Showing results for: mental illness (page 26)
“Parasite”: A prickly, disturbing class-war thriller — and a signature film of 2019
Andrew O'Hehir
The latest from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho ("Snowpiercer," "Okja") is a strange and wild ride well worth taking
HBO’s comedy special “The Great Depresh” is a painfully funny look at mental health
Ashlie D. Stevens
In honor of World Mental Health Day, the special is available for free on YouTube and HBO.com through Oct. 12
Why we need serious Trump jokes: From “SNL” to Colbert, comedians make sense out of impeachment
Sophia A. McClennen
Once again it is the satirists who are best equipped to cut through the nonsense of the Trump era
Trump’s America shines bright for Europe’s radical New Right
Sylvia Taschka
For many groups on the far-right of Europe’s political spectrum, Donald Trump has become a heroic figure.
As the welfare state decays, public libraries become sites of social trauma
Bob Hennelly
With no commons anymore, many homeless and struggling people find refuge at public libraries
“Joker” is a wildly uneven mess – and a dangerous one in the wrong hands
Matthew Rozsa
Todd Phillips aims for this psychological thriller to be a Martin Scorsese-esque character study
“The Politician”: From Olive Garden to green juice, food reveals the show’s true politics
Ashlie D. Stevens
Forget the scandal and backstabbing, the most honest moments are revealed on the characters' plates
Men explain toxic masculinity to me, a man writing about toxic masculinity
Timothy J. Hillegonds
"You shouldn’t write about toxic masculinity because it doesn’t exist," the ponytailed man in the coffee shop said
When it comes to bereavement leave, the U.S. is unspeakably cruel
Julianne Tveten
As of 2012, only 60% of private-sector workers were granted paid bereavement leave
Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard and the deadly stigma of mental illness
Emily Rems
Sophia Chang, author and former manager to members of the Wu-Tang Clan, offers her perspective on O.D.B.'s death
“Bully commentary born of anger”: Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocks 16-year-old girl with autism
Matthew Rozsa
Fox calls a commentator who bullied Greta Thunberg "disgraceful," but refuses to offer a comment about its big star
The Trump depression (and we don’t mean the economy): Key symptom of autocratic regimes
Paul Rosenberg
Experts see a "population-based depression" taking hold in America. But it might force us toward positive change
The rules of TV are coming “Undone”
Melanie McFarland
Looking at Amazon's new series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg; late night welcomes another female face with Lilly Singh
A plan to monitor the mentally ill? History of mental illness and stigma provides insights
Troy Rondinone
Fear of the dangerous mentally ill is longstanding in America.
Greta Thunberg is right: Autism is her superpower. Those who mock her should learn from her
Matthew Rozsa
Greta Thunberg is being mocked by the right for her autism. In fact, it's the reason she may save the world
Starving seniors: How America fails to feed its aging
Laura Ungar, Trudy Lieberman
According to a recent study, nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were “food insecure” in 2017
Is Joe Biden the new Ed Muskie? A cautionary tale of the 1972 frontrunner
Matthew Rozsa
Joe Biden seems to have an insurmountable lead in the 2020 Democratic race. That doesn't mean he's going to win
Coming out about mental health on social media
Tarena Lofton
Talking about your mental health on social media is a thing, and it could actually help
Nuking the hurricane: Diagnosing Trump’s apparent mental illness isn’t the point
Amanda Marcotte
We don't need a medical diagnosis to understand that the guy who wants to nuke hurricanes is unfit for office
Iowans confront Joni Ernst over GOP inaction on guns: “We are short congresspeople that take action”
Matthew Rozsa
Ernst received pushback at a town hall when she dodged questions on gun control to instead discuss mental illness
If “Lord of the Rings” is a parable for trauma, what can it teach us now?
Keith A. Spencer
Frodo's compassion for the PTSD-sufferer Smeagol lends a new humanist relevance to LOTR
President Trump suggests the solution to mass shootings would be to bring back insane asylums
Matthew Chapman
Trump omits the fact that those “institutions” closed down in the mid-20th Century were essentially torture centers
Joaquin Phoenix says he based his “Joker” laugh on a little-understood real-life ailment
Christian Zilko
The Batman villain origin story is continuing to lean away from comic books and towards realism
What “GLOW” knows about migraines and women’s pain
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A migraine plotline offers a teachable moment on an invisible disorder that disproportionately affects women
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