The Hollywood establishment used to be dominated by old white men, but that’s changing fast.
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Robert B. Silvers, Editor of The New York Review of Books: 1929-2017
“I believe in the writer—the writer, above all.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
“Hey, Can I Sleep In Your Room?”: Studying Love with Elizabeth Flock
Elizabeth Flock on the years she spent studying other people’s marriages in Mumbai.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
How To Hide An Empire
Daniel Immerwahr says studying the history of the Greater United States opens our eyes to how “racism has shaped the actual country itself. The legal borders of the country, but also the borders of the heart.”
Posted inCommentary, Uncategorized
Why Are We Still Ignoring Lee Krasner?
Lee Krasner wasn’t just instrumental to the evolution of Jackson Pollock as an artist. Her influence extended across the Abstract-Expressionist movement.
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born”
Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Science & Nature, Story
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Mirrors
Mirrors are sparkly and shiny and hypnotic. They’ve fascinated us for thousands of years. And they might show us a lot more about our society’s misplaced priorities than we care to see.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
Who Even Watches the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Anymore?
Three million women tuned in last year. Here’s why.
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Culture, Current Events, Story
Theatre of Wokeness
Are we having a surface-level reckoning?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
Eating In Public Is a Spectator Sport When You’re Fat
After navigating a lifetime of being fat (and ashamed) in the US, Jonatha Kottler moved to the Netherlands and found a whole new universe of exclusion.
