted "Leave" from the left
RIP, big 4th of July movie: “Independence Day” then and now and monoculture’s slow demise
Nico Lang
In the Will Smith movie heyday of the first "ID4," July 4 was huge—and a mass culture event on a major holiday
Scotty Moore’s legacy: Elvis’s first guitarist helped create a signature rock sound
Scott Timberg
The rockabilly guitarist played with Presley on only the singer's best work — and kept his head on the whole time
Cheering the High Sparrow’s death: Why the end of this “Game of Thrones” villain was so satisfying
Silpa Kovvali
The Faith Militant were religious populists, yes — and also brutal thugs whose punishments were unjust
A cultural evolutionary explanation for the not-so-surprising Brexit outcome
Paul Rosenberg
Anthropologist Peter Turchin explains how the seeds of Brexit unrest were planted during the Carolingian Empire
David Brooks: Americans today “are easy prey for fact-free magical thinking” from “demagogues who blame immigrants” for all their ills
Scott Eric Kaufman
It's difficult to disagree with him here, no matter how far Trump slips in the polls
New York’s police secrecy law: de Blasio fights to keep NYPD abuse records from the public
Daniel Denvir
New York's police records confidentiality law keeps the history of abusive cops shrouded in secrecy
Sansa Stark has always been a warrior: She’s been fierce all along — and it kept her alive
Laura Bogart
Fans long preferred heroines like Arya and Brienne—but Sansa's been fighting her own kind of war since season 1
Rob Sheffield: “What I love most about David Bowie is that he celebrated the romance of being a fan.”
Stephen Deusner
Salon talks to the critic and super-fan about his new book "On Bowie" and the many ways to live your Bowie-ness
Writing a novel about Jews set in 1942—without Hitler: “Once you mention Hitler’s name, his mustache is in the room. The stakes change”
Elizabeth Isadora Gold
Salon talks to Emily Barton about "The Book of Esther," speculative technology and feminist rewriting of history
Yes, Disney princess culture is influencing your daughters—and your sons
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Stereotypical female behavior, as modeled by the characters, is seen as a negative for girls—but good for boys
Trump finally hires a communication director — who then promptly deletes all of his #SleazyDonald tweets
Sophia Tesfaye
"Donald Trump is the Carl Lewis of flip-flopping," newly hired Jason Miller tweeted only weeks ago
Trumpism is here to stay: America’s neo-fascist fever dream has only just begun
John Feffer
As long as our economy produces a nation of haves and have nots, we will remain one election cycle from apocalypse
The geography of Brexit: Britain’s referendum reveals a United Kingdom that’s anything but
John Rennie Short
Scotland and Northern Island voted to remain, England to leave. This could be the end of a centuries-old union
How Chicago lost the George Lucas museum: A cautionary tale
Dustin Axe
At this point, building the Death Star seems like it would be easier than the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts
Brexit could hammer British culture: Here’s what it could mean for movies, music and visual art
Scott Timberg
European money for film distribution will disappear and band touring could get a lot harder now, for starters
Bill Cunningham’s democratic lens: Style blogs owe his empowering eye for fashion a huge debt
Ruthie Darling
His street-style photos captured what was quintessentially New York about fashion—constant personal reinvention
The Kim Kardashian exception: Why her empire is constantly questioned—and Donald Trump’s isn’t
Silpa Kovvali
People reject Kim because she undermines the false belief that wealthy, famous people deserve their wealth and fame
Time to end these blood bans: U.S. policy on gay and bi male blood donations is a failure—and Canada is repeating the same mistakes
Nico Lang
Justin Trudeau says ending this stigma is a priority for Canada—but mainaining the illusion of safety is winning
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