Culture
Backtalk: Let’s Take Refuge in Horror
This week, Dahlia and Amy get creepy and ghouly about screen horror (as opposed to the horror of our everyday lives). In this Halloweeny episode, we dig into the role of horror film and TV and how it helps us cope with our lived realities. We’ve also got a Petty Political Pminute starring our... Read more »
Colonial Dreams: “Westworld” Fetishizes Violent Bygone Eras
Instead of being an authentic exploration and critique of white supremacy, Westworld only enforces it.
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Half the Battle: Linda Hirshman on the Women Who Made Sexual-Harassment Law Possible
“No social movement succeeds without coming to the anger place at some point.”
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Political Revisioning: How Men Police Women’s Anger in Writing Workshops
Our bodies and the way we are visibly coded determines if our anger can be “justified” in the eyes of the viewer.
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It’s Time to Embrace Feminism’s Anger
“Feminism” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year, but “anger” should be in there too.
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“Flash Forward” Makes Improbable Futures a Reality
“Flash Forward” host Rose Eveleth takes listeners on a journey through possible—and not-so-possible—futures.
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Shining Light: Sini Anderson is Fighting for Late-Stage Lyme Patients
We’re too young to be this ill, and there are too many unanswered questions.
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Not a Follower, Not Yet a Leader: Women Cult Leaders Hold an Insidious, Misunderstood Power
The role of powerful women in cults has generally gone unnoticed by the new wave of creep-seeking entertainment.
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Excavating Trauma and the Healing Power of Haunted-Home Films
Trauma-of-the-home films have the power to demonstrate human resilience in the face of terrible things.
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Home Sweet Haunt: Grief and Trauma Are the Lurking Horrors in “The Haunting of Hill House”
You can’t control trauma, and you can’t always protect yourself from scares.
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