Of Blackness and ‘Beauty’ By Morgan Jerkins Feature At an art exhibit exploring black models through Western art, Morgan Jerkins finds historical evidence of the white supremacist definitions of beauty Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom identifies in ‘Thick: and Other Essays.’
Money, Beauty, Security: Online Dating in the Philippines By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight New technology and information access in the Philippines is shifting the online-dating power dynamic from Western men to Filipina women.
Don’t Fear the Painter, or the Tyranny of Whiteness By Michelle Weber Highlight In Chromophobia, David Batchelor explores color theory and argues for the West’s historical fear of color.
“Madness and the Hurling of Furniture,” or How You Know It Was a Good Night in Ancient Greece By Michelle Weber Highlight Andrew Curry’s thorough history of our relationship to and use of alcohol is informative, enlightening, and just plain entertaining.
