The Handmaid’s Tale is a classic case of “be careful what you wish for” for conservative women.
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A History of American Protest Music: When Nina Simone Sang What Everyone Was Thinking
“Mississippi Goddam” was an angry response to tragedy, in show tune form.
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There’s No Way Hannah Can Afford That Apartment
Over six seasons, Girls has not been even remotely realistic about the earnings of a freelance writer.
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Top of the Muffin to You! 25 Great Food Moments in “Seinfeld”
From the chocolate babka to the big salad, Eater serves up 25 favorite food moments from Seinfeld.
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Acting With Agency: The Power and Possibility of Heroic Women
At The Paris Review, Megan Mayhew Bergman looks to history to define what makes an adventurous woman.
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The (Film) Revolution Will Be Streamed
“We have to get rid of the romantic part.”
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Choosing Mother India
“People insist that only an idiot would move from the land of the dollar to the 68-times-weaker rupee.”
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How Adidas Took Over the Sneaker Game with a 50-Year-Old Shoe
Introduced in 1969, the Adidas Superstar has become the most coveted shoe in the sneaker game.
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko: The Siberian Cowboy Poet
“It makes sense that a person would come from another culture and do their poems, because everybody at Elko thinks they’re from another culture.”
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How Should a German Be?
In Harper’s, Yascha Mounk examines how recent Islamic immigration challenges many Germans’ core idea of their national identity.