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The Spike Lee “Chi-raq” trap: For black directors, even a film trailer is an impossibly high-stakes release
Shannon M. Houston
Criticism of Lee's latest film is heating up before the movie even opens — that's the burden of representation
“Trumbo” and the long, dark shadow of the blacklist: How a Hollywood gossip columnist launched the culture wars
Andrew O'Hehir
Bryan Cranston brings life to a left-wing Hollywood hero -- but don't feel so sure the blacklist was defeated
Checking in: Why is hotel sex so hot?
Carrie Weisman
There's something about staying in a hotel that lends itself to feeling sexual. Here's why
Robin Williams’ last gift: His death is helping us talk about letting go of life with courage
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor's widow says she doesn't blame him for his final choice
Not playing fair: How Christine Fair, defender of U.S. drone program in Pakistan, twists the facts — and may have conflicts of her own
Ben Norton
Leading drone defender Christine Fair claims critics are biased, yet is widely accused of her own double standards
Michael Moore’s gutsy new film: Our military has not won a war since World War II
Sophia A. McClennen
Look out: Moore's new film opens with assertion sure to inflame the right, then suggests we "invade" for good ideas
Stop pretending right-wing Christians are being persecuted. They’re the ones who just overturned LGBT equality in Houston
Sean Illing
Think there's a war on Christianity? When was the last time Christians' equal rights were put up to a public vote?
These are not the only nuts: Tea Party governors and anti-LGBT statutes win when we stupidly stay home
Amanda Marcotte
How did conservatives crush a popular anti-discrimination ordinance in Houston? Urban legends and low voter turnout
Amazon wants to be hated: First it kills the bookstore, then it wears its skin
Scott Timberg
Behold the brick-and-mortar monster staggering about Seattle, bellowing "data with a heart!" at bewildered readers
Robin Williams’ widow opens up about legal battle over his estate: “Every inch of that home has our laughter, our playfulness, our joy, our tears”
Anna Silman
Susan Williams and her stepchildren engaged in an almost year long legal dispute over her late husband's estate
“Star Trek” vs. peak TV: How can the campy, hopeful space drama compete with “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead”?
Sonia Saraiya
A show that is so fundamentally a product of the old approach to television may not work in 2017
Is there a G-spot orgasm or isn’t there?: 7 myths you’ve been taught about vaginas
Carrie Weisman
There's a whole lot of misinformation floating around about vaginas. Let's debunk a few of those myths
Kris Kobach just got busted: Leader of GOP’s voter suppression crusade spoke before white nationalist group
Sophia Tesfaye
Surprise! A man who wants to make it harder for minorities to vote keeps some pretty racist company
Robin Williams’ widow opens up about his suicide: “It was not depression that killed Robin”
Anna Silman
Susan Williams spoke to Good Morning America about her husband's struggles with Lewy Body Dementia
They all fear real questions. Problem is, a gutless media isn’t asking them
Bill Curry
The Republicans wage war on a straw man: Our political debates are frozen, and so is our democracy
Relax, America, Syrian refugees won’t be hijacking your way of life
Lev Golinkin
They’re not coming here to steal anyone’s life; they’ll be too exhausted trying to start a basic life of their own
GamerGate rides again: Corporate arrogance just turned SXSW’s “big tent” into a three-ring circus
Arthur Chu
SXSW plans a day-long "summit" on harassment — and invites the ambassadors of online abuse to share the stage
“It’s like being on ecstasy”: The orgasm no one talks about
Carrie Weisman
The cervix rarely comes up in conversations about female orgasm. Here's why it should
Abortion and “Jane the Virgin”: Ultimately, giving birth is the one choice that matters on this show
Nico Lang
Like many shows and films, the telenovela often struggles to walk its pro-choice talk
Blood for oil: U.S. State Dept. calls Bahrain’s tyrannical monarchy a “close, valued partner,” thanks it for oil
Ben Norton
A State Dept. speech in Bahrain exposes the unbelievable depth of hypocrisy of U.S. policy in the Middle East
The Stone Roses reunion freak-out: With 21 years since the band’s “Second Coming,” a new album could be worse than leaving well enough alone
Scott Timberg
There are reasons to be both cautious and ecstatic about their announcement
Amy Schumer’s new agenda: Avoiding “stale” old jokes about race, making people “laugh and feel better” and supporting “badass” Hillary Clinton
Anna Silman
On "The New Yorker Radio Hour," the comic told David Remnick that Clinton was "smart" to avoid talking feminism
“My little war-porn addiction”: David Shields on how the New York Times made the Iraq and Afghanistan wars look “really cool, really glamorous, really bloodless”
Scott Timberg
Salon talks to David Shields about the Times' "jingoistic flag waving" in its "war is heck" photography
All hail the Satanic Temple: Up close with the brilliant “Satanists” who drive the faith-deranged nuts
Jeffrey Tayler
Lucien Graves explains the “need for a counterbalance against the dominant religious privilege in America today”
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